Staff / TruthdigMar 9, 2012
Since he first entered elected office more than 40 years ago, Dennis Kucinich has proved time and again to be an indefatigable fighter and principled politician -- a rare creature indeed -- who never forgot where he came from or those for whom he was responsible. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 26, 2011
It's not like Los Angeles' slickster Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa would have missed out on that multicity conference call that Oakland's Jean Quan squeaked about to the press So it's not surprising that on Friday, as he visited the Occupy LA encampment to pay tribute to the spirit of the movement (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 17, 2011
Thank goodness New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg deeply understands the meaning of free speech and what it does and doesn't look like, or else his forced decampment of Occupy Wall Street's Zuccotti Park HQ would look like a completely overstated and egregious abuse of political power. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigNov 17, 2011
America has a rich and unique history of protest In fact, says Keith Olbermann in this "Special Comment" segment of Tuesday's "Countdown," it's an intrinsically American tradition Olbermann also puts Tuesday morning's police raid on Occupy Wall Street's Zuccotti Park encampment in a context that (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 16, 2011
Setting up camp doesn't fall under First Amendment rights in New York City, according to Mayor Michael Bloomberg and also Justice Michael D Stallman of the state Supreme Court, who ruled after Tuesday's eviction that Occupy Wall Street protesters could return to (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 15, 2011
Citing health and safety concerns, New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg defended his decision to eject the Occupy Wall Street encampment from Zuccotti Park on Tuesday morning Meanwhile, protesters fought back on the legal level with a (more). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 14, 2011
Around 5 am Monday, officers from several Bay Area law enforcement agencies descended upon the Occupy Oakland encampment and ousted protesters from the city's Frank Ogawa Plaza, arresting 32 people who refused to leave and obliging movement members (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 28, 2011
Do the mayors of, say, Oakland, Atlanta, New York and Los Angeles have each other on speed dial this week? That's kind of what it looked like, with tensions between those city leaders, aided by creative interpretations of public property regulations, and their respective Occupy movements ratcheting up this week. Updated Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 25, 2011
Tuesday morning's arrests of Occupy Oakland protesters, along with the recent display of police prowess that Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed visited upon the occupy encampment in his own city, add up to signs of trouble that could threaten the peaceful tone of the movement, at least as The Christian Science Monitor … (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 14, 2011
Occupy Wall Street: 1, Mayor Bloomberg: 0 After the New York City mayor's sketchy sanitation plan for Zuccotti Park -- or, if you will, Liberty Plaza -- was postponed on Friday, OWS members were bullish, making it clear on their website that this development constituted a victory (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 13, 2011
Making noises about sanitation, New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg has given notice to the Occupy Wall Street protesters camped at Manhattan's Zuccotti Park that they're going to have to give way to some cleaning machines on Friday. Might there be another, not-so-squeaky-clean agenda at play here? Updated Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 7, 2011
Another high-profile politician has learned about the perils of conducting a career -- or, in this case, extracurricular activities -- with the aid of modern technology. Yes, Rep. Anthony Weiner did send that risqué tweet, he admitted Monday, and it wasn't the only one. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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