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Occupy Protesters Shout Down Scott Walker

Chicago speech is briefly interrupted

(Newser) - If there’s one guy who’s no stranger to protests, it’s Scott Walker, and he got another taste of it today. Wisconsin's governor was in Chicago, giving a breakfast speech at the Union Leader Club, when about 50 protesters—some union members, others Occupy protesters—shouted him...

Occupy Oakland's Brutal Night: Fires, Arrests, Tear Gas

Dozens arrested after clashes with police

(Newser) - What began as a largely peaceful protest in Oakland ended up being marked by the following: shattered windows, graffiti, fires, tear gas, flash-bang grenades, stitches, and arrests. Things didn't get ugly until after midnight, reports the San Francisco Chronicle . Most of the day's approximately 7,000 protesters headed...

Occupy Side Effect: 21 Cafe Workers Lose Jobs

Protests damaging small business, Milk Street Cafe owner says

(Newser) - Is Occupy Wall Street inadvertently hurting the little guy? That’s what Marc Epstein, owner of Wall Street’s Milk Street Cafe, claims. Thanks to the protests—and the resulting police barricades that line Wall Street, which he says somewhat hide his eatery and make it difficult for people to...

St. Paul's Clergyman Quits in Occupy London Mess

Plus: City tells protesters to vacate St. Paul's

(Newser) - Occupy London is turning into a big mess: Another senior clergyman resigned yesterday over the controversy surrounding protesters at St. Paul's Cathedral. Graeme Knowles, dean of the cathedral, said that in the face of rising criticism over the church’s response, his position “was becoming untenable.” St....

Occupy's New Target: Iowa Campaign Offices

Planned protest would run up to the Jan. 3 caucuses

(Newser) - Occupy Des Moines activists are planning to camp out at and "shut down" campaign offices in the week leading up to the Iowa caucuses, and they have invited protesters from around the country to join them. One organizer described the plan, dubbed the "First in the Nation Caucus...

Occupy Wall Street: Portland Busts 30 Protesters
 Portland Busts 30 Occupiers 
OCCUPY ROUNDUP
Oct 30, 2011 10:20 AM CDT

Portland Busts 30 Occupiers

Nashville again defies cops, this time with no arrests

(Newser) - It might not have been the best 24 hours the Occupy Wall Street movement has ever seen, as Mother Nature turned on those camped in Zuccotti Park and police in Portland rounded up about 30 Occupiers overnight. The Oregon arrests occurred in tony Pearl District, notes the AP , with some...

Cops Put End to Occupy Atlanta Camp

More protest crackdowns may be looming in Philadelphia, Providence

(Newser) - Atlanta has followed through on its threat to clear out its Occupy Wall Street encampment. Police arrived at a park in downtown Atlanta and evicted protesters just after midnight, making 53 arrests, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Mayor Kasim Reed revoked a permit allowing protesters to stay in the park until...

Oakland Cops Fire Tear Gas at Occupiers

...who throw bottles, paint back at police

(Newser) - Hundreds of people protesting the eviction of the Occupy Oakland camp clashed with police last night. Police fired tear gas at least five times into a crowd attempting to retake the camp outside Oakland City Hall, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The protesters regrouped after each tear-gassing, with some throwing...

Couple Files to Trademark 'Occupy Wall Street'

They want to sell bags, shirts, shoes

(Newser) - A Long Island couple—or, as New York magazine more appropriately puts it, some totally “random” Long Island couple—has filed to trademark “Occupy Wall Street.” You see, the movement has the potential to become a “global brand,” say Robert and Diane Maresca and, as...

Mayor Threatens to Boot Occupy Atlanta

Mayor wants protesters out, but they don't want to go

(Newser) - Things could soon get ugly in Atlanta, as Mayor Kasim Reed intends to boot Occupy protesters from Woodruff Park—while protesters have no intention of going quietly. Reed announced yesterday that he will void his order allowing protesters to stay in the park until Nov. 7. Demonstrators responded with their...

Chicago Cops Bust 130 Occupiers

Protesters refused to clear out of Grant Park after closing

(Newser) - Chicago cops again cracked down on Occupy Chicago last night, arresting 130 protesters who refused to leave Grant Park after it closed at 11pm, reports the Chicago Tribune . Beginning at 1am, police rounded up those in the center of the park, lingering from an earlier protest that attracted an estimated...

