OWS Is a ‘Tactic’ That Is ‘Far From Over’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 21, 2012 Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges was in Zuccotti Park -- the plaza in lower Manhattan known to Occupy Wall Street as “Liberty Square” -- during the movement’s one-year anniversary The genie of protest it let loose can’t be returned to the bottle of society’s margins, he told RT AmericaTruthdig columnist Chris Hedges was in Zuccotti Park during the movement’s one-year anniversary. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Occupy Your Victories

By Rebecca Solnit, TomDispatch Sep 19, 2012 The one-year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street produced a lot of mainstream media stories that assured you Occupy was only a bunch of tents that came down last year. Don’t buy it. A year is nothing and the mainstream media is oblivious to where power lies and how change works. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Occupy Wall Street’s ‘Empire Strikes Back’ Moment

Staff / Truthdig Dec 14, 2011 Whither Occupy Wall Street? That's the question that's been on the forefront of the young movement's agenda since police forced participants out of New York City's Zuccotti Park last month. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Where Were You When They Crucified My Lord?

Staff / Truthdig Dec 10, 2011 Chris Hedges first gave this speech in New York's Liberty Square calling on Trinity Church to open the property it owns on 6th Avenue and Canal Street to the Occupy Wall Street movement. Here's a response from within the church, plus an update on OWS' plans for the space. 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 )

New York Police Trash Occupy Wall Street

Staff / Truthdig Nov 15, 2011 Hundreds of New York police officers rolled into Zuccotti Park just after 1 am Tuesday with a dump truck and orders to clear the park, arrest the defiant and throw away their possessions (more)Hundreds of New York police officers rolled into Zuccotti Park just after 1 a Tuesday with a dump truck and orders to clear the park, arrest the defiant and throw away their possessions. 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 )

Protesters Arrested Outside NYC Courthouse on Bank Transfer Day

Staff / Truthdig Nov 6, 2011 At least 20 Occupy Wall Street protesters were arrested Saturday as police used nets to clear a sidewalk in front of a state courthouse in Lower Manhattan to make way for nonexistent pedestrians. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )