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Occupy Wall Street: Economic Inequity and the Missing Political Left
Occupy Wall Street is only two weeks old and 200 strong, but it's trying to use Facebook and Twitter to organize nationwide. Is it part of worldwide discontent with...
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenOccupy Wall Street is only two weeks old and 200 strong, but it's trying to use Facebook and Twitter to organize nationwide. Is it part of worldwide discontent with the global economy? Why hasn't America's Left produced a counterpart to the Tea Partiers on the Right? Also, an American-born al Qaeda leader is killed in Yemen, and Bank of America is striking back against finance reform by charging customers for using their debit cards.
Banner image: Demonstrators opposed to corporate profits on Wall Street march in the Financial District on September 26, 2011 New York City. Hundreds of activists affiliated with the 'Occupy Wall Street' demonstrations have begun living in a park in the Financial District near Wall Street. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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3 storiesAmerican-born al Qaeda Leader Killed in Yemen
Anwar al-Awlaki, a leader of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, was killed in Yemen today by an American drone strike. He was the first American citizen deliberately targeted and killed by the US government since the attacks of September 11, 2001.
Read the story8 minOccupy Wall Street: What's the Message?
It's a far cry from Tahrir Square in Cairo, but Occupy Wall Street has been camped out for two weeks in Zuccotti Park between the New York Stock Exchange and the site of the former World Trade Center.
Read the story36 minBank of America's Debit Card Charge
The Bank of America says new financial regulations are costing big money, and it's going to charge ordinary consumers to help make up the difference. It will now cost $5 a month to use debit cards instead of cash at shops, restaurants and gas stations.
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