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Nonviolent activist tasered at DOJ while protesting for Wall Street prosecutions
A woman who became an activist after JPMorgan Chase foreclosed on her home in 2011 was shocked with a Taser and arrested while protesting outside the Department of Justice on Tuesday. In video obtained by Occupy Our Homes Atlanta, large men with assault rifles can be seen surrounding Carmen Pittman…
Court orders NYPD to pay $360,000 for raid that destroyed Occupy Wall Street library
By Michael Kelley, Business Insider A New York City court has ruled that the city shall pay $366,700 for a destructive raid on Occupy Wall Street’s Zuccotti Park encampment. Around 1 a.m. on Nov. 15, 2011, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg ordered the NYPD to evict protestors — some of whom had camped there for almost two…
Warren takes aim at ‘too big to fail’: Reinstating Glass-Steagall a ‘top three’ priority
Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren said Sunday on a call with volunteers that restoring Glass-Steagall, the depression-era finance rule that prevented banks from becoming “too big to fail,” would be among the top three Wall Street reforms on her agenda if voters elect her to the Senate. Warren, a Harvard…
Occupy Wall Street anniversary marred by arrests and weakening support
Occupy Wall Street’s one-year anniversary began with early morning protests at New York’s financial centre, but the demonstrations were marred by numerous arrests as activists marched around lower Manhattan. On 17 September 2011 hundreds had answered a call from Adbusters, the Canadian activist magazine, sparking demonstrations against failing financial systems…
Occupy Wall Street plans to mark Monday anniversary with Wall Street blockade
Occupy Wall Street will mark its first anniversary on Monday by attempting to blockade the New York Stock Exchange and re-launch the movement against what it sees as inequality, organizers said. The social protest movement has seen a steep drop in support since it was founded a year ago, when…
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…
Democrats better for Wall Street than Republicans, research shows
Analysis of stock market returns under every president since 1900 shows Democrats do almost twice as well as Republicans on average As ever, the economy will be the key issue in the US presidential race. Mitt Romney’s aim will be to brand Barack Obama a failure for his stewardship and…
Bloomberg columnist: Libor scandal couldn’t be worse from Wall Street’s perspective
Bloomberg View columnist William Cohan said Thursday that the Libor rate-fixing scandal could lead to stricter regulations on Wall Street. “The timing couldn’t be worse from Wall Street’s perspective because, as you know, the Dodd-Frank law and the Volcker Rule are still being hashed out in Washington,” he told Current…
Wall Street gives tepid response to Greek election
NEW YORK — Wall Street stocks ended Monday mixed as traders rapidly digested the victory of pro-euro parties in Greece’s election and focused on the next hurdle in Europe’s marathon economic crisis. An earlier rally in Asia and Europe on the back of Greece’s election results Sunday had petered out…
Obama urges lawmakers to defend Wall Street reform
US President Barack Obama urged members of Congress on Saturday to defend Wall Street reform, arguing the recovering US economy cannot take the risk of lax oversight over the financial sector. “That’s why it’s so important that members of Congress stand on the side of reform, not against it,” the…
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