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A Look at the Revolution

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“When there’s nothing left to burn, you’ve got to set yourself on fire.” — Chuck Palahniuk By Blair Jackson In December 2010, a Tunisian street vendor named Mohamed Bouazizi was harassed and beaten by police officers who then confiscated his goods. Bouazizi went to the governor’s office to voice his grievances and to retrieve a…

Plutocracy and Corporate Personhood

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By Blair Jackson Editor It’s important to remember Occupy Wall Street is a protest movement, not a political organization or even a task force. What is happening in America right now is a very raw, emotional expression from middle- and lower-class Americans who feel like they’ve gotten a bum deal. There are also, of course,…