Matt Taibbi Speaks at Occupy Wall Street
Young protestors wait in Bryant Park to participate in the first of many actions planned for February 29th, 2012 in New York and worldwide as part of a "Day of Action to Shut Down the Corporations."
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March to Pfizer
OWS organizers called on protesters to specifically target large corporations like ExxonMobil, Bank of America, BP, Monsanto, Pfizer, and Wal-Mart that use their wealth to shape "legislation that serves only the interests of corporations and not people." Here, demonstrators begin their first march out of Bryant Park towards Pfizer headquarters in New York on February 29th, 2012.
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Big Bank Woes
Demonstrators hold signs condemning corporations and big banks as they march towards Pfizer headquarters in New York on February 29th, 2012.
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Briefcase Full o’ Bills
A protester with Occupy Wall Street marches with a briefcase stuffed with fake money in New York on February 29th, 2012.
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Matt Taibbi
Rolling Stone Politics writer, Matt Taibbi, speaks during his teach-in on the problems with Bank of America and the other "Too Big To Fail" banks in Bryant Park, New York on February 29th, 2012. "The easiest way I can explain this," he said, "is it was banks selling Oregano as weed."
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Starve The Banks
Demonstrators claiming to be from the "Food Bank of America" hold a sign painted with the phrase "Starve the Banks" in Bryant Park, New York on February 29th, 2012.
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Corporations Aren’t People
A demonstrator stands her ground as rain begins to sprinkle down in Bryant Park, New York on February 29th, 2012.
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Bank of America: ‘The Worst of All These Companies’
"Bank of America is like the Zelig of the financial crisis – there's nothing they weren't involved with," Matt Taibbi tells Occupy Wall Street demonstrators in Bryant Park, New York on February 29, 2012.
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When It Rains…
The rain came down, but the people stayed out. Crowds continued to accumulate in Bryant Park in preparation for a march to Bank of America locations around New York on February 29th, 2012.
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Occupy Doctor
Occupy Wall Street demonstrators target corporate greed and corruption in all industries, from banking and pharmaceuticals to oil and biotechnology. This man, dressed in a doctor's coat, in Bryant Park, protests in support of universal health care. New York on February 29th, 2012.
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The Scam
Matt Taibbi explains that "Warren Buffett's company, which has $20 billion in capital, isn't AAA-rated, but an unemployed janitor in Los Angeles with a mortgage is. That was the basic scam of the financial crisis." Bryant Park, New York on February 29th, 2012.
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Ready, Set, Go!
The Occupy Wall Street PLUS Brigade dressed as clowns and prepares to make a mad dash across the street toward Bank of America Headquarters in New York on February 29th, 2012.
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Laughing All The Way To The Bank
One clown continues to laugh as she is escorted away in handcuffs by an NYPD officer on February 29th, 2012.
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Sad Clowns
Two remaining clown-dressed protesters plan their next move as they watch their comrade get arrested in New York on February 29th, 2012.
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Fight BAC!
The demonstrations continue as Occupy Wall Street protesters march onward to other Bank of America locations in New York on February 29th, 2012.