Occupy Wall Street
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Laughter Against the Machine Occupies Wall Steet
Laughter Against The Machine is putting on a free show this Friday, October 21st (tomorrow!) in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street. If you’re in New York, get your laughter on at The Epifaneo (near Zuccotti Park) from 9-11 pm. Plus,…
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An Occupy Wall Street Roundup
Naomi Wolf tells her story of her arrest at Occupy Wall Street. If you work for NPR, don’t speak publicly about your politics, or you’ll lose your job. So much for the notion that NPR is some bastion of liberal…
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An Occupy Wall Street Roundup
Remember that NYPD deputy commander who pepper-sprayed protesters for apparently no reason at all? He’s facing disciplinary charges which could result in him losing 10 whole vacation days. The Guardian had a debate/conversation between protesters from Occupy Wall Street, London…
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Images of Occupy Wall Street Worldwide
The Atlantic has collected photographs of Occupy Wall Street protests across the world. The 50 photos—taken over the last several days—depict the growing nature of the movement.
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An Occupy Wall Street Roundup
The Occupy Wall Street protests enter their second month, and have started to garner a lot more media attention. One of the people responsible for that attention is NYPD Deputy Inspector Johnny Cardona, who spun a protestor around and punched…
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Saturday Morning Links
Saturdays may belong to me, but today I belong to Occupy Des Moines. We’re marching to the Wells Fargo building this morning, located at 666 Walnut St. Not making that up. Feel free to post your own occupation stories in…
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Artists Coming Out To Support Occupy San Francisco
Last night, as part of the Occupy SF Art and Performance Series, Foxtails Brigade, Sherilynn Connelly, and others came out to support the protestors at Bierman Park. By pretty much all accounts, it was incredible. Foxtails Brigade—with Laura Weinbach, Anton Patzner…
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Occupy Wall Street Roundup
It looks like the protesters will not be allowed to bring their gear and tents back to Zuccotti Park after the planned clean-up tomorrow. The Pew Research Center finds that news about the expanding protests made up just 7% of…
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Occupy Wall Street Update
“The paper’s tone is revolutionary: ‘What is occurring on Wall Street right now is remarkable. For over two weeks, in the great cathedral of capitalism, the dispossessed have liberated territory from the financial overlords and their police army.’ Its editors,…
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Occupy Wall Street Roundup
As usual, the Guardian looks to have the best coverage of all the major media outlets on this story. What does it say about the state of US media when a British paper is kicking the NY Times’s butt on…
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The Week Social Media Broke My Heart
Do you still remember the Internet of last week, just another barrage of all-over-the-place political and cultural events in which millions of people watched, reacted and interacted online?