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Occupy Wall Street (OWS) – Interview with Ryan Devereaux

Video and additional content posted at plutocracyfiles.com. In a release delayed since October by technical issues, Taryn Hart and Ryan Devereaux, journalist and reporter for Democracy Now (http://www.democracynow.org/), discussed the origins of the Occupy movements and where it could be headed. Ryan is also a contributing writer for The Guardian, Al Jazeera English, The Nation, AlterNet, New America Media, and others. You can also follow him on Twitter @RDevro.

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Occupy Wall Street (OWS) – Virtual Teach-In with Jared Bernstein

Another installment in a series of virtual teach-ins designed to bring the great minds of our day to the multitude of smaller occupations across the globe. Taryn Hart and economist Jared Bernstein, senior fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and former Chief Economist and Economic Policy Adviser to Vice President Joe Biden, discuss the the current economic situation and how it can recover. To join the OccupiedMedia team and publish your own virtual teach-ins and...

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Occupy Wall Street (OWS) – Occupied Media Virtual Teach-In with Tamara Draut

Another installment in a series of virtual teach-ins designed to bring the great minds of our day to the multitude of smaller occupations across the globe. Also posted at Plutocracyfiles.com. Taryn Hart and Tamara Draut, Vice President of Policy and Programs at Demos (http://www.demos.org/tamara-draut) and author of "Strapped: Why America's 20- and 30-Somethings Can't Get Ahead", discuss the unemployment crisis. To join the OccupiedMedia team and publish your own virtual...

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Occupy Wall Street (OWS) – Virtual Teach-In with Lawrence Mishel

Video and additional Occupy Wall Street (OWS) content posted at plutocracyfiles.com. Another installment in a series of virtual teach-ins designed to bring the great minds of our day to the multitude of smaller occupations across the globe. Taryn Hart and economist Lawrence Mishel, president of the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/people/lawrence-mishel/) and senior author of The State of Working America (http://www.stateofworkingamerica.org/), discuss the unemployment...

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Occupy Wall Street (OWS) – Virtual Teach-In with Dean Baker

Video and additional Occupy Wall Street (OWS) content at plutocracyfiles.com. Another installment in a series of virtual teach-ins designed to bring the great minds of our day to the multitude of smaller occupations across the globe. Taryn Hart and economist Dean Baker (http://www.cepr.net/index.php/biographies/dean-baker/) discuss economic inequality, the housing bubble, and how the world economy could be directed toward recovery. Baker is the co-director of the Center for Economic...

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Occupy Wall Street (OWS) – Virtual Teach-In with Josh Zinner

Video and additional Occupy Wall Street (OWS) content posted at plutocracyfiles.com. Another installment in a series of virtual teach-ins designed to bring the great minds of our day to the multitude of smaller occupations across the globe. Taryn Hart and attorney Josh Zinner, co-director of the Neighborhood Economic Development Advocacy Project (http://www.nedap.org) discuss how predatory lending practices led to the housing bubble. To join the OccupiedMedia team and publish your...

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Occupy Wall Street (OWS) – Virtual Teach-In with John Quiggin

Video and additional Occupy Wall Street (OWS) posted at plutocracyfiles.com. Another installment in a series of virtual teach-ins designed to bring the great minds of our day to the multitude of smaller occupations across the globe. Taryn Hart and John Quiggin, professor of economics at the University of Queensland and visiting professor at Johns Hopkins University, discuss the economic trends and history that contributed to the current economic state of affairs. Professor Quiggin is...

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Occupy Wall Street (OWS) – Virtual Teach-In with John Quiggin

Video and additional Occupy Wall Street (OWS) posted at plutocracyfiles.com. Another installment in a series of virtual teach-ins designed to bring the great minds of our day to the multitude of smaller occupations across the globe. Taryn Hart and John Quiggin, professor of economics at the University of Queensland and visiting professor at Johns Hopkins University, discuss the economic trends and history that contributed to the current economic state of affairs. Professor Quiggin is...

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Occupy Wall Street (OWS) – Virtual Teach-In with Doug Henwood

Another installment in a series of virtual teach-ins designed to bring the great minds of our day to the multitude of smaller occupations across the globe. Taryn Hart and Doug Henwood, journalist and radio host specializing in economics and politics, discuss how Wall Street works, how it has influenced the economic trends and political system over the last several decades, how these interactions have contributed to the current economic crisis, and how these problems may be reversed....

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