December 11, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Police Evict Protesters From Occupy Boston Site –Boston police: 46 arrested 11 Dec 2011 The police swept into Occupy Boston’s campsite early Saturday morning, bringing one of the country’s largest continuous demonstrations inspired by New York City’s Occupy Wall Street protest to an end. Police officers arrived shortly before [...]
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December 11, 2011
October 26, 2011
Oakland police fire teargas at Occupy Wall Street protesters
Hundreds of police swept into Oakland’s Occupy Wall Street protest, launching teargas and beanbag rounds before clearing out an encampment of demonstrators. At least 85 people were arrested when police broke up the camp, sparking fury among activists who have accused authorities of a heavy-handed response to their demonstration
October 25, 2011
Riot police arrest ‘Occupy Oakland’ protesters
October 25, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Riot police arrest ‘Occupy Oakland’ protesters 25 Oct 2011 Oakland police say they arrested 75 people while clearing an anti-Wall Street protest in front of City Hall that had grown into an encampment with dozens of tents. Most of the people arrested were taken into custody on suspicion of [...]
October 21, 2011
Occupy Wall Street? These protests are not Tahrir Square but scenery | Simon Jenkins
Street protest “against capitalism” appears to have nowhere to go. The rioters of Athens and Madrid, the marchers of Milan and Frankfurt, the squatters of London and New York can grab a headline and illustrate a story, but then what? With no leaders, no policies, no programme beyond opposition to status quo, they must just [...]
October 21, 2011
Occupy Wall Street? These protests are not Tahrir Square but scenery
Street protest “against capitalism” appears to have nowhere to go. The rioters of Athens and Madrid, the marchers of Milan and Frankfurt, the squatters of London and New York can grab a headline and illustrate a story, but then what? With no leaders, no policies, no programme beyond opposition to status quo, they must just [...]
October 20, 2011
Meet the Guy Who Snitched on Occupy Wall Street to the FBI and NYPD
October 19, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Meet the Guy Who Snitched on Occupy Wall Street to the FBI and NYPD 15 Oct 2011 …The FBI and NYPD have had help tracking the Occupy Wall Street protesters’ moves thanks to a conservative computer security expert who gained access to one of the group’s internal mailing lists, [...]
October 15, 2011
Denver Police in Riot Gear Move Into Wall Street Protest Area
October 14, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Denver Police in Riot Gear Move Into Wall Street Protest Area 14 Oct 2011 Dozens of police in riot gear pushed Wall Street protesters into retreat outside the state Capitol in Denver on Friday, and the protesters are retreating without resisting. Many of the protesters chanted “Peaceful!” as they [...]
October 6, 2011
Thousands march in Occupy Wall Street protest
October 5, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Thousands march in Occupy Wall Street protest 05 Oct 2011 Thousands of people waving signs and chanting slogans marched Wednesday afternoon from Occupy Wall Street’s encampment in Lower Manhattan’s financial district to Foley Square in front of the courthouse to press their anti-greed message. It was by far the [...]
October 5, 2011
October 4, 2011
Anonymous Threatens to ‘Erase NYSE from the Internet’
October 4, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Anonymous Threatens to ‘Erase NYSE from the Internet’ 03 Oct 2011 Anonymous declared “war” on the New York Stock Exchange this weekend and vowed to “erase” the NYSE from the Internet on Oct. 10 as the Occupy Wall Street protest entered its third week in New York City after [...]
October 4, 2011
Here’s a demand: forgive student loan debt | Robert Applebaum
As the Occupy Wall Street protest enters its third straight week in New York and continues spreading all across the country, what is abundantly clear is that “the other 99%” – as opposed to the super-wealthy 1% who’ve been coddled for decades under the failed economic premise that cutting their taxes and providing them with countless [...]
October 3, 2011
Radiohead hoax rocks Wall Street protest
Somebody pretending to be Radiohead‘s manager was behind a massive hoax on Friday, convincing hundreds of Wall Street protesters that the band intended to perform in New York. An email to organisers of the Occupy Wall Street demonstration claimed the Oxford quintet “wanted to stop by and play a couple songs” on Friday afternoon, leading [...]
September 30, 2011
Wall Street protests enter 14th day
(CNN) — Protests to draw attention to the power of Wall Street firms in the United States and world economies will continue for a 14th straight day Friday in New York City. Demonstrations are addressing various issues including police brutality, union busting and the economy, said Occupy Wall Street protest group. The group, taking its [...]