Olbermann: Why Occupy Wall Street Needs Michael Bloomberg

Staff / Truthdig Nov 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 )

N.Y. Judge Sides With Mayor on No Camping Rule

Staff / Truthdig Nov 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 )

‘Democracy Now!’: Inside the Zuccotti Park Raid

Staff / Truthdig Nov 15, 2011 Around 1 am on Tuesday, New York City police forces rolled up to Occupy Wall Street's Zuccotti Park encampment and started pushing protesters out and removing their belongings via dump trucks "Democracy Now!" sent a camera crew to the scene (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

War Is Started

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OWS Protesters Regroup after Zuccotti Park Evacuation

Staff / Truthdig Nov 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 )

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 )

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 )

Bloomberg’s Zuccotti Park Cleanup Plan Sparks Skepticism

Staff / Truthdig Oct 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 )

Frequently Asked Questions About the Wall Street Protests

Staff / Truthdig Oct 3, 2011 Who's in charge? What are the protesters' demands? How big is the movement? How can I get involved? Answers to these and other basic questions about the ongoing occupation of Wall Street are offered by The Nation magazine's Nathan Schneider. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

West Banksy in New York

Staff / Truthdig Sep 8, 2011 A contemporary art gallery in New York opened an unauthorized show of works by England-based renegade graffiti artist Banksy on Aug. 25 that has incensed art critics, Banksy fans and residents of the West Bank in the Middle East. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Facing Hurricane Irene, NYC Officials Order Evacuations

Staff / Truthdig Aug 26, 2011 With Hurricane Irene bearing down on the East Coast, New York City and state officials have ordered a mandatory evacuation of 250,000 people in flood-susceptible communities and announced plans to shut down much of the coastal region's transit system, including subways, by noon Saturday. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Bloombergs, (Barely) Fictionalized

Staff / Truthdig Jun 1, 2011 It's an old cliché that new writers should write about what they know, and by all appearances Georgina Bloomberg, daughter of Mayor Mike and professional equestrienne, has done just that in her debut novel, "The A Circuit" Read along as she doesn't try very hard to convince a New York Times reporter that her first book is much of a departure from her life . Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )