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US activists take on Wall Street
Hundreds of demonstrators have been occupying a park in New York's financial district for more than a week in protest against what they call corporate greed and social inequality.
Police have arrested about 80 people and used pepper spray on the non-violent activists as they marched on Wall Street.
Al Jazeera's Scott Heidler reports from New York.
published: 29 Sep 2011
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Tony Robbins: How Carl Icahn, Wall Street's Activist Investor, Protects Shareholders | Big Think.
How Carl Icahn, Wall Street's Activist Investor, Protects Shareholders
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When preparing to write his new financial advice book, "Money: Master the Game," Tony Robbins paid a visit to the man often known as "the activist investor": businessman Carl Icahn. Robbins explains how Icahn's investment philosophy influenced the writing of the book.
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TONY ROBBINS:
Tony Robbins is a life coach and bestselling author who has published five books in 14 languages. He is the creator of the #1 personal and profess...
published: 02 Jan 2015
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"We Are the 99%": Occupy Wall Street Activist & Author David Graeber, Dead at 59, in His Own Words
Upon the death of acclaimed anthropologist and anarchist David Graeber, we feature his 2011 interview on Democracy Now!, two days after the Occupy encampment began. Graeber helped organize the initial Occupy Wall Street protest and was credited with helping to develop the slogan, "We are the 99%." "The idea is the system is not going to save us; we're going to have to save ourselves," says Graeber. "So, we're going to try to get as many people as possible to camp in some public place and start rebuilding society as we'd like to see it." He also discusses how his influential book "Debt: The First 5,000 Years" makes the case for sweeping debt cancellation.
#DemocracyNow
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published: 04 Sep 2020
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Shareholders, Supersized : On Activist Hedge Fund Investors
The so-called activist investors flocking to Wall Street are major shareholders with hedge fund money, and they are using their clout to push around companies like Dell, Sony and Apple.
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published: 02 Sep 2013
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Inside Occupy Wall Street: A Tour of Activist Encampment at the Heart of Growing Protest
www.DemocracyNow.org - Hundreds continue to camp out in a park in Manhattan's Financial District for the "Occupy Wall Street" protest. The encampment got a boost this week when one of New York City's largest unions, the Transit Workers Union, announced its backing. In this report, Democracy Now! producer Mike Burke gets a tour of the private park, open to the public, that people have occupied, and and speaks with demonstrators, including a woman who was pepper sprayed by New York City Police Department Deputy Inspector Anthony Bologna last Saturday. Special thanks to videographer Hany Massoud.
For the complete transcript, podcast, and for additional Democracy Now! interviews about Occupy Wall Street, visit http://www.democracynow.org
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published: 30 Sep 2011
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Occupy Wall Street activists remain defiant
Occupy Wall Street activists are celebrating after plans to clean up the park they were occupying was postponed.
Activists say the decision to carry out a clean up operation by the authorities was an attempt to evict the protesters from Zucotti Park near New York's financial district.
Al Jazeera's Cath Turner reports from New York.
At Al Jazeera English, we focus on people and events that affect people's lives. We bring topics to light that often go under-reported, listening to all sides of the story and giving a 'voice to the voiceless.'
Reaching more than 270 million households in over 140 countries across the globe, our viewers trust Al Jazeera English to keep them informed, inspired, and entertained.
Our impartial, fact-based reporting wins worldwide praise and respect. It is our u...
published: 14 Oct 2011
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Activist turned 'preacher' slams Wall Street
A number of religious groups have announced their support for the anti-Wall street demonstrations taking place in New York, but when it comes to the movement's spiritual leader, one man stands out.
Bill Talen, who goes by the name of Reverend Billy, is an activist and not an ordained minister.
Long before the indebted and disenfranchised began occupying a park in New York's financial district, Reverend Billy was preaching against major corporataions in the US like Starbucks, Wal-Mart and now Bank of America.
Police have arrested him dozens of times, but for him, the growing popularity of the Occupy Wall Street demonstration validates all he believes in.
Al Jazeera's Kristen Saloomey reports from New York.
published: 17 Oct 2011
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Wall Street Cheers Activist Investor Jana Partners' 7.2 Percent Stake in ConAgra
Shares of ConAgra Foods (CAG) wrapped up Friday's trading day with a gain of almost 11 percent. The packaged food company is TheStreet's Move of the Day. Shares saw a boost after activist investor Jana Partners said it scooped up a 7.2 percent stake in ConAgra, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday, and is looking to claim seats on its board of directors. In the filing, Jana explained the reasoning behind its move, and said: 'Shares are undervalued and represent an attractive investment opportunity. Jana believes that the Issuer has significantly underperformed in shareholder value creation.' The investment firm cited ConAgra's 2013 acquisition of food manufacturer Ralcorp, which 'has been followed by disappointing performance for shareholders.' ConA...
published: 19 Jun 2015
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Occupy Wall Street activists buy $15 million of Americans' debt - WebNews
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published: 15 Nov 2013
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Occupy Wall Street activists targeted a Mitt Romney fundraiser at a luxury Manhattan hotel on Wednes
(21 Mar 2012) HEADLINE: Raw Video: Romney fundraiser draws "Occupy" protest
CAPTION: Occupy Wall Street activists targeted a Mitt Romney fundraiser at a luxury Manhattan hotel on Wednesday, denouncing the Republican presidential candidate but also taking shots at all the contenders. (March 14)
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Occupy Wall Street activists targeted a Mitt Romney fundraiser at a luxury Manhattan hotel on Wednesday, denouncing the Republican presidential candidate but also taking shots at all the contenders.
Several hundred protesters circled the Waldorf-Astoria that hosted Romney and his supporters. The demonstrators walked behind a coffin marked with gold dollar signs and topped with an urn shooting out flames they said represented "job cremation."
Some...
published: 31 Jul 2015
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US activists take on Wall Street
Hundreds of demonstrators have been occupying a park in New York's financial district for more than a week in protest against what they call corporate greed and...
Hundreds of demonstrators have been occupying a park in New York's financial district for more than a week in protest against what they call corporate greed and social inequality.
Police have arrested about 80 people and used pepper spray on the non-violent activists as they marched on Wall Street.
Al Jazeera's Scott Heidler reports from New York.
https://wn.com/US_Activists_Take_On_Wall_Street
Hundreds of demonstrators have been occupying a park in New York's financial district for more than a week in protest against what they call corporate greed and social inequality.
Police have arrested about 80 people and used pepper spray on the non-violent activists as they marched on Wall Street.
Al Jazeera's Scott Heidler reports from New York.
- published: 29 Sep 2011
- views: 4173
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Tony Robbins: How Carl Icahn, Wall Street's Activist Investor, Protects Shareholders | Big Think.
How Carl Icahn, Wall Street's Activist Investor, Protects Shareholders
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How Carl Icahn, Wall Street's Activist Investor, Protects Shareholders
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When preparing to write his new financial advice book, "Money: Master the Game," Tony Robbins paid a visit to the man often known as "the activist investor": businessman Carl Icahn. Robbins explains how Icahn's investment philosophy influenced the writing of the book.
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TONY ROBBINS:
Tony Robbins is a life coach and bestselling author who has published five books in 14 languages. He is the creator of the #1 personal and professional development system of all time, Personal Power; more than 40 million audiotapes have been sold worldwide. His best-sellers include Unlimited Power (1987) and Awaken the Giant Within (1991). His latest is Money: Master the Game (2014).
