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Left-wing blogger and Occupy Wall Street provocateur Malcolm Harris recently admitted creating a false rumor that Radiohead would perform a free concert at Zuccotti Park during this fall’s demonstrations. The hoax may have a connection to former New York Times

Mid-size city Austin, Texas is expecting to spend $1,000,000 of taxpayer money on the Occupy Austin movement, effectively eating away at claimed reductions in the city’s police overtime budget only two months into their fiscal year. According to the Digital

In another sign of the #Occupy movement flying off the tracks of relevancy, the movement’s next major campaign – a planned shutdown of shipping ports on the entire west coast – is explicitly opposed by International Longshoreman’s Union, the union

One of the core beliefs of the Occupy movement – the idea of the 99% vs. the 1% — is not only laughable on its face but has been picked up and expanded on by lauded liberals like economist and

There is a real class war going on in this country, and the Occupy Movement doesn’t seem to realize that they are on the wrong side of it. No, it’s not the wealth-hating, broad brush 99% vs. 1% class war

I just received the following email in response to my concerns… Hi Lee, Thanks for the call. Here is our company position. We issued our statement of support for Occupy Wall St. because it is consistent with our Mission Statement

When the Occupy movement launched a few weeks ago, they immediately got a boost from Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream. We, the Ben & Jerry’s Board of Directors, compelled by our personal convictions and our Company’s mission and values, wish

The Occupy movement is planning to take ‘direct action’ against banks in the next several days, using a variety of tactics, according to video and email evidence compiled by Big Government. These tactics include physical occupations of banks, and attempts

One of Occupy Wall Street’s early planners and activists has given public credit to Glenn Beck for correctly analyzing the ultimate goal of the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement: a violent revolution in which the wealthy are dragged into the

A newly-discovered video–filmed by Occupy Wall Street supporters themselves–reveals that New York Times reporter Natasha Lennard is not merely covering the protests, but is also apparently taking part in planning and executing them. In the video, Lennard is seen participating

A newly-discovered video–filmed by Occupy Wall Street supporters themselves–reveals that New York Times reporter Natasha Lennard is not merely covering the protests, but is also apparently taking part in planning and executing them. In the video, Lennard is seen participating

The war on business by the #Occupy movement is stepping up to a new level, and local authorities don’t appear to be ready to deal with it. Separate and seemingly related incidents are breaking out across the country and represent

The boosters of the #Occupy movement would like you to believe that they have massive support and are turning out really big numbers of people who agree with them. This is a classic “fake it till you can make it”

A search of the email cache that BigGovernment released last week reveals that the #Occupy movement is largely driven by socialists and anarchists who realize they need to conceal their actual message and goals in order to appeal to the

I’d like you to try to dig deep down in your heart and attempt to dredge up some compassion for Rolling Stone’s Matt Tiabbi–I mean, real heavy spiritually-lifting compassion, the kind that is given even when it hasn’t been earned–Matt’s

A search of the email cache that BigGovernment released last week reveals that the #Occupy movement is largely driven by s socialists and anarchists who realize they need to conceal their actual message and goals in order to appeal to

Over twenty people were arrested in Chicago Monday by groups claiming to be affiliated indirectly with the #Occupy movement. The tactics are reminiscent of those used in the past by radical union employed community organizer Lisa Fithian, who was in

The #OccupyWallStreet movement that been embraced by Democratic politicians, liberal pundits, progressive groups, Big Labor and celebrities was actually created and is being led behind the scenes by far-left anarchists whose goal isn’t reform, but the total annihilation of the

One of the key attorneys in the Pigford “black farmers” lawsuit has confirmed, on camera, what we at Big Government have argued for months: that the $2.7 billion Pigford settlement has been corrupted by fraud on a massive scale. On

Today, Media Matters for America has taken it upon itself to ask the question: “Who Is J. Christian Adams?” . They say: New Black Panthers Party fabulist J. Christian Adams is a long-time right-wing activist who began working for the

With the ‘Occupy Wall Street’ protests starting the catch on in the media after the arrests at the Brooklyn Bridge and protests in Los Angeles and San Francisco, the Occupy Whatever meme is coming to a city near you. Occupy

Dear Ombudsman, Thanks for speaking with me yesterday about the film Better This World which appeared on PBS on September 6th and that is currently on the PBS website. Obviously, PBS has a long history of showing important documentaries by

It’s not just that Crooks & Liars doesn’t agree with the tea party – they don’t even believe that there is any such thing. In an article today talking about Judith Miller’s comments on Fox News about the recent hookup

Last week, in Washington, DC, I attended what is is expected to be the last hearing on the Pigford settlement–Judge Paul Friedman, presiding. Judge Friedman has been in charge of the scandal-infested case since it was conceived during the Clinton

By now, you’ve probably heard a bit about the Obama DOJ’s two raids on iconic American manufacturer Gibson Guitars. The story has made headlines around the world as another shocking example of how far the current administration is willing to

Federal authorities entered the warehouse brandishing automatic weapons. Employees were separated and interrogated. The Fed seized over half a million dollars of product. What was the Obama Administration after? Weapons grade plutonium? Heroin? No…something much more sinister. Guitar fingerboards. In

In the months of stories we’ve done on the Pigford settlement, people often leave comments that say “Hey, I have a houseplant — can I get $50,000, too?!?” Since you asked — yes, you can. You don’t even need the

Quick quiz: who said the following? “My position is that there have been black farmers who did not receive the money that was owed them and that wrong needs be righted. I don’t think that’s happened despite the fact that

I know you need some Pigford to keep you going through the weekend, so here’s a couple of stray thoughts… 1) An Appeal By Any Other Name This is from Paul Friedman’s decision on the Pigford settlement… “…there is no

I’m looking for some advice. It’s about money. I don’t need to tell you that times are tough. It seems like half the experts think we are about to plunge into the second part of a double-dip recession and the

Rep. Issa; I’ve shot about 30 hours of video so far for the documentary Pigford Blues. And since you’ve voted to keep funding Pigford and there’s still no investigation, you have questions to answer–perhaps as much as President Obama does

Georgia farmer Lucious Abrams knows about Pigford fraud. He’s heard lawyers like Pigford’s mastermind Al Pires tell people that all they had to do was say the USDA threw their applications in the trash can — a claim impossible to

Here’s some straight talk from a Democratic Congressman that pops the Washington drama balloon about the Debt Limit – Pete Stark (D-CA) told an audience Saturday morning that the Debt Limit debate is a ”political charade’. Not exactly anything that

Yesterday, CNN once again gave “Dr.” John Boyd a platform to promote the fraudulent Pigford “Black Famers” settlement and once again, he used the public airwaves to accuse a Congressman of being racist. This time, Boyd attacked a woman who’s

Congressman Issa, Back on January 3rd of this year, you said the following in a video interview about the Pigford II settlement. I have to use every asset I can get including all the other committees to do what they

The Pigford “Black Farmers” settlement isn’t just a massive fraud that funneled hundreds of millions of dollars to people who never farmed a day in their life. No, the perversion of Pigford goes far beyond that because the way the