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Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy A violent clash in Oakland, California was a game-changer for the “Occupy” movement. Iraq war veteran, Scott …

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European Central Bank, Frankfurt, Germany. (Photo: James Shiell) "To some people, the European Central Bank [ECB] seems like a fire department that is letting the house burn …

(Photo: Ciccio Pizzettaro) Misuse of copyrighted content is a fact of life on the Internet. Everyday, YouTube users upload homemade videos with copyrighted songs and peers share …

In the Nov. 8 elections, the national media gave extensive coverage to a proposed “personhood amendment” to Mississippi's state constitution. This was an extremist anti-abortion ballot initiative to declare …

Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas), co-chair of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, after the committee's first meeting in Washington, September 8, 2011. (Photo: Philip Scott Andrews / The …

(Image: JR / TO; Adapted: SqueakyMarmot, teresia) Patriot Millionaires for Fiscal Strength, a group of citizens who make more than $1 million a year, met with politicians …

Since the first US encampment on Wall Street, hundreds of others have emerged outside of banks and city halls across the nation. The Occupy movement has called on millions …

Los Angeles - Los Angeles police officers, scores of them in riot gear, dismantled an Occupy encampment at around 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday, after allowing hundreds of protesters to …

Returning for the first time to Oscar Grant Plaza in Oakland, where the eviction of peaceful Occupy Oakland demonstrators on October 25th eventually resulted in his critical injury at …