Since fathering the life coaching industry, Robbins has produced the #1-selling audio coaching system of all time. He also is a corporate Vice Chairman, and Chairman overseeing five private companies. Robbins has been honored by Accenture as one of the "Top 50 Business Intellectuals in the World"; by Harvard Business Press as one of the "Top 200 Business Gurus"; by American Express as one of the "Top Six Business Leaders in the World" to coach its entrepreneurial clients; by Forbes as a Top 100 Celebrity; by Justice Byron White as one of the world’s "Outstanding Humanitarians"; and by the International Chamber of Commerce as one of the top 10 "Outstanding Young People of World."
Robbins has met with, consulted, or advised international leaders including Nelson Mandela, Mikhail Gorbachev, Margaret Thatcher, Francois Mitterrand, Princess Diana, and Mother Teresa. He has consulted members of two royal families, members of the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Army, the U.S. Marines and three U.S. Presidents, including Bill Clinton. Robbins has had the unique opportunity to identify patterns and model the underlying strategies generating consistent results for some of the most successful individuals in the world.
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Tony Robbins: Well one of my favorites is Carl Icahn. Time Magazine called him the master of the universe on the cover of Time Magazine. And I’ll tell you when I first went to meet Carl most people know him as a pretty intense guy. I walked in that day with my video crews you guys have here and he says I want all these guys to leave. I said what? He said I don’t want a video crew. I said but you agreed to it this morning. He said I don’t care. I don’t want it. I said okay, well how about if my audio team comes in. And he said no audio team. I said well what am I supposed to do here? He goes bring a pen and paper. You’ve got ten minutes. And, you know, I scheduled my meetings for 45 minutes and to go deep they usually go three hours. But to his credit, you know, he’s had so many people attack him that he needs to know what you’re really about. When he saw I was sincerely about teaching what he knows to individual investors and really empowering them he became very passionate and he gave me almost three hours. He endorsed the book. He’s been extraordinary ever since and has actually become a friend.
So Carl is a teddy bear underneath and he really does care. But his results are unquestioned. As I said earlier how about a 1600 percent return if you’d invested with him over the last 13 years versus 75 percent for the S&P. As I said since 1968 a 30 percent compounded return if you’d been with him during that time, outstripping even Warren Buffet. But what’s interesting about him is he really believes that the challenge in stock and in business is that it’s an old boys club. That’s his view. And that what happens is the people that get elected are the people the most liked and the board does what’s best for the board. And that, you know, there’s so much that isn’t really looking out for the individual investor so that’s what made him an activist and he’s very intense and he goes in and he buys enough stock to have an impact and shakes their world. Lets them know that they’re going to be fired unless, you know, they make some significant changes. And the results of what he’s produced though are incredible. A lot of people say he’s just got in and out so that’s why I put in the book an actual track record. You see he stays with most of these investments for a very long time. There’s very few that he goes in and out. ...
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When preparing to write his new financial advice book, "Money: Master the Game," Tony Robbins paid a visit to the man often known as "the activist investor": businessman Carl Icahn. Robbins explains how Icahn's investment philosophy influenced the writing of the book.
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TONY ROBBINS:
Tony Robbins is a life coach and bestselling author who has published five books in 14 languages. He is the creator of the #1 personal and professional development system of all time, Personal Power; more than 40 million audiotapes have been sold worldwide. His best-sellers include Unlimited Power (1987) and Awaken the Giant Within (1991). His latest is Money: Master the Game (2014).
Since fathering the life coaching industry, Robbins has produced the #1-selling audio coaching system of all time. He also is a corporate Vice Chairman, and Chairman overseeing five private companies. Robbins has been honored by Accenture as one of the "Top 50 Business Intellectuals in the World"; by Harvard Business Press as one of the "Top 200 Business Gurus"; by American Express as one of the "Top Six Business Leaders in the World" to coach its entrepreneurial clients; by Forbes as a Top 100 Celebrity; by Justice Byron White as one of the world’s "Outstanding Humanitarians"; and by the International Chamber of Commerce as one of the top 10 "Outstanding Young People of World."
