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Occupy activists sue Los Angeles over harsh treatment from police
Activists with Occupy Los Angeles have filed suit against the city for what they allege was harsh police treatment as they were swept off City Hall grounds over a year ago, court documents show. An estimated 1,400 officers drove about 300 demonstrators off the grounds on November 30, 2011; the…
Occupy hatches plot to destroy payday loan industry
By Mandi Woodruff In today’s ever-perplexing world of personal finance, there’s no question consumers could benefit from a little clarity. Just don’t expect to find any in the pages of Occupy Wall Street’s new manifesto on consumer debt. “The Debt Resistor’s Operations Manual” is 122 pages of some of the dodgiest financial…
Unhappy activists return Occupy ‘Batmobile’ to Ben & Jerry’s founder
The founder of Ben & Jerry’s on Monday repossessed a projector-equipped “Batmobile” used to spread the Occupy Wall Street message after months of squabbling with activists about how the vehicle would be used. Ben Cohen had agreed in January to donate up to $65,000 to develop and operate vehicles that…
‘Anonymous’ releases NYPD footage of Occupy Wall Street eviction
Late Sunday night, an unidentified person associated with the hacktivist group “Anonymous” released footage of the New York Police Department evicting Occupy Wall Street protesters from their encampment in Zuccotti Park last year. A statement accompanying the 85 files said the footage was recorded by the NYPD’s Technical Assistance Response…
Koch brothers’ ‘free-market’ group plans anti-Occupy rally in New York
Americans for Prosperity to gather in Manhattan on Thursday to ‘stand up to these extremists who despise free enterprise’ An activist group funded by the billionaire Koch brothers is planning a rally in New York on Thursday to “stand up to Occupy Wall Street extremists”. Americans for Prosperity will gather…
More than 130 arrested at Occupy Wall Street anniversary protests
A New York University professor, a group of veterans and an artist featured in The Nation magazine this month were among more than 100 people arrested Monday as Occupy Wall Street marked its first anniversary with various demonstrations in New York City. “Just grabbed off sidewalk, along with everyone else,”…
Occupy Wall Street returns for one-year anniversary as NYPD report arrests
Police in New York have made “multiple” arrests during marches and protests ushering in the first anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Around 300 people were estimated to have taken part in a rally Saturday, which saw activists head towards Zuccotti Park – the lower Manhattan site which served…
Twitter hands over Occupy protester messages to prosecutors
Twitter has relented in its fight with New York prosecutors to hand over three months worth of messages from an Occupy Wall Street protester ahead of the activist’s criminal trial. Twitter had argued that the posts belong to Malcolm Harris and as such it would be violating fourth amendment privacy…
Jay-Z beefs with Occupy Wall Street
Jay-Z is beefing with Occupy Wall Street. Less than a year after he started wearing and selling Occupy-related T-shirts, the rapper has spoken out against the movement, criticising protesters for not being clear about their complaints. “What are you fighting for?” Jay-Z asked in a new interview with the New York Times. “I don’t…
Protesters march in Charlotte ahead of Democratic Convention
Around 800 protesters marched through downtown Charlotte, North Carolina on Sunday ahead of the Democratic National Convention. Like the “Occupy Wall Street” protests that have occurred around the country, the demonstration in Charlotte attracted a wide variety of causes. Protesters decried the deregulated financial system, corporate corruption, overseas wars and…
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