Wall Street Protesters Inspired by Arab Spring Movement It worked in Cairo's Tahrir Square. Now, taking their cue from social-media fueled uprisings in places like Egypt and Iran, a band of online activists hopes it will work on Wall Street.
Obama Targets Wealthy With 'Buffett Tax' The populist measure, which some say is designed to appeal to voters, will propose a new tax on people making more than $1m a year as part of his deficit recommendations to Congress on Monday.
Republicans Cry 'Class Warfare' Over Millionaire Tax Leading Republicans on Sunday spurned as "class warfare" an administration proposal dubbed "the Buffet rule" that would ensure millionaires are taxed at the same rate as the middle class.
US Murder of Troy Davis Sparks International Outrage Troy Davis may be dead, but his execution Thursday in the American state of Georgia has made him the poster boy for the global movement to end the death penalty.
Occupy Wall Street Day 5: The Protesters Speak The encampment in the square looks ramshackle but in fact is highly organized, and looks rapidly on the way to becoming a fixture of downtown Manhattan life – if the police let the protesters stay there.
Bill Gates to Support "Robin Hood" Tax The Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist appears poised to endorse the adoption of a controversial financial transactions tax (FTT) to be used as a new source of development aid for poor countries.
Corporate Media Blackout of Ongoing Wall Street Protest Thousands of activists continue to Occupy Wall Street, but you wouldn't know much about this from the corporate media--outlets that seem much more interested in Tea Party protests.
Tens of Thousands March Against Nuclear Power in Tokyo The demonstration underscores how deeply a Japanese public long accustomed to nuclear power has been affected by the March 11 crisis, when a tsunami caused meltdowns at three nuclear reactors.
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