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Occupy Homes: New Coalition Links Homeowners, Activists in Direct Action to Halt Foreclosures
A loose-knit coalition of activists known as “Occupy Homes” is working to stave off pending evictions by occupying homes at risk of foreclosure when tenants enlist its support. The …
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Occupy Oakland Reacts to Thursday’s Violence in Ogawa Plaza
November 10 marked the one-month anniversary of Occupy Oakland - the political, social, and economic protest and encampment against corporate greed, social inequality and police brutality, which took over …
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Start a Business?! How ‘Bout Occupy Entrepreneurship?
Occupy Wall Street protesters march in New York's Financial District on September 26th, 2011. (Photo: _PaulS_ / flickr) I recently came across a pithy, anti-Occupy Wall Street …
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Keystone XL Pipeline Activists Claim Temporary Victory After Months of Protest
Keystone XL Pipeline protesters at the White House on November 6, 2011. (Photo: Emma Cassidy / flickr) The State Department announced yesterday that the review process for …
Occupy Homes: New Coalition Links Homeowners, Activists in Direct Action to Halt Foreclosures (2)
A loose-knit coalition of activists known as “Occupy Homes” is working to stave off pending evictions by occupying homes at risk of foreclosure when tenants enlist its support. The …
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Wall Street Protests Inspire Ire Over Bank Recruiting
As protesters affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement continue to camp out in lower Manhattan’s Zuccotti Park, students at some of the nation’s top colleges are also taking …
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White House Could Cast Decisive Vote to Permit 20,000 Fracking Wells in Delaware River Basin
This week the Delaware River Basin Commission released draft regulations to allow for the natural gas drilling technique hydraulic fracturing, known as fracking, in the river’s watershed, which provides …
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Cain’s Lawyer Warns Other Accusers to “Think Twice” Before Coming Forward or They’ll Be Smeared Too
A story in today’s New York Times offers a disturbing look at the smear tactics and threats the Cain campaign is using to intimidate the four women accusing the …
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Man Outed as Undercover Cop at Occupy Oakland Condemns Police Brutality, Supports the Movement
Across the country, police have used undercover and/or plainsclothed police officers to monitor occupations and protests that are a part of the 99 Percent Movement. Earlier today, the Tennessean …
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Twitter Ordered to Yield Data in WikiLeaks Case
San Francisco - A federal judge on Thursday ruled that Twitter, the popular microblogging platform, must reveal information about three of its account holders who are under investigation for …