Occupy Protests

Police Retreat From Foreclosed Home In Minneapolis After Standoff With Occupy Protestors

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 05.25.2012

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On Friday morning, police from the Hennepin Country Sheriff's Office abandoned an attempt to evict protestors from a foreclosed home in south Minneapo...

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Occupy Activists Declare Victory In Chicago

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 05.22.2012

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As Occupy activists from around the country begin heading home to their respective cities after a weekend of protests in Chicago, many say the massive...

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If Only it Were 99 Percent -- or Even 80 Percent -- Versus the Rich

Bernard Starr | Posted 05.16.2012

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Without the restoration of middle class jobs for Americans, the lights will not go back on and support for education will continue to fade.

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Romney: Bank Of America, Occupy Protesters 'Too Young' To Understand Economy

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 05.12.2012

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Mitt Romney said the protesters rallying against Bank of America in Charlotte this week are too young "to really understand how the economy works." ...

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Massive Demonstrations Erupt In City Hosting Major Dem Event

Creative Loafing | Posted 05.10.2012

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Uptown was a little nosier than usual today after nearly 600 protesters rallied around Bank of America's headquarters, then the stadium, then old city...

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Occupy Groups Unite Over Foreclosures

Reuters | Posted 04.10.2012

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* Occupy groups working in several cities * Foreclosure crisis inspires middle class * Some banks cooperate, wanting to ...

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Occupy Movement Targets Bank Of America

The Nation | Posted 04.09.2012

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It's fairly impossible to speak with OWS activists without hearing Taibbi jargon about "vampire squids" or "raging hurricanes of theft and fraud," so ...

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Welcome to the American Spring

Max Berger | Posted 05.18.2012

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This week, the American Spring began. It was a celebration of what's best in America -- civic community and self-expression. But last night I also saw the worst of America. I saw police do everything they could to suppress our right to express ourselves and gather freely.

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Protesters Complain Of Police Monitoring

New York Times | Posted 03.12.2012

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On Nov. 17, Kira Moyer-Sims was near the Manhattan Bridge, buying coffee while three friends waited nearby in a car. More than a dozen blocks away, pr...

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Occupy Wall Street's Money Woes

Village Voice | Posted 03.11.2012

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Yesterday, NY1 brought our attention to the news that New York's Occupy Wall Street appears to be tight on funds, findings based on on a weekly report...

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Occupy Wall Street In NYC On Pace To Run Out Of Money By End Of Month

Reuters | Posted 05.09.2012

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(Adds missing word "debt" in last paragraph) By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK, March 9 (Reuters) - The Occupy Wall Street g...

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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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What Went Wrong With Occupy Wall Street?

LA Times | Posted 05.07.2012

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The Occupy movement appears to have lost its way. To be a factor in the November vote, it needs to get organized. ...

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OH NO: Occupy Oakland Protesters Face Hate Crime, Robbery Charges

Robin Wilkey | Posted 03.06.2012

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Between the violent police battles, the Recall Mayor Quan petition and the seething community reaction, the relationship between the Occupy movement ...

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Students Occupy University To Stop Tuition Hike

Student Activism | Posted 03.03.2012

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Fourteen DePaul University students have staged a campus occupation against the university's tuition policy -- the first occupation at a US Catholic u...

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Occupy Wall Street Regroups, Returns to Protest ALEC

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 03.01.2012

NEW YORK -- In cities around the country today, hundreds of Occupy protestors gathered for what the movement described in a release as its "largest co...

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College Students Plan U.S. Walkout On Thursday

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 03.01.2012

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NEW YORK -- Thousands of U.S. college students will walk out of class Thursday in a coordinated day of protest against what may be another year of sig...

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Occupy Wall Street Demonstrators Arrested During New York City Protests

Posted 02.29.2012

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By Gianna Palmer NEW YORK, Feb 29 (Reuters) - About 10 Occupy Wall Street demonstrators were arrested in New York City on Wednesday during prot...

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Occupy Rallies Against Power Right-Wing Group You've Never Heard Of

Mother Jones | Posted 02.29.2012

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Today, occupiers in 80 American cities will hold the movement's largest coordinated demonstration since fall: a huge protest against the American Legi...

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Occupy Movement's Latest Frontier? Vacation Destination

Posted 02.24.2012

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Vacation destination Cape Cod may seem like a bizarre place for an Occupy protest, but that didn't stop demonstrators from rallying in the area known ...

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How Does the 1% Exploit America? Find Out in 1 Minute (VIDEO)

Robert Greenwald | Posted 04.17.2012

Even in an Occupy world, most Americans don't know exactly how the 1% does what it does. The mainstream media hasn't explained it, and the 1% likes things that way.

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Roseanne Barr Jumps Into The Occupy DC Fray

DCist | Posted 02.15.2012

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Sometimes, Twitter hands you a decent story. And sometimes it's a circus. This is more the latter, but it piqued our interest. Last night, Sam Jewler,...

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Occupy Harvard Unites Boston Student Movements

The Harvard Crimson | Posted 02.13.2012

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More than 80 students from 18 college campuses around the Boston area gathered on Sunday for the Occupy Boston Student Summit held in Emerson Hall....

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CNN Pundit's Controversial Response To Occupy Crackdown

Posted 02.01.2012

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CNN contributor Erick Erickson responded enthusiastically after viewing video footage of an Occupy DC protester being tasered by police. "Here is ...

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Occupy Oakland Protest Rekindles Debate About Flag-Burning

AP/The Huffington Post | By TERRY COLLINS and BETH DUFF-BROWN | Posted 03.31.2012

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By TERRY COLLINS and BETH DUFF-BROWN, The Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Many in the crowd outside Oakland City Hall shouted "Burn it! Bu...

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