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Rapper David Banner has thrown his support behind the Occupy Wall Street movement, and has called on everybody to stop separating ourselves and work together to solve our problems. He doesn’t like how Republicans leaders and even other Americans were putting down the Occupy protesters saying, "I hear comments like, they need to work hard or they need to take baths. Like, dude, why would you even say that about your people? Regardless of whether we agree with each other or not, we're all American. This is even our opportunity to show the side of the people, to allow people to really talk, especially the young people."

Banner also talked about how currently the movement has no “one leader”, but he admires how all the people out there are willing to get out there and make a stand. He added, "It's bad that it takes pain to unite people, but [it's good] to see people from all walks of life, all colors, all creeds come together to try to make something happen." In an MTV video he said, “to see Americans fight is something I am so very proud of. I just really wanted more than anything to be a part of." So, he went down to Zucotti Park and paid a visit, and below is the video of his experience.

R&B singer Raheem DeVaughn was arrested, along with Professor Cornell West and 17 others, as he marched from Occupy DC Freedom Plaza to the Supreme Court steps. It is unlawful to protest on the Supreme Court steps, so after being warned 3 times the police moved in and arrested them. The next morning the judge set them all free, and Raheem said even though he was shocked at the prison system and he described it as, "modern day slavery", said the guards were all supportive and treated them well.

Read a great article about the whole event on MTV.com.

Oct 18, 2011 - The Post and Courier out of Charleston, South Carolina has an interesting article out today about Lucinda Wiliams show last night, saying that towards the end of her show she called the Occupy Wall Street movement the most "earnest" thing she has seen since the antiwar movement in the 1960s. She and her band then played "For What It's Worth", the Stephen Stills classic anti-war protest song of the 1960s and a song picked up by some in the Occupy movement. Read the article here.

Here is a HD video of her performing "For What Its Worth" at a Richmond, Virginia show back on July 26, 2011.

Oct 17, 2011 - Op-Critical is back with another song, this time reminding us of the hell that is the "Tea Party", and their constant and widespread hate speech. From the crazy signs, to the cheers for executions at the debate, they show what they are all about. The song is called, "Teabags and Koolaid".

Check out Op-Critical on MySpace: MySpace.com/opcritical.