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david carr

Oct 24, 2011 11:16 AM CDT

Time to Occupy Newsrooms

Where unfair bonuses are concerned, media firms rival Wall Street: David Carr

(Newser) - USA Today applauded Occupy Wall Street for attacking firms that give “huge bonuses” to execs who makes terrible decisions. The paper’s right—but it’s being hypocritical. Gannett, owner of USA Today, is a champion of “bonus excess despite miserable operations,” David Carr writes in...

1 Dead in Athens Protests

Oct 20, 2011 11:48 AM CDT

1 Dead in Athens Protests

Victim may have suffered heart attack

(Newser) - An Athens anti-austerity demonstration turned violent today when rioters attacked peaceful protesters, and one ended up dead. Rioters threw firebombs and chunks of marble at the tens of thousands who had turned out in the Greek capital hours before lawmakers were scheduled to vote on the unpopular austerity measures creditors...

Charlotte Training Cops for Riot Duty Ahead of DNC

Oct 19, 2011 2:52 PM CDT

Charlotte Training Cops for Riot Duty Ahead of DNC

Federal government to pick up tab for training, equipment

(Newser) - Apparently, Charlotte is expecting trouble when the Democratic National Convention comes to town—or at least preparing for the possibility. Charlotte’s police department is already stocking up on riot gear and training officers in riot-control techniques in preparation for the event, WSOC TV reports. Though the city already has...

Cornel West Busted in
Protest at Supreme Court

Oct 17, 2011 3:34 AM CDT

Cornel West Busted in Protest at Supreme Court

Professor had just come from Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial dedication

(Newser) - Activist Princeton University professor and well-known commentator Cornel West was one of 19 people arrested on the steps of the Supreme Court yesterday afternoon while protesting the influence of corporate money in politics, reports AP . The group was busted when they refused to leave the grounds, according to a spokeswoman...

Occupy Wall Street Protests in Rome Turn Violent as Some Demonstrators Torch Cars, Clash With Police

70 Hurt in Rome
'Occupy' Protests

updated

Oct 15, 2011 4:45 PM CDT

70 Hurt in Rome 'Occupy' Protests

Some protesters break away, torching cars and clashing with cops

(Newser) - The protests in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street taking place around the world today have remained largely peaceful—with the exception of Rome. As the BBC describes it, 70 people were injured—three seriously—after a group broke away from the larger demonstration and wreaked havoc, torching cars, smashing windows,...

Wall Street
March Prompts
Police Brawl

Oct 14, 2011 10:32 AM CDT

Wall Street March Prompts Police Brawl

15 arrested in showdown

(Newser) - After the cleanup of Wall Street protesters' Zuccotti Park base was postponed , the occupiers were feeling inspired—so they poured onto Broadway for a new march. The result: 15 arrests, the New York Post reports. Police were waiting for protesters, who were blocking traffic; cops pursued and grappled with protesters,...

Occupy Wall Street Goes Worldwide Tomorrow: London, Rome, New Zealand

Tomorrow,
Occupy Goes
Worldwide

Oct 14, 2011 7:59 AM CDT

Tomorrow, Occupy Goes Worldwide

Protests planned in London, Rome, Alaska, Auckland

(Newser) - The Occupy Wall Street movement is growing beyond American borders : Tomorrow, protests are planned in Rome, London, Frankfurt , Auckland , and elsewhere. Italian police are bracing for crowds in the tens of thousands (1,655 have pledged to show up in Rome via Facebook ), though other cities expect fewer, Reuters...

100 Arrested at Occupy Boston

Oct 11, 2011 7:39 AM CDT

100 Arrested at Occupy Boston

Officials feared harm to nearby shrubbery

(Newser) - Police descended on the Occupy Boston protest at around 1:20am today, dispersing a second tent city that had sprung up on the Rose Kennedy Greenway, across the street from the first. A line of veterans carrying American flags tried to stand between police and the protesters, but police advanced...

Krugman: Why Occupy Has Super-Rich Freaking Out

OPINION

Oct 10, 2011 1:57 PM CDT

Krugman: Why Occupy Has Super-Rich Freaking Out

'Plutocrats' realize their position is 'morally indefensible': Paul Krugman

(Newser) - As the Occupy Wall Street protests gain traction, we're seeing a vicious backlash from the nation's "plutocrats" and the politicians and pundits who back them up, writes Paul Krugman in the New York Times . Eric Cantor has decried the "mobs," which CNBC says are "...

Labor Unions Get Behind
Occupy Wall Street

Oct 4, 2011 8:23 AM CDT

Labor Unions Get Behind Occupy Wall Street

Union support could bring movement into the mainstream

(Newser) - First they got support from the Marines , and now labor unions are coming to back up the Occupy Wall Street protesters. A transport workers union went to court to stop the NYPD from commandeering city buses for use in transporting arrested protesters. A healthcare workers union is sending food and...

