Occupy Wall Street Protesters

The Thinnest Blue Line - Valiant Officers Who Protect Citizens From Their Own

Jerry Ashton | Posted 05.31.2012

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Jerry Ashton

Is Ray Lewis a renegade, or does he embody the characteristics of the "true American" that people think about when we picture "common" people in history who have stood up against powerful forces?

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American Spring

Andrew Stefanik | Posted 05.24.2012

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Andrew Stefanik

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Friday Foolery: The Snipe Hunt

Christopher Caen | Posted 05.11.2012

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Christopher Caen

In the early morning fog they gathered deep in the woods of the Presidio. They were a motley group, but in truth they were following in the footsteps of a grand tradition of motley groups.

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Major Occupy Court Victory -- 31 Occupy Philly Protesters Acquitted on All Charges

Rob Kall | Posted 04.30.2012

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Rob Kall

I interviewed Paul Hetznecker, one of the lead attorneys among a team of 14 lawyers who defended 31 Occupy Philly protesters who were arrested on November 30, 2011, shortly after Occupy Philly was shut down.

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Banks Share Info From Robots, Security Officers, Video Surveillance As Occupy Protests Loom

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 04.26.2012

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In a real-life situation reminiscent of many an Arnold Schwarzenegger flick, banks are using information gleaned from robots to fend off the Occupy mo...

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That Whole Occupy Wall Street Thing May Actually Be Working

The Huffington Post | Khadeeja Safdar | Posted 03.29.2012

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Though the Occupy protesters have taken their tents out of Zuccotti Park, they're still making their mark. The majority of marketing and communica...

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What Are The Rights Of OWS Reporters Covering Protests?

The Nation | Posted 01.05.2012

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Reporting on protests is no easy job—just ask the thirty-six reporters arrested while covering the Occupy movement, from New York to Boston to Nashv...

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Adam Kaufman

WATCH: Occupy Wall Street Plans To 'Occupy Christmas'

HuffingtonPost.com | Adam Kaufman | Posted 12.22.2011

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NEW YORK -- Faith leaders from across the country met at the Judson Memorial Church in downtown New York City on Tuesday to discuss their role in the ...

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Over 300 Occupy Protesters Expected In Court This Week

AP | By JENNIFER PELTZ and BEN DOBBIN | Posted 02.13.2012

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NEW YORK -- Nearly 200 people arrested during Occupy Wall Street-related protests were in New York courtrooms hundreds of miles apart Wednesday, answe...

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Amanda M. Fairbanks

Occupy Wall Street: A Generation Of 20-Somethings Airs Its Grievances, Its Frustrations

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda M. Fairbanks | Posted 12.07.2011

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NEW YORK -- Since graduating a year and a half ago from the Rhode Island School of Design, Nate Barchus hasn't shaken a nagging feeling: that he's ai...

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Arthur Delaney

WATCH: Occupy Groups Protest Foreclosures Nationwide

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 12.06.2011

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Bobby Hull is scheduled to be evicted from his Minneapolis house in February, but he won't leave without a fuss. He's invited 100 people from the loca...

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Janell Ross

NYC Protesters Arrested During 'Die-In' Linking HIV/AIDS Activism With Occupy Wall Street

HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 12.01.2011

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About 10 protesters trying to draw attention to what they say is a dearth of funding for HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention and affordable housing were ar...

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'Don't Shoot: We Are Your Children'

www.salon.com | Posted 11.30.2011

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Conventional wisdom guru John Heileman suggested yesterday in New York magazine that the next phase of the Occupy Wall Street movement might be "about...

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What Mayor Bloomberg, Economists Can Learn From Occupy Wall Street

Eric Peterson | Posted 01.29.2012

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Eric Peterson

While some may utilize appealing rhetoric and claim to work in our name, it is clear that no one else is going to create the city we imagine for us, this is our job.

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Occu-Pie Thanksgiving

Harris Silver | Posted 01.28.2012

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Harris Silver

"MIC CHECK. MIC CHECK." The way to a man's heart is through his stomach, an old saying goes. In the same vein, but not quite as sentimental, is ano...

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John Rudolf

In Response to Occupy Movements, Severity of Police Tactics Varies Widely

HuffingtonPost.com | John Rudolf | Posted 11.23.2011

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NEW YORK -- In the two months since its inception in a small park in lower Manhattan, the Occupy Wall Street movement has spread from coast to coast, ...

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Amanda M. Fairbanks

Occupy Seattle Protester Alleges Miscarriage After Pepper Spray Incident

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda M. Fairbanks | Posted 11.23.2011

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NEW YORK -- In recent weeks, the repeated use of pepper spray by police officers against Occupy Wall Street protesters has elicited widespread critici...

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Occupy Wall Street and the Crisis of Choice

Gabe Zichermann | Posted 01.22.2012

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Gabe Zichermann

When we start to think of politics as a market-driven activity, and political parties as products we choose to "buy" with our votes, the U.S. system starts to show some basic econometric flaws.

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Why I Got Arrested on November 17th

Molly Gott | Posted 01.21.2012

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Molly Gott

It is integral that students across the country become even more involved in the Occupy movement. We can carry on the legacy of student activism in our country by working to build a more just future in which we will live.

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Wall Street Disconnected From Protests It Views As Misguided, Misdirected

Posted 11.18.2011

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NEW YORK (Matthew Goldstein and Jennifer Ablan) - It was a telling moment at the height of the Occupy Wall Street protests. John Paulson, the h...

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GOP Rep: OWS Protesters Are 'Losers'

Posted 11.16.2011

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GOP Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) had some choice words on Wednesday for Occupy Wall Street protesters. In an interview on Bloomberg Television's "In Th...

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Jason Linkins

Karl Rove Gets 'Mic Checked' By Occupy Baltimore At Otherwise Dull-Sounding Symposium

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.16.2011

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On Monday night, Karl Rove got into a wee bit of awkwardness. During his planned remarks at the Milton S. Eisenhower Symposium at Johns Hopkins Univer...

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WATCH: Fox Reporter Shut Down By Occupy Wall Street Protesters

Posted 11.16.2011

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Fox Business' Adam Shapiro was heckled by a crowd of Occupy Wall Street protesters while he was reporting from Zuccotti Park on Tuesday night. Sha...

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Occupy Wall Street Protests Shifting To College Campuses

New York Times | MALIA WOLLAN and ELIZABETH A. HARRIS | Posted 11.13.2011

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BERKELEY, Calif. — Goodbye, city park, hello, college green. As city officials around the country move to disband Occupy Wall Street encampments ...

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Saki Knafo

Faces Of Zuccotti Park: The Columbia Professor

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 01.11.2012

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This is the seventh piece in a series profiling the protestors at Occupy Wall Street. Even before it became clear that the economy was streaking to...

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