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The Clash on Wabash: The 150 NATO Summit Protesters Who Stayed Up Past Mainstream Media’s Bedtime
After the scheduled #noNATO march ended Sunday afternoon, May 20, a much-broadcast clash with police resulted in a fracture of the main protest group.
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The Prosecution Rests in D17 Occupy Wall Street Case
The third day of the D17 trial concluded on Wednesday, June 13, with the prosecution resting their case and the defense set to present theirs Thursday morning.
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Trial Continues in OWS Trinity Church Trespass Case
The trial is proceeding despite the fact that a subpoena issued by the defense team hasn't been complied.
Raw Video: Police Drag Occupy DC Activists to Break Home Eviction Blockade
An effort to prevent a home eviction in Washington, DC, today turned ugly when US Marshals and local police officers armed with guns and riot shields forcefully removed members …
Quebec’s Fight Is Our Fight
The debt obligation of Canadian university students, even with Quebec's proposed 82 percent tuition hike over several years, is dwarfed by the huge university fees and the $1 trillion …
Lessons From the Victory at Sotheby’s
Choose allies carefully. Plan, but don't overplan. Non-hierarchical leadership works.
NYC Cops Successfully Enforce Regime of Intimidating Dissidents and Press; Dozens Notice
Roughly two hundred protesters gathered in Washington Square Park with pots, pans, whisks, ladles, and other forms of kitchenware for a nightly protest in solidarity with the students of …
Is This What Democracy Looks Like? Reflections on Chicago
When the NATO summit began, the presence of the police force felt as substantial as the massive crowd they were there to control.
Protesting Killings, Western Nations Expel Syrian Envoys
The US joined with ten nations to expel top Syrian diplomats, increasing international pressure on President Bashar al-Assad.
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From 1968, a Long View on Movement Building
After demonstrators were arrested and roughed up in an unsuccessful attempt to march to McCormick Place on Sunday, I thought it would be interesting to check in with Mel …