Who are the 1%

Occupy Wall Street describes them as “major banks and multinational corporations... the richest 1% of people that are writing the rules of an unfair global economy that is foreclosing on our future.” They are what John Perkins coined as the “corporatocracy,” an oligarchy comprised of the CEOs of multinational corporations, major financing and banking firms, and the heads of governments. They are those who practice what Naomi Klein calls disaster capitalism: orchestrated raids on the public sphere in the wake of catastrophic events, combined with the treatment of disasters as exciting market opportunities. It is undeniable that government officials serve the interests of these corporations at the expense of the people and our environment.

Banking and Finance:
Fannie Mae
Bank of America
J. P. Morgan Chase
Citigroup
Freddie Mac
Wells Fargo
Goldman Sachs
Morgan Stanley

Weapons of Mass Destruction:
Lockheed Martin
Academi (Formerly known as "Blackwater")
Boeing
Northrop Grumman
General Dynamics
Raytheon

Industrial Oil:
Shell
Exxon Mobile
BP
Chevron
Halliburton

Industrial Car Manufacturers:
Toyota
General Motors
Volkswagen
Ford
Nissan
Honda

Industrial Bio-engineering & Food Processing:
Wal-mart
Monsanto
Cargill
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)

Junk Food:
McDonalds
Pepsico Inc.
Nestle
Kraft Foods Inc.
Tyson Foods Inc.
Mars Inc.
Coca-cola Co.
Hershey Co.

Entertainment & Propaganda:
General Electric
Disney
News Corp
Time Warner
Viacom
CBS

Spy Networks:
AT&T
Verizon
Microsoft
Comcast
Sprint Nextel
Google