Staff / TruthdigOct 29, 2011
Some 400 Occupy Wall Street protesters got into costume Friday, but the occasion wasn't an early observance of the beloved pagan-inspired holiday that is Halloween Rather, the messengers from among OWS ranks paid visits to big bank headquarters in Manhattan to deliver mail from Americans (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 27, 2011
Despite showing support early on for the protesters occupying their lawn, the people who run L.A. City Hall have decided the occupation "cannot continue indefinitely." Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa complained to the Los Angeles Times, "The lawn is dead, our sprinklers aren't working … our trees are without water." (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 26, 2011
Oakland police repeatedly fired tear gas and what appeared to be flash-bang grenades at Occupy Oakland protesters trying to retake their camp Tuesday night Police deny using flash-bangs, accusing protesters of throwing fireworks However, local news footage contradicts that claim Updated (more)Oakland police repeatedly fired tear gas and what appeared to be flash-bang grenades at Occupy Oakland protesters trying to retake their camp Tuesday night (more). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigOct 25, 2011
Last week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The Rev. Madison Shockley made a pilgrimage to Liberty Square, Dr. Marcia Dawkins traveled to the Holy Land, Reese Erlich reported from recently bombed Turkey and we compared Obama's jobs bill to the WPA.Last week on Truthdig Radio: A pilgrimage to Liberty Square, a "real American" in the Holy Land, Turkey invades Iraq and Obama's jobs bill vs. the WPA. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 24, 2011
WikiLeaks' days may be numbered, or at least its function as Web-based whistle-blower may be seriously compromised, if the muckraking site Julian Assange built doesn't sort out its money issues soon These issues, Assange was careful to note on Monday, were caused by the deliberate stranglehold (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 21, 2011
Lisa Simeone was fired Wednesday from "Soundprint," an independently produced documentary show that airs on NPR stations, because she is on the steering committee for the October 2011 Movement. Simeone had been with the program for 15 years. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 20, 2011
Occupy Wall Street is working on convening a national General Assembly; Rick Santorum pledges to repeal federal funding for contraception; meanwhile, Amazon attempts to rid the world of publishers. These discoveries and more, after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 20, 2011
Despite a continuing barrage of defamation attempts by the mainstream media and right-wing political advocacy groups, Wall Street’s occupiers seem to be enjoying a rising popularity with the public, especially fellow New Yorkers. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 19, 2011
Truthdig contributor Madison Shockley reports that the author and political consultant was arrested after leaving a Huffington Post event in lower Manhattan honoring New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 17, 2011
Nicholas Kristof writes in The New York Times that, although there are parallels between the revolutionary protests in Egypt and the occupation of Wall Street, Americans actually experience worse income inequality than Egyptians. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 15, 2011
Christopher Ketcham's essay "The Reign of the One Percenters," which we linked to a few weeks ago, shows how long-standing American individual and group behavior visible nationwide is profoundly determined by inequitable consumer capitalism. With the occupation of Wall Street gaining momentum, Ketcham revisits the subject to offer protesters some historical perspective. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 15, 2011
Taking a cue from the 99 percenters, some conservatives are hoping to make their own play on demographics by redirecting the national discourse about class struggle and revising the cherished American story of meritocracy for these, our troubled times. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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