How a Canadian Magazine Sparked Occupy

Movement's origins lie in 'Adbusters' idea

(Newser) - The Occupy Wall Street protesters have no leader, no cohesive message, and, as NPR points out, no single name—the movement has also been called “American Autumn” and "We Are the 99%." So where did these demonstrations, which went first nationwide and then global, come from? “...

Occupy&#39;s Next Targets: Bush, Clinton


 Occupy's 
 Next Targets: 
 Bush, Clinton 
PROTESTS ROUNDUP
Oct 20, 2011 7:58 AM CDT

Occupy's Next Targets: Bush, Clinton

And more Occupy developments across the globe

(Newser) - Not even Bill Clinton is safe from the ire of the Occupy movement. Occupy Surrey protests are expected near Vancouver today outside an economic summit featuring Clinton and George W. Bush, CNN reports. (Yep, this is the visit during which Amnesty International would like Canadian authorities to arrest Bush .)...

Calculate Where You Are in the 99%

'Wall Street Journal' offers a quick calculator

(Newser) - Just how strongly do you identify with the "We Are the 99%" slogan? It's the Wall Street Journal to the rescue, with a nifty little tool that allows you to plug in your salary and see what percentile you're in. (It's based just on salary, not...

Occupy Wall Street: The Pros and Cons of Life at Zuccotti Park
The Pros and Cons of Life
at Zuccotti Park
con: trench foot
Oct 18, 2011 11:57 AM CDT

The Pros and Cons of Life at Zuccotti Park

There's good food, but your stuff might get ripped off

(Newser) - What’s it like living in Zuccotti Park? Here are some pros and cons in the life of an Occupy Wall Street protester:
  • Con: Your stuff might get stolen. Protesters tell the New York Post that thieves have been stealing cameras, phones, laptops, and even thousands of dollars in donated
...

Occupy Wall Street Isn&#39;t the Same Old Left vs. Right
Occupy Wall Street Isn't
the Same Old Left vs. Right
Matt Taibbi
Oct 17, 2011 2:05 PM CDT

Occupy Wall Street Isn't the Same Old Left vs. Right

Matt Taibbi thinks the media's missing how big this movement could be

(Newser) - Now that Occupy Wall Street has picked up steam, brace yourself for a “fusillade of attempts” to “force these demonstrations into the liberal-conservative blue-red narrative,” writes Matt Taibbi of Rolling Stone . Already Democrats are claiming credit for the movements, and Republicans are vilifying it. It’s a...

Occupiers Are Democracy&#39;s &#39;Primal Scream&#39;
 Occupiers Are 
 Democracy's 
 'Primal Scream' 
Nicholas Kristof
Oct 16, 2011 11:02 AM CDT

Occupiers Are Democracy's 'Primal Scream'

From Tahrir Square to Wall Street, protesters feel society rigged, says Kristof

(Newser) - Don't underestimate the parallels between Tahrir Square and Occupy Wall Street, writes Nicholas Kristof in the New York Times . He's interviewed plenty of protesters in both locations, and he says that people's responses were largely the same, the feeling that a small ruling elite is rigging the...

In Boston, Protesters Are &#39;Spoiled Rich Kids&#39;
In Boston, Protesters Are 'Spoiled Rich Kids'
OPINION
Oct 13, 2011 1:16 PM CDT

In Boston, Protesters Are 'Spoiled Rich Kids'

Most arrested are from the suburbs: Howie Carr

(Newser) - Safe to say you won't see Boston Herald columnist Howie Carr in the ranks of the Occupy Boston protesters. After studying police reports and Googling addresses, Carr finds that most of those arrested are "spoiled rich kids"—white kids who hail from ritzy Harvard dorms and the...

Bloomberg to Occupiers: We Have to Clean This Park

But protesters will be allowed to return to cleaned sections

(Newser) - Michael Bloomberg made a surprise visit to Zuccotti Park yesterday to warn Occupy Wall Street protesters that power washers are coming tomorrow to clean up the place. “The last three weeks have created unsanitary conditions and considerable wear and tear on the park,” Deputy Mayor Cas Holloway tells...

We Occupy Because of... Kim Kardashian

It's time for celebrities to support the 99%: Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg

(Newser) - The Occupy Wall Street protesters have, obviously, been focusing on Wall Street bankers. In the Huffington Post , Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg turns her attention to a slightly more surprising target: Kim Kardashian. In an open letter to the reality TV star, Weill-Greenberg notes that thousands of people are protesting :because... well, there'...

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