Polls

Poll: Public Opinion Turning Against Occupy Wall Street

Eric Kleefeld | November 16, 2011, 11:02AM

A new national survey from Public Policy Polling (D) finds public opinion souring pretty quickly on the Occupy Wall Street movement.

The poll asked: "Do you support or oppose the goals of the
Occupy Wall Street movement?" The result was only 33% support, to 45% opposed.

In the previous poll from a month ago, when the protests were fairly new and public opinion had not yet had the chance to set in, the result was a very close 35% support, to 36% opposed.

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Atlas Shrugged

'Atlas Shrugged' Producers Replace 'Embarrassing' DVD Covers That Say Movie Is About 'Self-Sacrifice'

Jillian Rayfield | November 11, 2011, 5:36PM

The producers of the film version of "Atlas Shrugged: Part One" apologized for an "embarrassing" error on the DVD cover that described the theme of their adaptation of Ayn Rand's novel as one of "self-sacrifice." As disciples of Rand, one of libertarianism's heroes, are supposed to know, Atlas Shrugged is actually all about "rational self-interest."

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