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*Among the many things mentioned in his State of the Union address last week, President Obama brought up the problem of this country becoming more about those that “have” and those that “have not.” More specifically he spoke about how to prevent this from happening further. Soon after the State of the Union, Indiana governor [...]
Russell Simmons was among the handful of celebrities making a daily show of support of Occupy Wall Street (OWS) via a very visible presence on the ground in lower Manhattan and other cities. But since the police began banning and bulldozing the group’s campsites all across the country, it seems that the activists might have [...]
*Despite the blows for Occupy Wall Street protestors, Russell Simmons and his industry counterpart Jay Z think they can either profit from or influence the movement one way or another. The two are talking about a concert. “We are definitely discussing [a concert,]” Simmons told Billboard.biz. “We’re definitely looking to make a huge impact. We’re [...]
*Looks like Jay-Z is still selling his “Occupy All Streets” t-shirts, despite claims yesterday to the contrary. As previously reported, the New York Daily News posted a piece saying Jigga’s clothing company Rocawear had suspended sales of the tee supporting the Occupy Wall Street movement in the wake of widespread criticism. But according to a [...]
*Jay-Z’s Rocawear clothing line has stopped selling online its controversial “Occupy Wall Street” themed t-shirts after the 99 percent put him on blast for attempting to profit from the movement. The shirts, which were yanked from Rocawear’s website, featured the words “Occupy Wall Street,” but the “W” squiggled out and an “S” added to “street” [...]
*Jay-Z is releasing a new line of T-shirts in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement Friday via his Rocawear clothing label, but according to The Hollywood Reporter, there’s no plan to share any of the profits with the protesters. The rapper was recently seen wearing one of the shirts, which tweaks the phrase “Occupy [...]
*“Tower Heist” filmmakers could not have had a better time for the release of their film than during the Wall Street occupationand the worldwide wave of sympathy for the poor and abhorrence for greed. In the Brett Ratner directed “Tower Heist,” employees working at a Trump Tower facsimile luxury Central Park West Condominium do more [...]
*“Tower Heist” filmmakers could not have had a better time for the release of their film than during the Wall Street occupation and the worldwide wave of sympathy for the poor and abhorrence for greed. In the Brett Ratner directed “Tower Heist,” employees working at a Trump Tower facsimile luxury Central Park West Condominium do [...]
*Over the past few months a grassroots movement has grown. Beginning in the financial district in New York City and spreading around the country and world protestors are upset about the financial system and its connections to government. The Occupy Wall Street movement is direct democracy at its best. But that is also the biggest [...]
*Things are getting all the way turned up with the Occupy Wall Street protests, with rallies and gatherings popping up all over the nation and the globe. In a recent development, another celebrity has been arrested at the Occupy D.C. R&B star Raheem DeVaughn was taken into custody while making a stand on the steps [...]
*Kanye West on Monday became the latest in a string of celebrities who have attended the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York. Rap mogul Russell Simmons was also there – as a guest on Reverend Al Sharpton’s radio show, which the MSNBC primetime host was broadcasting live from the park. Simmons tweeted Monday [...]
*Congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis (D-Ga.) showed his support Monday morning at Occupy Atlanta, a spin-off of Occupy Wall Street, when he made an appearance with a small entourage. Maybe we should make it clear that he tried to show support. His goal was to give a few words of support and overall [...]
*The Wall Street occupiers’ withering knock at corporate and financial greed, manipulation and corruption is much deserved. Their knock at former President Bush and Congress for giving Wall Street financial houses the taxpayers’ open checkbook to bail them out with virtually no requirement that they in turn bail out distressed homeowners and struggling businesses is [...]
*While Republican presidential candidate Herman was busy calling the Occupy Wall Street protesters anti-American and anti-capitalistic, President Obama, at his press conference a day later, said he understood the anger and frustration that underlies the movement – including his painful decision to bail out the very folks who put America in its depressed financial state. [...]
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