Tag: 1%

People and Power: The Koch Brothers

This item is from the Occupied Media Wire. It was originally published on Occupy.com. This al-Jazeera documentary exposes Charles and David Koch, radical libertarians who use their money to oppose government and virtually all regulation as interference with the free market. They are each worth about $25 billion, which makes them the fourth richest Americans.…

Welcome to Monte Rio: A Bay Area Occu-Venture

by Ryan Bartek The yellow brick road doesn’t end in glory, but rather the fatal remains of rust belt sacrifice. I have traversed Gary (Indiana), Cuba (Missouri), the rottenest urban decay of three dozen postmodern metropolises. As a taxi driver, I scoured every inch of war-zone Detroit. But despite these disjointed manifestations of grimness, it…

Occupy Bohemian Grove

by Ryan Bartek Hello Occupy Portland. Many of you may know me, as I’ve been involved since Day One. During the October encampment, I relentlessly distributed flyers for an event dubbed OCCUPY BOHEMIAN GROVE which is set take place this July in Monte Rio, California. Why July? Because that’s when The Bohemian Club has their…