5 Things to Know about Today’s National Day of Action 1. OWS Targets Foreclosures In case you haven’t heard, Occupy Wall Street’s cousin, Occupy Our Homes, has declared today to be a “National Day of Action” to stop and reverse foreclosures. From their blog: Today is the Occupy Our Homes National Day of Action to [...]

Andrew recently offered a long-term real estate investment strategy that makes a lot of sense: follow the hipsters. Younger, stylish, trending-affluent, crowds that will attract the kinds of shops and restaurants that the the rest of us will pay more to live closer to. A “borderline” neighborhood with an increasing population of hipsters is likely to [...]

Economists and academics have been unable to grasp our current economic mess because their models cannot account for ever-shifting social mood. They spend too much time reading textbooks and debating theory and not enough time absorbing the moment. Today’s problem is too much debt, but what changed? What cultural shifts occurred that sparked consumers to [...]

It’s refreshing to see the concept of home-ownership as The American Dream continue to get debunked – especially by respected, hip publications like Dwell. The American Dream, some say, is all about owning a home. Here’s how you can live the dream without the picket fence or the mortgage. From An Introduction to Renting: I rent. [...]

From the Oakland Police Officer’s Association via Zero Hedge: 1 November 2011 – Oakland, Ca. We represent the 645 police officers who work hard every day to protect the citizens of Oakland. We, too, are the 99% fighting for better working conditions, fair treatment and the ability to provide a living for our children and [...]