Robbins has met with, consulted, or advised international leaders including Nelson Mandela, Mikhail Gorbachev, Margaret Thatcher, Francois Mitterrand, Princess Diana, and Mother Teresa. He has consulted members of two royal families, members of the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Army, the U.S. Marines and three U.S. Presidents, including Bill Clinton. Robbins has had the unique opportunity to identify patterns and model the underlying strategies generating consistent results for some of the most successful individuals in the world.
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TRANSCRIPT:
Tony Robbins: Well one of my favorites is Carl Icahn. Time Magazine called him the master of the universe on the cover of Time Magazine. And I’ll tell you when I first went to meet Carl most people know him as a pretty intense guy. I walked in that day with my video crews you guys have here and he says I want all these guys to leave. I said what? He said I don’t want a video crew. I said but you agreed to it this morning. He said I don’t care. I don’t want it. I said okay, well how about if my audio team comes in. And he said no audio team. I said well what am I supposed to do here? He goes bring a pen and paper. You’ve got ten minutes. And, you know, I scheduled my meetings for 45 minutes and to go deep they usually go three hours. But to his credit, you know, he’s had so many people attack him that he needs to know what you’re really about. When he saw I was sincerely about teaching what he knows to individual investors and really empowering them he became very passionate and he gave me almost three hours. He endorsed the book. He’s been extraordinary ever since and has actually become a friend.
So Carl is a teddy bear underneath and he really does care. But his results are unquestioned. As I said earlier how about a 1600 percent return if you’d invested with him over the last 13 years versus 75 percent for the S&P. As I said since 1968 a 30 percent compounded return if you’d been with him during that time, outstripping even Warren Buffet. But what’s interesting about him is he really believes that the challenge in stock and in business is that it’s an old boys club. That’s his view. And that what happens is the people that get elected are the people the most liked and the board does what’s best for the board. And that, you know, there’s so much that isn’t really looking out for the individual investor so that’s what made him an activist and he’s very intense and he goes in and he buys enough stock to have an impact and shakes their world. Lets them know that they’re going to be fired unless, you know, they make some significant changes. And the results of what he’s produced though are incredible. A lot of people say he’s just got in and out so that’s why I put in the book an actual track record. You see he stays with most of these investments for a very long time. There’s very few that he goes in and out. ...
To read the transcript, please go to https://bigthink.com/videos/tony-robbins-on-carl-icahn-the-activist-investor
- published: 02 Jan 2015
- views: 25343
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"We Are the 99%": Occupy Wall Street Activist & Author David Graeber, Dead at 59, in His Own Words
Upon the death of acclaimed anthropologist and anarchist David Graeber, we feature his 2011 interview on Democracy Now!, two days after the Occupy encampment be...
Upon the death of acclaimed anthropologist and anarchist David Graeber, we feature his 2011 interview on Democracy Now!, two days after the Occupy encampment began. Graeber helped organize the initial Occupy Wall Street protest and was credited with helping to develop the slogan, "We are the 99%." "The idea is the system is not going to save us; we're going to have to save ourselves," says Graeber. "So, we're going to try to get as many people as possible to camp in some public place and start rebuilding society as we'd like to see it." He also discusses how his influential book "Debt: The First 5,000 Years" makes the case for sweeping debt cancellation.
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Upon the death of acclaimed anthropologist and anarchist David Graeber, we feature his 2011 interview on Democracy Now!, two days after the Occupy encampment began. Graeber helped organize the initial Occupy Wall Street protest and was credited with helping to develop the slogan, "We are the 99%." "The idea is the system is not going to save us; we're going to have to save ourselves," says Graeber. "So, we're going to try to get as many people as possible to camp in some public place and start rebuilding society as we'd like to see it." He also discusses how his influential book "Debt: The First 5,000 Years" makes the case for sweeping debt cancellation.
