Protesters

A True People's Party: Chen and China -- Toe to Toe!

Mark R. Kennedy | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Transparency, Chen Guangcheng China, Activists, Timothy Geithner, Hillary Clinton, Media, Diplomacy, Communications, Protesters, World News
Mark R. Kennedy

The degree to which Chen Guangcheng has put the planet's two most powerful nations in uncomfortable positions and forced a delicate diplomatic dance reflects, in part, the rising power of activists and protesters.

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Embattled Police Chief Resigns After Notorious Pepper Spray Incident

AP | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Video, University of California Davis, Occupy Wall Street Protest, Annette Spicuzza, Occupy Wall Street, Pepper Spray, UC Davis, Occupy Colleges, Uc Davis Pepper Spray, Protesters, College News

DAVIS, Calif. — The police chief who oversaw the University of California, Davis, police department during its notorious pepper-spraying of Occu...

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More Than 30 Arrested While Protesting Contentious Legislation

AP | Posted 03.03.2012

Read More: Virginia, Abortion, Arrests, Video, Virginia Protesters, Virginia Protesters Arrested, Protests, Contraception, Birth Control, Anti-Abortion Legislation Protesters, Protesters, Virginia Anti-Abortion Legislation, Anti-Abortion Legislation, Politics News

RICHMOND, Va. -- More than 30 activists have been arrested for refusing to leave the Virginia Capitol steps during a protest of anti-abortion legislat...

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Foxconn Hacked! (Could It Be You?)

Christopher Burgess | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Education, Cybercriminals, It, Technology News, Foxconn, Vulnerabilities, Security, Update, Hackers, Protesters, Technology News
Christopher Burgess

The headlines read, "Foxconn Hacked," but could it have just as easily had your name instead? Keep you, your company, and your customers safe by staying secure and closing those windows.

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Let's Talk: Democracy Depends on Civility

Jennifer Gennari | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Town Hall Debate, State and Local Government, Town Halls, Town Hall Meetings, Global Warming, Local Government, San Francisco Government, City Planning, Bay Area, Protesters, San Francisco News
Jennifer Gennari

These days, self-government is under assault. Unfortunately, a minority faction is overtaking town halls around the nation and suppressing any discussion at all. In the Bay Area the problem is particularly acute.

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FIU Campuses Should Remain Free of Political Repression

Brian Peterson | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Occupy FIU Arrests, Student Debt, Free Speech, Ken Jessell, Mark Rosenberg, College Tuition Hikes, Occupy FIU, Protesters, Miami News
Brian Peterson

The arrest of seven young men at an Occupy FIU event on Thursday is the worst violation of freedom of speech in the 39 years that I have been teaching at FIU.

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Why Emanuel's Proposed Anti-Protester Ordinances Should Concern Everyone

Andy Thayer | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: G8, Civil Liberties, Nato, Mayor, Police, Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, Protesters, Parade Permits, First Amendment, Protests, G8 Protests, Protest Permits, Nato Summit 2012, Chicago News
Andy Thayer

Even if you have no plans to protest May's G8 & NATO summits, if you want to oppose a school closing, a greedy employer or a clinic shut-down, your rights are in the cross-hairs.

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Friday's Knock Off: Occupy S.F. Drowns Out Dialogue

Christopher Caen | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Protesters, Occupy Wall Street Movement, Protests, Humor, Occupy Wall Street, Comedy News, San Francisco News, Occupy Sf, #Occupywallstreet, Occupy San Francisco, San Francisco News
Christopher Caen

Much like my guiding light, Britney, oops, I did it again. I truly, honestly was not going to write any more about Occupy. Nope, I was going to focus on our little town at the edge of the world.

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Tyler Kingkade

Occupy Wall Street Protests Unite A Father And Son Living 1,000 Miles Apart

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 12.16.2011

Read More: Occupy Iowa, Iowa, Occupy Wall Street, Carlisle, Des Moines, Father and Son, CUNY Protest, Dutch Ruisch, Occupy Des Moines, Occupy Movement, Protesters, Politics News

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,...

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Time Magazine's Person Of The Year

Ashraf Khalil | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Egypt Revolution, The Protester, Time Magazine, Time Magazine Person of the Year, Person of the Year, Protesters, Books News
Ashraf Khalil

From the very start of the Arab Spring popular revolts one year ago, there has been a consistent urge to put a face on the phenomenon--to reduce it down to a something tangible and human-sized.

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How Did We Get Here?

Paul J. Stockinger | Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Derivatives, Glass-Steagall, Protesters, Occupy Wall Street, Business News
Paul J. Stockinger

How did this happen? What caused this giant Wall Street calamity? What can be done to put things right, so it doesn't happen again?

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D.C. Voting Rights Protesters On Hunger Strike Wait For Boehner

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Abortion, Abortion Funds, John Boehner, District of Columbia, Darrell Issa, Occupy Wall Street, DC Voting Rights, Taxation Without Representation, Occupy Dc, Protesters, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Occupy DC protesters on a hunger strike for voting rights for the District of Columbia walked away from the Longworth House Office Build...

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Tyler Kingkade

Occupy DC Blocked From Entering DNC & RNC Headquarters

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: DC News, Republican National Committee, Dnc, Video, Democratic National Convention, Rnc, Occupy Wall Street, Washington DC, Declaration of Occupation, Occupy Dc, Protesters, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Around 20 Occupy DC members marched from McPherson Square to the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican parties Monday to deliver...

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What's Wrong With America: Ideology and Injustice Collide

Doug Noll | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: Tea Party, No New Taxes, Wealthy, Super Committee, John Boehner, Occupy Wall Street, Obama, Republicans, Grover Norquist, Distributive Justice, Democrats, Protesters, Politics News
Doug Noll

First, let's consider what makes this time slightly different than previous times of unrest. The essential facts are that most Americans are suffering...

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Time To Go Home

Christopher Caen | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Occupy Wall Street, Humor, San Francisco News, Occupy Sf, Protesters, Occupy Wall Street Movement, #Occupywallstreet, Protests, Comedy News
Christopher Caen

When you are spending more time wondering if the cops are going to tear your camp down, and less time thinking about what you want to do, it's time for a change of perspective.

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Tea Party Group Has Eyebrow-Raising Meeting

AP | By ADRIAN SAINZ | Posted 11.18.2011

Read More: Tea Party Movement, Occupy Wall Street Movement, Video, Tea Party Protests, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy, Occupy Memphis, Tea Party, Occupy Protests, #Occupywallstreet, Occupy Movement, Protesters, Politics News

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Occupy Memphis member Mallory Pope had just finished telling a group of about 75 tea party followers Thursday night that politicians...

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Tyler Kingkade

Occupy DC Marchers Driven By Clashes Elsewhere

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Occupy Washington DC, DC Police, Occupy Protest, N17, Police Violence, Nationwide Protests, Occupy Wall Street, McPherson Square, Key Bridge, Occupy, Washington Police, November 17, Occupy Dc, Protesters, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Demonstrators marching through the streets of Washington, D.C., on Thursday afternoon said the arrests and evictions at other Occupy Wal...

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A Church Sanctuary For The Occupy Movement

Jim Wallis | Posted 01.17.2012

Read More: Religion, Hospitality, Mayor Bloomberg, Jesus, Eviction, Faith, Occupiers, Zuccotti Park, Winter's Cold, Young Leaders, New York City, Protesters, Demonstration, Occupy Wall Street, Next Generation, Spirituality, Sanctuary, Thanksgiving Dinner, Welcome, Occupy Faith, Religion News
Jim Wallis

It's time to invite the Occupy Movement to church! And Thanksgiving is the perfect occasion. Have some of the young protesters -- the "99ers" as they're becoming known -- from this rapidly growing movement over for a big holiday dinner!

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Tyler Kingkade

Outrage Over Police Violence At Occupy Protest

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Occupy Cal, University of California Berkeley, UC Berkeley, Police Clash, Occupy Movement, Protesters, Video, University of California, Police Violence, Berkeley, Occupy Wall Street, City Council, Chancellor, Robert J. Birgeneau, San Francisco News

In light of campus police violence against protesters, University of California, Berkeley Chancellor Robert J. Birgeneau faces lawsuits, a letter from...

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Arin Greenwood

Arrested D.C. Voting Rights Protesters Plan First Amendment Defense

HuffingtonPost.com | Arin Greenwood | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Law, First Amendment, Video, Vincent Gray, District of Columbia, DC Vote, Criminal Law, Michael A. Brown, d.c. Voting Rights, Ann Wilcox, D.C., Michael D. Brown, Protesters, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Eight District of Columbia voting rights activists arrested at an April rally on Capitol Hill will go to trial in the D.C. Superior Cour...

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Occupy What?

Christopher Caen | Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Occupy Wall Street Movement, Humor, Occupy Wall Street, Protests, Occupy Oakland, Occupy Sf, #Occupywallstreet, Protesters, San Francisco News
Christopher Caen

Cries of "head to the barricades!" have been replaced with "we would like (we would like!)... to make (to make!)... a barricade (excuse me, when do we eat?)" The reality is that great movements are not consensus gigs; they are dictatorships.

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Tyler Kingkade

Iowa Governor Taking Occupy The Caucuses Shutdown Threat Seriously

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Occupy Iowa, Iowa Caucus, Video, 2012 Elections, Anonymous, Republican Presidential Candidates, Terry Branstad, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Des Moines, Occupy the Caucus, Caucuses, Occupy Movement, Iowa Governor, Protesters, Presidential Primary, Politics News

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...

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Occupy DC: Are Police Giving Koch Allies the "Green Light" to Run Over Protesters?

Art Levine | Posted 01.05.2012

Read More: Rachel Maddow, Protests, Occupy Wall Street, Michael Moore, Occupy Dc, Non-Violence, Protesters, Protesters Hit by Car, Video, DC News
Art Levine

In the days ahead, despite the anger, one question is: Will the Occupy DC movement be able to remain non-violent as it has?

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Hayley Miller

'Occupy Supply' Organizes To Help Protests Survive Winter

HuffingtonPost.com | Hayley Miller | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Video, Firedoglake, Occupy Wall Street, Ows, Occupy-Wall-Street-Support, Occupy Wall Street Donations, Occupy Dc, Unions, Occupy Wall Street Winter, Occupy Supply, Protesters, Jane Hamsher, Impact News

WASHINGTON -- As temperatures drop and snow begins to fall, thousands of Occupy protesters are beginning to fear the approaching winter while many of ...

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Scott Olsen Injury Becomes Rallying Point For Oakland Protesters

Turnstyle | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Ows, Turnstyle News, Denise Tejada, Matt Howeard, Scott Olsen, Occupy Wall Street, Protesters, Occupy Oakland, Impact News
Turnstyle

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