Activism

99 Percenters Shut Down Port of Oakland

Staff / Truthdig Nov 3, 2011 It's one of the nation's busiest ports, but Wednesday night the giant cranes that inspired the imperial war machines of "The Empire Strikes Back" sat idle after thousands of marchers forced a halt to commerce A day earlier we learned that Iraq veteran Scott Olsen lay injured only two blocks from ambulances and rescue personnel (more) Updated. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Oakland Police: ‘We, Too, Are the 99%’

Staff / Truthdig Nov 2, 2011 The Oakland Police Officer's Association announced "we are confused" in an open letter to the city's residents Tuesday The letter blames Mayor Jean Quan for ordering the clearing of the Occupy Oakland encampment that resulted in a young Iraq War veteran's brain injury and national attention. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Halloween and Radio Unreality

Staff / Truthdig Nov 1, 2011 A radio show decades ago is misremembered as having caused widespread panic on Halloween; Congress has become just another form of legalized bribery; and the left-wing San Francisco Chronicle has been covering that city's Occupy movement like a right-wing paper. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Wall Street: You’ve Got Hate Mail

Staff / Truthdig Oct 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 )

L.A. Has a Change of Heart, Decides to Evict Occupiers

Staff / Truthdig Oct 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 )

Oakland Cops Press Assault on Protesters Through the Night

Staff / Truthdig Oct 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 )

The Spiritual Side of Occupy Wall Street

Staff / Truthdig Oct 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 )

WikiLeaks Goes Into Emergency Triage Mode

Staff / Truthdig Oct 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 )

Radio Host Fired for Protesting Wall Street

Staff / Truthdig Oct 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 )

Occupy the Nation

Staff / Truthdig Oct 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 )

Protesters Invigorated by Show of Public Support

Staff / Truthdig Oct 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 )

Naomi Wolf Arrested in New York

Staff / Truthdig Oct 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 )