Despite Weather And Police Clashes, 'Occupy Wall Street' Protesters Are Settling In

Thursday, September 29, 2011 Despite Weather And Police Clashes, 'Occupy Wall Street' Protesters Are Settling In NEW YORK -- The members of Occupy Wall Street are not allowed to use megaphones, so they've adopted a low-tech workaround. At their twice-daily general meetings in Zuccotti Park in Manhattan's financial district, whoever has an announcement to make speaks slowly and clearly, with a pause every few seconds, so that everyone within earshot of the speaker can repeat back what he or she just said -- amplifying it for the crowd of hundreds to hear. Bank Of America Plans To Charge Monthly Debit Fee Seriously Delinquent Mortgages Again On The Rise Bernanke: Long-Term Unemployment A 'National Crisis' The World's Most Attractive Employers BLOG POSTS Robert Scheer: The Men We Trusted to Lead Us With the Geithner appointment, and the even more disturbing selection of Lawrence Summers to be his top economic adviser, Obama sealed his fate as president. By turning to those disciples of Robert Rubin, the new president fatally betrayed his promise of hope. Preeti Vissa: Truth and Nonsense About Mortgage Lending, the Housing Collapse and Homeownership There may be no subject that has generated more nonsense from politicians and pundits than the subprime mortgage crisis and housing market collapse. Adam Levin: Memo to Obama: Push for Jobs, Don't Shove Employers Does it really make sense to elevate unemployment to a protected status with race, creed, national origin or anything else protected by the Constitution? Elizabeth McVay Greene: Technology's Place in Transforming Agriculture The distended relationship between farms and individuals is the fundamental problem in the food system we've inherited. Supply chains and the corporate cultures that house them keep information isolated. Eric Tipler: Beyond the Creative Class The German model is akin to the vision Obama articulated in his speech: high-end manufacturing that we export to the world. It's a good vision. High-end manufacturing should be a core part of our economy.

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