Wall Street
Protesters
Refuse to Fade

Oct 2, 2011 5:37 PM CDT

Wall Street Protesters Refuse to Fade

They even have a makeshift hospital

(Newser) - The spirits of Wall Street protesters are apparently riding high despite yesterday's 700 arrests, the AP reports. Still camped out in New York's Financial District after more than two weeks, they're running laptops on a portable generator, eating donated food, and using a makeshift hospital. They even...

Occupy Wall Street
Lacks 'Edge' So Far

OPINION

Oct 1, 2011 8:40 AM CDT

Occupy Wall Street Lacks 'Edge' So Far

But it does show how frustrated Americans are becoming: Charles Blow

(Newser) - The protesters of Occupy Wall Street had a decent day yesterday, with about 1,000 people marching to police headquarters, reports AP . It notes, however, that false rumors of a Radiohead appearance might have helped. Which raises the question: Is this protest going to fizzle or fly? Charles Blow at...

80 Busted in
'Occupy Wall St.'

Sep 25, 2011 9:10 AM CDT

80 Busted in 'Occupy Wall St.'

NYPD cracks down on week-old protest

(Newser) - The NYPD was busily busting protesters yesterday, notching at least 80 arrests on the seventh day of protests known as "Occupy Wall Street," reports the Wall Street Journal . "On our march from Union Square the cops proceeded to use nets to round up people," said one...

Westboro to Protest
NYC Fashion Week

Sep 9, 2011 10:58 AM CDT

Westboro to Protest NYC Fashion Week

Fashion 'teaches girls to be whores': rep

(Newser) - The Westboro Baptist Church is turning its wrath on a new target: New York’s Fashion Week, apparently known to church members as the "Slutwalk extraordinaire." "The whole idea (of the) fashion industry is to make women look as whorish as possible and men look as effeminate...

BART Protesters Shut Station

Sep 9, 2011 2:23 AM CDT

BART Protesters Shut Station

20-30 people arrested in two-hour demonstration

(Newser) - New BART protests yesterday sparked another confrontation with San Francisco riot cops and shut down a key station. At least 50 protesters marched on downtown Powell Station, forcing the station to close over rush hour, reports the San Francisco Chronicle . Shouting "No justice, no peace," protesters screamed...

Daryl Hannah
Arrested at
White House
Oil Protest

Aug 30, 2011 2:30 PM CDT

Daryl Hannah Arrested at White House Oil Protest

She joins rally against proposed pipeline

(Newser) - Daryl Hannah was arrested today during a protest against a proposed new oil pipeline. Seated on a sidewalk in front of the White House, the actress refused to move despite US Park Police orders, the AP reports. She had been participating in a sit-in against the Keystone XL pipeline , which...

Anna Hazare Leaves Jail

Aug 19, 2011 8:38 AM CDT

Anna Hazare Leaves Jail

Activist tells the crowd it's time for a second revolution

(Newser) - Anna Hazare left jail today amidst a throng of supporters who cheered and tossed rose petals for India's most prominent anti-corruption activist. “Whether I live or not, corruption shall not live,” Hazare told supporters, before heading to the public square of Ramlila Maidan to begin his hunger...

Student Plotted Gas Attack
on Anti-Pope Crowd: Police

Aug 17, 2011 10:15 AM CDT

Student Plotted Gas Attack on Anti-Pope Crowd: Police

Mexican chemistry student arrested in Madrid

(Newser) - Spanish police have arrested a chemistry student suspected of planning to attack anti-pope protesters with "suffocating gases," an official said today. The pontiff is due to arrive tomorrow for a nearly four-day visit to celebrate World Youth Day, and a protest march is scheduled for this evening in...

Anonymous
Calls for
BART Protest

Aug 14, 2011 5:33 AM CDT

Anonymous Calls for BART Protest

Hackers angry over cell service disruption to prevent last week's protest

(Newser) - Tomorrow at 5pm in San Francisco's Civic Center Station. Wear red. That's the protest plan announced yesterday by hacker group Anonymous, in retaliation for the transit authority turning off cell phone service last Thursday to stop another protest, reports the San Francisco Chronicle . "In the Bay Area,...

Hyatt Turns
Heat Lamps on
Above Picketers

Jul 22, 2011 12:31 PM CDT

Hyatt Turns Heat Lamps on Above Picketers

In Chicago ... during a heat wave ...

(Newser) - Things got extra heated during an employee strike outside a Hyatt hotel in Chicago yesterday, when a manager turned on 10 heat lamps that were hanging above picketers—and left them on for nearly an hour, reports the Chicago Tribune . "This is one of the hottest days of the...