One Year Anniversary of the Occupy Movement

Bill Knight — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:24:58 +0000

This week is the one-year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, and as two new fund-raising CDs get played more and more, it’s increasingly obvious that the 1% have more in common with Saudi potentates than regular Americans. … In some ways, that’s not new.

Occupy Wall Street Could Lead to Shift in Policies

James Lenz — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:41:47 +0000

Although the Occupy Wall Street movement is not involved in conventional campaigning, a political expert says it could have a dramatic effect on a second Obama administration.

Keith Boeckelman is chair of the political science department at Western Illinois University.

He says the president had to toe a moderate line after Republicans took control of the House of Representatives and the Tea Party movement played a major part in House politics.