Zuccotti at Midnight on the Eve

Staff / Truthdig Jan 1, 2012 Occupiers rang in the New Year on Saturday night with a game of tug-of-war with the NYPD at Zuccotti Park. Instead of rope, however, activists and police officers struggled over the metal barricades that have surrounded the area since late September. Dawn Sunday saw the barriers replaced and the park closed to the public. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

OWS Organizer Questions Intentions of Secretive Affinity Group

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 22, 2011 Over a pair of steaming coffee cups, I was told that a secret faction has developed within New York City’s Occupy movement, made up of big-name celebrities and would-be leaders, some of whom look determined to steer the movement in a direction of their choosing.Over a pair of steaming coffee cups, I was told that big-name celebrities and would-be leaders look determined to steer the movement in a direction of their choosing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Go. Leave. You Can’t Be Here’

Staff / Truthdig Nov 19, 2011 Neither Brookfield Properties nor the NYPD wants journalists asking questions about an unmarked truck that has been pointing a surveillance camera at protesters in Zuccotti Park for the past few weeks. So much so that a police officer declared journalist Nick Turse’s note-taking at the site to be illegal and ordered him to leave. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Security Guard at Zuccotti: ‘Your Fly’s Open, Faggot’

Staff / Truthdig Nov 18, 2011 You may wonder what kind of goons Brookfield Properties -- the owners of Zuccotti Park -- hired to secure the area after Occupiers were evicted from the premises early Tuesday morning. At least one careless bigot numbered among the crowd. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Protest Planet: How a Neoliberal Shell Game Created an Age of Activism

Juan Cole / Truthdig Nov 13, 2011 If you are wondering why outraged young people around the globe are chanting such similar slogans and using such similar tactics, it is because they have seen more clearly than their elders through the neoliberal shell game. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

OWS Prepares for Winter Hibernation

Staff / Truthdig Nov 13, 2011 As members of the OWS encampment in New York City head into what promises to be a brutal winter, activists with differing notions about where the movement should go next can all agree on one thing: survival. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

What Do You Want for Your Country?

Staff / Truthdig Oct 15, 2011 Contrary to the assertions of much of the Congress and the mainstream media, those “99 percent” members who have staked their ground in New York City’s Liberty Plaza know what they want, and in a video here nine of them tell you in a few words. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Sign That Could Evict the Wall Street Occupiers

Staff / Truthdig Oct 15, 2011 On or before Oct. 13, someone affixed flimsy signs announcing new rules for the use of Zuccotti Park to the granite walls enclosing the place where anti-Wall Street protesters have camped for almost a month. UPDATED Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )