Staff / TruthdigNov 22, 2011
Some of the nation's most prestigious news organizations, including AP and The New York Times, are condemning New York City's treatment of the media, writing in a letter that "police actions of last week have been more hostile " (more). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 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 )
Amy Goodman / TruthdigNov 16, 2011
We got word just after 1 a.m. Tuesday that New York City police were raiding the Occupy Wall Street encampment. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 16, 2011
Photographer Jeff Pappas sends us these photos from a Burger King near Z Park the day after the NYPD trashed the encampment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 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 )
Staff / TruthdigOct 30, 2011
The surprising October snowstorm Saturday showed that winter’s chill is fast descending on protesters encamped in New York City’s Liberty Plaza. Will they stay or will they go? We’ll find out in the weeks to come, but for now, Wall Street’s occupiers and their supporters seem determined to keep the movement alive. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 14, 2011
This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: It's all about Occupy Wall Street, which Pulitzer Prize winner and guest David Cay Johnston says is unlike any movement he's covered. Also: voices from Occupy L.A., Nomi Prins, Scott Tucker and the NYPD arrests journalists.This week on Truthdig Radio: It's all about Occupy Wall Street, which Pulitzer Prize winner and guest David Cay Johnston says is unlike any movement he's covered. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 5, 2011
In the battle protesters are waging against U.S. corporations in lower Manhattan, appeals to NYPD officers' sense of class solidarity have so far failed to shake them from their traditional role. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 2, 2011
Top-ranked New York police commanders helped arrest more than 700 Occupy Wall Street protesters Saturday when demonstrators left the sidewalks during a march and tried to cross the Brooklyn Bridge on the street, blocking traffic. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 30, 2011
Thousands of protesters have crowded Wall Street for the last 12 days, decrying the effects of corporate greed on a functioning democracy. Those protesters, Occupy Wall Street, are our Truthdiggers of the Week.Thousands of protesters have "Occupied" Wall Street for the last 12 days, decrying the effects of corporate greed on a functioning democracy. They are our Truthdiggers of the Week. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 10, 2009
In a reactionary move against technology and the beasts who wield it, the NYPD has announced it wants to jam cell phone frequencies in case of a terrorist attack, citing Mumbai as an example of how mobile phones allowed attackers in that Indian city to micromanage their assault in real time. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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