Occupy Wall Street

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Anti-Corporate Protests Spread Across America

Boston, Chicago, Denver, LA, and Seattle see demos, more expected

(Newser) - Occupy Wall Street is spreading to Main Streets across the US, with anti-corporate protests welling up in Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, and Seattle, reports the Daily Mail . Occupy Boston appears to be the biggest so far, with nearly 1,000 people setting up in downtown Dewey Square. The Reserve...

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...

What Occupy Wall Street Should Demand
 What Occupy Wall Street 
 Should Demand 
NICHOLAS KRISTOF

What Occupy Wall Street Should Demand

Movement needs clear demands to fix financial system

(Newser) - The biggest problem with the Occupy Wall Street movement is its demands: "It doesn’t really have any," writes Nicholas Kristof in the New York Times . While he's not anti-market like many of the protesters, Kristof does think America's financial institutions have grown out of control—...

Occupy Wall Street Lacks &#39;Edge&#39; So Far
 Occupy Wall Street 
 Lacks 'Edge' So Far 
OPINION

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...

Unions Join Protesters in 'Occupy Wall Street' Movement
 Unions Join Occupy Wall Street 

Unions Join Occupy Wall Street

Even as movement 'occupies' other cities

(Newser) - The Occupy Wall Street movement is getting a whole lot bigger. A coalition of New York’s established unions is jumping on board, including the local branches of the United Federation of Teachers, Workers United, and the Transport Workers Union, Crain’s New York Business reports. This evening, many will...

Stewart Sees Pepper Spray Cop as Rising Star

Prepare yourself for 'The Vigilogna'

(Newser) - Like most people, Jon Stewart was suitably appalled by the NYPD cop who pepper-sprayed protesters without provocation—but when he learned this cop was named Anthony Bologna, his comedic instincts kicked in. “Anthony Bologna? You and I both know, that guy’s name is Tony Baloney,” he said...

Warren Shows Liberals How It&#39;s Done
Warren 
Shows Liberals 
How It's Done 
OPINION

Warren Shows Liberals How It's Done

A clear message is more effective than 'Occupying' Wall Street

(Newser) - The Tea Party may get all the press, but progressives are pretty angry, too, these days—and frustrated that President Obama doesn’t ever seem to share their anger. Thankfully “they now have senatorial candidate Elizabeth Warren,” writes Joanna Weiss in the Boston Globe . In the much-ballyhooed rant...

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...

Protesters Descend on Wall Street—and Don't Leave

Inspired by global demonstrations, they plan to stick around

(Newser) - Some 5,000 people gathered in New York's Financial District for a "Day of Rage" on Saturday, and though just a few hundred remain, those still protesting say they're planning to stick around, reports ABC News . The group, calling itself Occupy Wall Street , fell well short of...

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