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Lessons From the Original Occupation: Gina Ray, Wisconsin State Capitol Police
State budget protests in Wisconsin on February 26, 2011. (Photo: Richard Hurd) On February 11, 2011, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker introduced a bill that would limit …
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Bishop Gene Robinson Explains Why Religious People Should Support the 99 Percent Movement
Over the last few weeks, a number of clergy, religious activists, and writers — both Christian and Jewish — have spoken out in support of the Wall Street protests. …
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Business Leader: “I’m So Grateful to Occupy Wall Street“
Demonstrators with the Occupy Wall Street protests clean an area at the encampment in Zucotti Park in New York, October 13, 2011. (Photo: Robert Stolarik / The New York …
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Scenes From Oakland’s General Strike: Activists Shut Down Local Citibank Chapter
Today, thousands of Oakland residents are participating in a general strike to protest last week’s police brutality and to draw attention to the economic inequality that the 99 Percent …
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Move Your Money: Campaign Grows to Divest from “Too Big to Fail” Banks to Local Banks, Credit Unions
As participants in the Occupy Wall Street movement continue protesting the record profits made by banks bailed out by taxpayer money, a group of grassroots activists are hitting America’s …
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A Realistic Fix for the Mortgage Crisis
President Obama recently announced that the federal government will take steps to reduce interest rates on mortgages for some existing homeowners. Unfortunately, that won't help millions of U.S. homeowners …
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US and Israeli Tech Teams Develop “Malworm” to Take Down Iran’s Computer Software
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) Facing mounting concern about Iran's nuclear program, a top US and Israeli technical team has developed an improved computer “malworm” designed to …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Greek People to Vote on Plutocrat-Friendly EU Bailout, and More
In today's On the News Segment: Today is the day for a planned general strike in Oakland - the first of its kind since 1946, it's up to the …
Revolution With a Chuckle
When the Oakland police donned their gas masks and riot gear and shot protesters in the face, sending one Iraq War veteran to the hospital, Washington Post photo editor …
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Lakota Tribes “Refuse to Cooperate” With Tar Sands Proponents
A protester against the Keystone XL pipeline is arrested outside the White House in this screengrab from “The Indigenous Call: Take Back Our Future.” (Image: StopKeystoneXL) The …