Working in the Wall Street area, I had a unique advantage of seeing the Occupy Wall Street protests grow from 50 people in Zuccotti park to hundreds and sometimes thousands on a given day. Protests have spread across the country — Occupy Cincinnati started today — it's evolving into what NY Times columist Paul Krugman says could be a turning point in the political discourse. more..

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Last night, Jay-Z sat down with Cornel West at the New York Public Library to promote his book Decoded. In Decoded Jay-Z explains the thinking behind some of his hit records and events in his life. Call it a memoir. He doesn't like to. The NYPL host who introduced Jay-Z, said Decoded is one of the 'more extraordinary books I have read in the last decade." more..

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