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Welcome to the Revolution: Life @ OccupyWallStreet’s Liberty Park
I’ve spent countless hours at Liberty Park talking with people of all political persuasions, from all walks of life, from all over this country, no, check that, from all over the world. The second you walk into the occupation, you can’t help but get knocked around like a volleyball. At …
COMMENT ON THE “OCCUPY WALL STREET” MOVEMENT
By Hazel Henderson © 2011 We at Ethical Markets Media have been following and reporting on this growing movement – in support of its non-violent, peaceful aim to bring true democracy and fairness to the USA. The Occupy Wall Street movement is an inevitable extension of the social networks now …
2011 Annual Task Force Conference Preview: Illicit Financial Flows and Inequality: A Human Right Imperative
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 From the Task Force Blog: 2011 Annual Task Force Conference Preview: Illicit Financial Flows and Inequality: A Human Right Imperative Launch Of The 2011 Financial Secrecy Index It’s Time For The UK To Act On Its Tax Havens Attracting The Wrong Kind Of Crowd MEPs Say …
The Demand is a Process
Video produced by Jaisal Noor A lot of people have seemed impatient that the movement now occupying Liberty Plaza near Wall Street has not stated an explicit demand. What a visit to the plaza reveals, though, is that what really matters is not a what at all, but a how. …
Use subordinated debt as asset-liability match, says Cairn Capital
Use subordinated debt as asset-liability match, says Cairn Capital Asset manager urges investment in financial institution debt to solve portfolio mismatch. 04/10/11 Green investment by pension funds needs stable regulatory environment – OECD Over half of corporate pension funds have SRI strategy in place, says Eurosif Carlos Joly: I support …
Good environmental policy is good economic policy
While a political storm brews in Washington over deficit reduction, severe storms are on the rise, as Hurricane Irene reminded us when it swept up the eastern seaboard. For years, Congress has attempted to appease corporate energy interests rather than produce good climate policy, and with the economy in trouble, …
Taming the Casino
Taming the Casino Bloomberg View has joined its Wall Street customers in coming out against the Financial Transactions Tax proposed by Germany and France, and recommended by the European Union, declaring it politically unfeasible while undermining economic growth. FTT advocates have positioned it as a “tax on Wall Street,” a …
Trade unions call on FSB to address financial transaction tax – ITUC OnLine
INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION ITUC OnLine 180/031011 Trade unions call on FSB to address financial transaction tax Brussels, 3 October 2011 (ITUC OnLine): As the Plenary of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) meets today in Zurich, international trade union organisations have submitted their priorities for the FSB current programme of …
Google Censors Our #OccupyWallStreet Report
We at Ethical Markets Media are concerned that the Occupy Wall Street peaceful protests are not being covered adequately. Since our independent media company’s mission is to reform markets, metrics and grow the green economy worldwide, we will continue covering this movement, now spreading to other cities, and we found …