Occupy Movement Protests

Plutonomy and the Precariat

Noam Chomsky | Posted 05.08.2012

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Noam Chomsky

The Occupy movement has been an extremely exciting development. If the bonds and associations it has established can be sustained through a long, dark period ahead -- because victory won't come quickly -- it could prove a significant moment in American history.

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Occupy Wall Street Movement Plans Spring Surprises

Good Morning America | Posted 03.08.2012

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It's shaping up to be a busy spring for Occupy. The movement born last year in a New York City park has come roaring back to life this week after a pe...

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Occupy Protesters In Maine May Face Evictions

AP | Posted 12.08.2011

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AUGUSTA, Maine -- Two groups of Occupy demonstrators in Maine have been dealt setbacks, following a trend of Occupy encampments being shut down in oth...

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Police Reportedly Went Undercover At Occupy LA Encampment Prior To Raid

AP/The Huffington Post | Associated Press | Posted 12.06.2011

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The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Los Angeles police used nearly a dozen undercover detectives to infiltrate the Occupy LA encampment before...

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The Trials And Tribulations of Shepard Fairey's OWS Poster

Posted 11.23.2011

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Shepard Fairey, known for his "Andre The Giant Has A Posse" propaganda and his iconic Obama "HOPE" poster created during the 2008 presidential campaig...

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Jason Cherkis

'It Felt Like A War Zone': Recent Oakland Police Violence Recalls 2003 Incident

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Cherkis | Posted 11.16.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Nearly three weeks ago, the Oakland Police Department made international headlines when it razed Occupy Oakland's encampment under a hai...

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Occupy Wall Street Protesters Ordered To Temporarily Leave Zuccotti Park

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 11.15.2011

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The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- Occupy Wall Street protesters have been ordered to leave Zuccotti Park, their longtime encampment in Lower Ma...

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The #Occupy Coloring Book

Posted 01.07.2012

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How are we to comprehend a movement with no single leader, a wide range of demands and 2,464 Occupy "communities" in different cities and towns across...

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Car Strikes 3 People Near Occupy DC Protest, Say Authorities

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 01.04.2012

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WASHINGTON — District of Columbia police said early Saturday that a driver will not be charged for striking three people taking part in an Occup...

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Occupy Oakland Protesters Force Halt To Operations At Busy Port

AP/The Huffington Post | By TERENCE CHEA, LISA LEFF and TERRY COLLINS | Posted 01.02.2012

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By TERENCE CHEA, LISA LEFF and TERRY COLLINS, The Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Several thousand Occupy Wall Street demonstrators gather...

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Occupy Movement Accepts Modest Help From The Left

AP | By DAVID B. CARUSO | Posted 01.01.2012

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By DAVID B. CARUSO, The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- With its noisy drum circle, meandering parades of bandanna-clad youth and disdain for cen...

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Tennessee Officials Agree To Stop Arresting Occupy Nashville Protesters

AP/The Huffington Post | By TRAVIS LOLLER | Posted 12.31.2011

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By TRAVIS LOLLER, The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee officials agreed Monday to stop enforcing a new curfew used to dislodge O...

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Plutocratic Government Tries to Beat Down #Occupy

Dave Johnson | Posted 12.27.2011

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Dave Johnson

Let's look at how the Occupiers and protests would be treated if we were a functioning democracy -- a government of, by and for We, the People -- instead of a dysfunctional plutocracy serving the biggest corporations and the billionaires behind them.

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Why Occupy Wall Street Scares the Shit Out of the Political Establishment and the MSM, and Why the Movement Shouldn't Conform to Either

Peter Smirniotopoulos | Posted 12.17.2011

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Peter Smirniotopoulos

Occupy Wall Street and the nationwide and global Occupy movement it has spawned should continue to be what it is: A messy yet remarkably effective example of what real democracy looks like.

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It's All Greek To Me

Jim Worth | Posted 12.17.2011

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Jim Worth

The problems in Greece and southern European countries are microcosms of a problem throughout the world; financial destruction caused by a greedy, protected, unregulated banking system.

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WATCH: The Art Of Occupy LA: Saber's Protest Flag

Posted 12.14.2011

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After his recent push to end the mural moratorium in LA, a new time lapse video documenting street artist Saber's Occupy LA artwork has been released....

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