By: Charlie Foster In Iowa, the Occupy movement may be the 1 percent. The state's Democratic Party reports that while President Obama received nearl...
AP | By MICHAEL CRUMB and RYAN J. FOLEY | Posted 01.05.2012
By MICHAEL CRUMB and RYAN J. FOLEY, Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa -- With several attention-grabbing protests before Iowa's caucuses, Occupy ...
Dave Murphy | Posted 03.04.2012
The question now for Iowa Democrats is, will they blindly stand by their man or will they express their dissatisfaction with Obama's complete failure to follow through on what he promised us during his first tour through the Iowa countryside?
Cenk Uygur | Posted 02.28.2012
If you live in Iowa, please send a message to the president for the rest of us. We voted for change last time, apparently you didn't hear us. If you don't hear us soon, you might be the one that gets changed.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jillian Berman | Posted 12.21.2011
Carl Schweser made his money teaching people how to be a part of Wall Street. Now he's spending his retirement fighting against it. The 68-year-ol...
HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 12.16.2011
DES MOINES, Iowa -- In the last three years, Dutch Ruisch has lost his mortgage business, filed for bankruptcy, and lost his home to foreclosure. Now,...
Michael J. Hunt | Posted 02.05.2012
An organizing organization with strong ties to both Occupy Des Moines and Occupy Iowa chose not to participate in Tuesday's Occupy Our Homes National Day of Action out of frustration with what they called President Obama's habit of "punting on policy" they say would help resolve the financial crisis.
HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 01.07.2012
WASHINGTON -- Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad (R) told reporters at his weekly press conference Monday morning that he is taking a threat by the group Anonym...
Michael J. Hunt | Posted 01.02.2012
There is no inherent contradiction between "Occupy" encampments and official health and safety codes. Not according to the fire marshall of Des Moines, Iowa, who looks forward to keeping the protestors safe and warm throughout the winter.
Michael J. Hunt | Posted 01.02.2012
"We no longer need a third party candidate," said Goodner. "Occupy Wall Street is the third party."
Michael J. Hunt | Posted 12.31.2011
Media attention and sheer numbers are not what will make this unique movement sustainable. The handful of individuals occupying Des Moines last week were comfortable being just a few more of the people who have stood up and asked to be counted.
HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 12.28.2011
As the Occupy Wall Street movement enters its seventh week of protest against income inequality, some Midwestern Occupiers are zeroing in on housing i...
HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 12.10.2011
Dozens were arrested at the first Occupy Des Moines event Sunday night, including a former Iowa state representative and a 14-year-old girl. All but o...
Turnstyle | Posted 03.07.2012