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Oy! The New "Fight to the Finish" to Save the "Soul" of Occupy

Danny Schechter | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Ben Cohen, Moveon, Students for a Democratic Society, Tom Hayden, Communiqué, Adbusters, Occupy, Adbusters Occupy Wall Street, New York News

Political paranoia is always driven by what could happen, not, necessarily, what is happening. Can we learn from this destructive history of acrimony and sectarianism or are we doomed to repeat it?

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Occupy Wall Street: RIP

Mark McLaughlin | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Adbusters, #Occupywallstreet, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Wall Street Media, Occupy Wall Street Media Coverage, Occupy Wall Street Protest, Media News

The OWS story is a story about modern media in all of its messy glory. Adbusters has raised the art of lampooning to a level that Mad Magazine or even Saturday Night Live never imagined.

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Adbusters Puts Out Call For 50,000 NATO, G8 Protesters

Posted 05.16.2012

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Adbusters, the activist magazine which was instrumental in spurring on the early stages of the Occupy movement this summer, has put out a call for 50,...

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Beyond The Easter Bunny: Ambassador Sparks Open Government Web Challenge

Daniel Ben-Horin | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: Tsgn, N2, French American Charitable Trust, Microsoft Citizenship, TechSoup Romania, Restart Romania, Technology Challenge, Adbusters, Citizen Engagement, Decat O Revista, Let's Do It Romania, Erste Foundation, Soros Foundation Romania, Social Media, Codru Vrabie, Netsquared, Arab Spring, United States Embassy in Romania, Odorheiu Secuiesc Community Foundation, Chris Worman, a6y, Occupy, Kalle Lasn, Radu Motoc, Ahmed Maher, Bursa Spagilor, Technology News

It's a bit of a stretch to make Mark Gitenstein, U.S. Ambassador to Romania, a poster child for technology-fueled activism, but I'm going to take a whack at it.

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On 'Buy Nothing Day,' It's the Occupiers vs. the Masses

Nathalie Rothschild | Posted 01.25.2012

Read More: 99%, Adbusters, Black Friday, Thanksgiving, Occupy Wall Street, Buy Nothing Day, Business News

Adbusters and their fellow Occupiers see Americans -- or, in their own lingo, 'the 99%' -- as gluttonous, obese pigs. What a joyful holiday message.

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Occupy Wall Street Takes On Black Friday Amid Skepticism

HuffingtonPost.com | Alexander Eichler | Posted 11.24.2011

Read More: Walmart, Holiday Shopping, Small Business, Boycott, Michael Bloomberg, Thanksgiving, Adbusters, Retail, Occupy Black Friday, Zuccotti Park, Buy Nothing Day, New York City, Black Friday Shopping, Retail Sales, Black Friday, Occupy Wall Street, Business News

With Black Friday heralding the start of the shopping season, a bevy of groups identified with the Occupy Wall Street movement are asking consumers to...

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What's Next For Occupy Wall Street?

The Huffington Post | Christopher Mathias | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Micah-White, Wall Street Protest, Ny News, Occupy Wall Street, Adbusters, Zuccotti Park, Kalle Lasn, Occupy Wall Street Eviction, New York News, New York News

After being evicted from Zuccotti Park by Mayor Michael Bloomberg almost a week ago, Occupy Wall Street is looking for a new New York home--while deba...

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Reawakening The Radical Imagination: The Origins Of Occupy Wall Street

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Bloombergville, David Graeber, Nypd, Occupy Wall Street Organizers, Anonymous Occupy Wall Street, Seattle Wto Protests, Michael Mulgrew, 16 Beaver, Tahrir Square, Occupy Wall Street, Adbusters, Zuccotti Park, Alexa O'Brien, New York News

Three months ago, a loosely organized group of activists concerned about growing income inequality, corporate greed and the global influence of powerf...

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Occupy Wall St. -- Harassing Everyone But the 1%

Daniel P. Malito | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Adbusters, Occupy Wall Street Protest, Capitalism, Wall Street, Occupy Wall Street, Politics News

What the Occupy Wall Street movement fails to understand is that 99% of the workers in the area are simply attempting to make a living wage -- the same people that the protesters claim they represent.

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Hulk Occupy Wall Street

Robert Brenner | Posted 12.28.2011

I'm also disappointed with Obama. It's almost as if there's two of him: a nerdy political scientist and a raging populist monster. You don't suppose... ? Nah, that only happens in comic books.

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What Will Come of the American Autumn?

Rachel Signer | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Robin Hood Tax, Protests, Adbusters, #Occupywallstreet, We Are the 99 Percent, Occupy Wall Street, New York News

I don't think the organizers or supporters will be satisfied with Occupy Wall Street unless it bears results, though it alone is an accomplishment: thousands have marched with OWS, and occupations have sprung up throughout the U.S.

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Occu-who?

Shan Wells | Posted 12.12.2011

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How A Culture Magazine Helped Spark Occupy Wall Street

ARTINFO | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Adbusters, Art, Occupy Wall Street Protest, Wall Street, Artinfo, #Occupywallstreet, Canada, Occupy Wall Street, Arts News

These days, everyone wants a piece of Occupy Wall Street, the anti-capitalist camp-out now in Zuccotti Park, just around the way from the New York Stock Exchange. As the organizers have stated -- repeatedly -- no one group or person gets the credit for sparking the movement. However, one instigator is clear: the initial idea came from Adbusters magazine, which put out the call via its listserv in mid-July and fomented the #OccupyWallStreet hashtag on Twitter.

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Occupy Wall Street: Interview With Micah White From Adbusters

Shira Lazar | Posted 12.07.2011

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The demonstration and protests show no signs of slowing down, and if Micah White's passion is any indication, the Occupy Wall Street movement is far from over.

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Landmarks Of The Movement: Occupy Wall Street Timeline

Turnstyle | Posted 12.03.2011

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Originally published on Turnstylenews.com, a digital information service surfacing emerging stories in news, entertainment, art and culture; powered ...

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Despite Weather And Police Clashes, 'Occupy Wall Street' Protesters Are Settling In

HuffingtonPost.com | Alexander Eichler | Posted 11.29.2011

NEW YORK -- The members of Occupy Wall Street are not allowed to use megaphones, so they've adopted a low-tech workaround. At their twice-daily gen...

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PHOTOS: Occupy Wall Street Protesters Dig In As Tensions Rise With NYPD

Posted 11.26.2011

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Chelsea Elliott, 25, a freelance digital imager who lives in Greenpoint, was one of the girls captured on film being penned and pepper-sprayed by the ...

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WATCH: Arab Spring In New York? Maybe One Day

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 11.18.2011

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NEW YORK -- On Saturday afternoon, nearly a thousand people gathered by the bull statue in Manhattan's financial district, marched up Broadway, and po...

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Braving Black Friday: Risking Life And Limb For A Deal?

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 11.17.2011

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With Black Friday shopping now a national sport, will most shoppers come away having bagged those great "doorbuster" deals? Probably not and here's why.

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Black Friday: What Would Jesus Buy?

Olivia Zaleski | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Holiday Shopping, Reverand Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping, Green Christmas, Black Friday, Thanksgiving, Adbusters, Buy Nothing Day, Bill Mckibben, How to Green Your Christmas, Shopaholic, Healthy Living News

As consumers we need to question the products we buy and challenge the companies who produce them.

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