#DemocracyNow
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- published: 04 Sep 2020
- views: 36621
3:27
Shareholders, Supersized : On Activist Hedge Fund Investors
The so-called activist investors flocking to Wall Street are major shareholders with hedge fund money, and they are using their clout to push around companies l...
The so-called activist investors flocking to Wall Street are major shareholders with hedge fund money, and they are using their clout to push around companies like Dell, Sony and Apple.
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https://wn.com/Shareholders,_Supersized_On_Activist_Hedge_Fund_Investors
The so-called activist investors flocking to Wall Street are major shareholders with hedge fund money, and they are using their clout to push around companies like Dell, Sony and Apple.
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- published: 02 Sep 2013
- views: 10048
12:00
Inside Occupy Wall Street: A Tour of Activist Encampment at the Heart of Growing Protest
www.DemocracyNow.org - Hundreds continue to camp out in a park in Manhattan's Financial District for the "Occupy Wall Street" protest. The encampment got a boos...
www.DemocracyNow.org - Hundreds continue to camp out in a park in Manhattan's Financial District for the "Occupy Wall Street" protest. The encampment got a boost this week when one of New York City's largest unions, the Transit Workers Union, announced its backing. In this report, Democracy Now! producer Mike Burke gets a tour of the private park, open to the public, that people have occupied, and and speaks with demonstrators, including a woman who was pepper sprayed by New York City Police Department Deputy Inspector Anthony Bologna last Saturday. Special thanks to videographer Hany Massoud.
For the complete transcript, podcast, and for additional Democracy Now! interviews about Occupy Wall Street, visit http://www.democracynow.org
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www.DemocracyNow.org - Hundreds continue to camp out in a park in Manhattan's Financial District for the "Occupy Wall Street" protest. The encampment got a boost this week when one of New York City's largest unions, the Transit Workers Union, announced its backing. In this report, Democracy Now! producer Mike Burke gets a tour of the private park, open to the public, that people have occupied, and and speaks with demonstrators, including a woman who was pepper sprayed by New York City Police Department Deputy Inspector Anthony Bologna last Saturday. Special thanks to videographer Hany Massoud.
For the complete transcript, podcast, and for additional Democracy Now! interviews about Occupy Wall Street, visit http://www.democracynow.org
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- published: 30 Sep 2011
- views: 5030
2:11
Occupy Wall Street activists remain defiant
Occupy Wall Street activists are celebrating after plans to clean up the park they were occupying was postponed.
Activists say the decision to carry out a cle...
Occupy Wall Street activists are celebrating after plans to clean up the park they were occupying was postponed.
Activists say the decision to carry out a clean up operation by the authorities was an attempt to evict the protesters from Zucotti Park near New York's financial district.
Al Jazeera's Cath Turner reports from New York.
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Occupy Wall Street activists are celebrating after plans to clean up the park they were occupying was postponed.
Activists say the decision to carry out a clean up operation by the authorities was an attempt to evict the protesters from Zucotti Park near New York's financial district.
Al Jazeera's Cath Turner reports from New York.
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- published: 14 Oct 2011
- views: 6501
1:20
Activist turned 'preacher' slams Wall Street
A number of religious groups have announced their support for the anti-Wall street demonstrations taking place in New York, but when it comes to the movement's ...
A number of religious groups have announced their support for the anti-Wall street demonstrations taking place in New York, but when it comes to the movement's spiritual leader, one man stands out.
Bill Talen, who goes by the name of Reverend Billy, is an activist and not an ordained minister.
Long before the indebted and disenfranchised began occupying a park in New York's financial district, Reverend Billy was preaching against major corporataions in the US like Starbucks, Wal-Mart and now Bank of America.
Police have arrested him dozens of times, but for him, the growing popularity of the Occupy Wall Street demonstration validates all he believes in.
Al Jazeera's Kristen Saloomey reports from New York.
https://wn.com/Activist_Turned_'preacher'_Slams_Wall_Street
A number of religious groups have announced their support for the anti-Wall street demonstrations taking place in New York, but when it comes to the movement's spiritual leader, one man stands out.
