{"article":{"id":250822,"heading":"Rising Economic Inequality Provokes Search for Practical, Democratic Alternatives","author":"Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http","created":"2012-01-06 13:37:19","modified":"2013-11-11 01:09:36","last_modified":"Mon, 11 Nov 2013 09:09:36","article":"<p>Rising Economic Inequality Provokes Search for Practical, Democratic Alternatives <br><br> Interview with Gar Alperovitz, Lionel R. Bauman professor of political economy at the University of Maryland , conducted by Scott Harris  <br>  <br>   <br>  <br> As Republican Party presidential candidates campaigned across Iowa &ndash; the state holding the first meaningful contest for the GOP nomination, Occupy Wall Street activists in the state organized actions to focus public attention on one of priority concerns, the corrupting influence of big money in U.S. politics. Direct action disruptions at candidate speeches and protests at headquarters, including Democratic party offices, resulted in more than 60 arrests. The message these activists were sending was that both the Republican and Democratic parties largely represent the interests of major corporations and the top one percent wealthiest Americans.   <br><br> Story continues <br>  <br> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.btlonline.org\/2012\/seg\/120113af-btl-alperovitz.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.btlonline.org\/2012\/seg\/120113af-btl-alperovitz.html<\/a><\/p>\n","contact":"mail(AT)btlonline(DOT)org","link":"Between the Lines c\/o Squeaky Wheel Productions P.O. Box 110176 Trumbull, CT 06611","address":"Between the Lines c\/o Squeaky Wheel Productions P.O. Box 110176 Trumbull, CT 06611","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"Interview with Gar Alperovitz, Lionel R. Bauman professor of political economy at the University of Maryland , conducted by Scott Harris","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2012\/01\/250822.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}