12:01 AM: Occupy Oakland flash mob:
5:48 AM: Dean Baker - Obama should've pushed for more stimulus. (Complete aside - does the split infinitive jump out at anyone else?)
6:13 AM: Occupy Atlanta helps save Iraq Veteran's home from foreclosure (h/t rjs).
6:30 AM: We're more unequal than Ancient Rome (h/t rjs):
Since too much inequality can foment revolt and instability, the CIA regularly updates statistics on income distribution for countries around the world, including the U.S. Between 1997 and 2007, inequality in the U.S. grew by almost 10 percent, making it more unequal than Russia, infamous for its powerful oligarchs. The U.S. is not faring well historically, either. Even the Roman Empire, a society built on conquest and slave labor, had a more equitable income distribution.
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