Bill Talen, who goes by the name of Reverend Billy, is an activist and not an ordained minister.
Long before the indebted and disenfranchised began occupying a park in New York's financial district, Reverend Billy was preaching against major corporataions in the US like Starbucks, Wal-Mart and now Bank of America.
Police have arrested him dozens of times, but for him, the growing popularity of the Occupy Wall Street demonstration validates all he believes in.
Al Jazeera's Kristen Saloomey reports from New York.
- published: 17 Oct 2011
- views: 2686
1:08
Wall Street Cheers Activist Investor Jana Partners' 7.2 Percent Stake in ConAgra
Shares of ConAgra Foods (CAG) wrapped up Friday's trading day with a gain of almost 11 percent. The packaged food company is TheStreet's Move of the Day. Shares...
Shares of ConAgra Foods (CAG) wrapped up Friday's trading day with a gain of almost 11 percent. The packaged food company is TheStreet's Move of the Day. Shares saw a boost after activist investor Jana Partners said it scooped up a 7.2 percent stake in ConAgra, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday, and is looking to claim seats on its board of directors. In the filing, Jana explained the reasoning behind its move, and said: 'Shares are undervalued and represent an attractive investment opportunity. Jana believes that the Issuer has significantly underperformed in shareholder value creation.' The investment firm cited ConAgra's 2013 acquisition of food manufacturer Ralcorp, which 'has been followed by disappointing performance for shareholders.' ConAgra released a statement on Thursday, in response to Jana: 'ConAgra Foods’ Board of Directors and management team are committed to acting in the best interests of all shareholders, and we welcome shareholder engagement.' TheStreet's Scott Gamm reports from New York.
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Shares of ConAgra Foods (CAG) wrapped up Friday's trading day with a gain of almost 11 percent. The packaged food company is TheStreet's Move of the Day. Shares saw a boost after activist investor Jana Partners said it scooped up a 7.2 percent stake in ConAgra, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday, and is looking to claim seats on its board of directors. In the filing, Jana explained the reasoning behind its move, and said: 'Shares are undervalued and represent an attractive investment opportunity. Jana believes that the Issuer has significantly underperformed in shareholder value creation.' The investment firm cited ConAgra's 2013 acquisition of food manufacturer Ralcorp, which 'has been followed by disappointing performance for shareholders.' ConAgra released a statement on Thursday, in response to Jana: 'ConAgra Foods’ Board of Directors and management team are committed to acting in the best interests of all shareholders, and we welcome shareholder engagement.' TheStreet's Scott Gamm reports from New York.
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- published: 19 Jun 2015
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Occupy Wall Street activists buy $15 million of Americans' debt - WebNews
Today on the net: Occupy Wall Street activists buy 15 million dollars of Americans' personal debt; thousands of web users across the US sign up to make a kid's ...
Today on the net: Occupy Wall Street activists buy 15 million dollars of Americans' personal debt; thousands of web users across the US sign up to make a kid's wish come true; and passengers on the Moscow subway are given free tickets in exchange for a spot of sport
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Today on the net: Occupy Wall Street activists buy 15 million dollars of Americans' personal debt; thousands of web users across the US sign up to make a kid's wish come true; and passengers on the Moscow subway are given free tickets in exchange for a spot of sport
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- published: 15 Nov 2013
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Occupy Wall Street activists targeted a Mitt Romney fundraiser at a luxury Manhattan hotel on Wednes
(21 Mar 2012) HEADLINE: Raw Video: Romney fundraiser draws "Occupy" protest
CAPTION: Occupy Wall Street activists targeted a Mitt Romney fundraiser at a luxury...
