Who Are the 1%? You Decide

by Anne Landman — November 7, 2011 - 4:44pm
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Rich guyA new project by filmmaker Robert Greenwald's Brave New Foundation aims to shine a spotlight on the 1%, the wealthiest Americans who manipulate our democracy for their own private benefit. According to Greenwald: "We will highlight the villains in America's economic story, drawing a straight line between their actions and the broken economy we're now stuck with." The fun part is that you get a vote on who the filmaker should profile. The project, "Who are the 1%? We Film. You Decide," asks people to go to the Brave New Foundation's website and nominate their favorite one percenters. The Foundation will then make videos about the selected nominees. Center for Media and Democracy is a partner in the project, which was inspired by the Occupy  Wall Street movement. Other partners include AlterNet, TruthOut, The Nation, PoliticsUSA, Care2 Make a Difference, Free Speech TV, the Thom Hartmann program, The Young Turks and the Campaign for America's Future. Whom to choose? Jamie Dimon, David Koch, Lloyd Blankfein? There is no shortage of candidates. Nominate your favorite here.

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The 99%

Submitted by cuppajoe (not verified) on November 17, 2011 - 2:03pm.

With the apparent coordination among city mayors, from NYC to Oakland, I would like to hear the comments and thoughts of others with regard to how much of a hand print ALEC has on this movement to shutter individual freedoms, and freedom of speech and assembly.

Seems to me that this is a perfect foil for ALEC, an organization which seems to always desire to work in the shadows, let others carry out their wishes, without ALEC having to expose themselves.

Thanks, Ann, and all the others at PR watch and CMD for all you do.

There might be less than meets the eye to that 'conspiracy'

Submitted by Mutternich on November 17, 2011 - 3:10pm.

http://www.alternet.org/story/153104/why_federal_officials_are_probably_not_coordinating_a_nationwide_crackdown_on_the_occupy_wall_street_movement

Jeffrey Inmelt, Hank Paulson,

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on November 7, 2011 - 6:48pm.

Jeffrey Inmelt, Hank Paulson, Larry Summers, Robert Rubin, Ben Bernanke, Mayor Bloomberg, Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Bill Clinton, George Herbert Walker Bush, Barack Obama, George W Bush, Mitt Romney, Jon Huntsman, all of congress. The entire elected government ,war profiteers ,war criminals ,Eric Prince, John Ashcroft, Dick Cheney ,Michael Chernoff, Paul Wolfowitz ,Hillary Clinton, George Tenet, Cofer Black, David Petraus, Leon Panetta

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 14, 2012 - 12:33pm.

You forgot George Soros