(21 Mar 2012) HEADLINE: Raw Video: Romney fundraiser draws "Occupy" protest
CAPTION: Occupy Wall Street activists targeted a Mitt Romney fundraiser at a luxury Manhattan hotel on Wednesday, denouncing the Republican presidential candidate but also taking shots at all the contenders. (March 14)
[Location - Date:NEW YORK]
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Occupy Wall Street activists targeted a Mitt Romney fundraiser at a luxury Manhattan hotel on Wednesday, denouncing the Republican presidential candidate but also taking shots at all the contenders.
Several hundred protesters circled the Waldorf-Astoria that hosted Romney and his supporters. The demonstrators walked behind a coffin marked with gold dollar signs and topped with an urn shooting out flames they said represented "job cremation."
Some posed as the "grim reaper," wearing Romney masks and black tunics and carrying sickles to make their claim that the presidential hopeful made a fortune as a consultant pushing job cuts at struggling companies.
College professor Stewart Leonard held up a sign that read: "Will Work for Caviar" _ poking fun at Romney's position that he would create more jobs.
"The original message of Occupy Wall Street is still true now _ that banks got bailed out and we got sold out," said Leonard, 52, who spent a few nights in Manhattan's Zuccotti Park last fall as part of the Occupy movement.
But Leonard said, "I'm fed up with Obama, too, because he's still in bed with the corporations funding campaigns."
The overriding theme of the rally was that big money is boosting candidates into office, and "all the candidates are guilty," said Diane Moxley, 43, who billed herself as a "public-interest attorney."
She said the protest could have been staged for any candidate. "But Romney happens to be in New York and he's blatantly 1 percent fundraising," Moxley said.
Near the Park Avenue hotel, protesters chanted that the wealthy candidate "is the 1 percent!" They said money being raised for him comes from privileged Americans, not the other 99 percent.
An Occupy Wall Street banner spread out on a sidewalk read: "Romney: 100 percent Out of Touch."
Signs sprinkled among the protesters read: "Multimillionaires for Romney."
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(21 Mar 2012) HEADLINE: Raw Video: Romney fundraiser draws "Occupy" protest
CAPTION: Occupy Wall Street activists targeted a Mitt Romney fundraiser at a luxury Manhattan hotel on Wednesday, denouncing the Republican presidential candidate but also taking shots at all the contenders. (March 14)
[Location - Date:NEW YORK]
STORYLINE
Occupy Wall Street activists targeted a Mitt Romney fundraiser at a luxury Manhattan hotel on Wednesday, denouncing the Republican presidential candidate but also taking shots at all the contenders.
Several hundred protesters circled the Waldorf-Astoria that hosted Romney and his supporters. The demonstrators walked behind a coffin marked with gold dollar signs and topped with an urn shooting out flames they said represented "job cremation."
Some posed as the "grim reaper," wearing Romney masks and black tunics and carrying sickles to make their claim that the presidential hopeful made a fortune as a consultant pushing job cuts at struggling companies.
College professor Stewart Leonard held up a sign that read: "Will Work for Caviar" _ poking fun at Romney's position that he would create more jobs.
"The original message of Occupy Wall Street is still true now _ that banks got bailed out and we got sold out," said Leonard, 52, who spent a few nights in Manhattan's Zuccotti Park last fall as part of the Occupy movement.
But Leonard said, "I'm fed up with Obama, too, because he's still in bed with the corporations funding campaigns."
The overriding theme of the rally was that big money is boosting candidates into office, and "all the candidates are guilty," said Diane Moxley, 43, who billed herself as a "public-interest attorney."
She said the protest could have been staged for any candidate. "But Romney happens to be in New York and he's blatantly 1 percent fundraising," Moxley said.
Near the Park Avenue hotel, protesters chanted that the wealthy candidate "is the 1 percent!" They said money being raised for him comes from privileged Americans, not the other 99 percent.
An Occupy Wall Street banner spread out on a sidewalk read: "Romney: 100 percent Out of Touch."
Signs sprinkled among the protesters read: "Multimillionaires for Romney."
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- published: 31 Jul 2015
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