We Are the 99 Percent — And We’re Not Confused

Staff / Truthdig Oct 5, 2011 Now that reporters are starting to check out the occupation near Wall Street (it took only three weeks), they have begun echoing the notion that protesters don't know why they're there As Jared Bernstein of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities huffs in a pro-demonstration article, "Do these news analysts think it's a coincidence " (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Nominate Our Next Truthdigger of the Week

Staff / Truthdig Oct 4, 2011 Who made your week by speaking truth to power, blowing the whistle or standing up to injustice? Let us know here. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Nowhere to Go

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Heroes’ Welcome

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Oct 4, 2011 Dig deeper

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 )

Gertrude Stein’s Smoking Gun

Staff / Truthdig Oct 3, 2011 Art exhibitions reveal the real Gertrude Stein; young American Jews are disagreeing with their parents' views on Palestine; meanwhile, the battle over bin Laden postmortem photos continues. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Tear Down This Wall

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Oct 3, 2011 Dig deeper

Hundreds of ‘Occupy’ Protesters Arrested on Brooklyn Bridge

Staff / Truthdig Oct 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 )

Occupy Wall Street

John Darkow, Columbia Daily Tribune, Missouri Oct 2, 2011 Dig deeper

Foggy Demands May Hurt Wall St. ‘Occupation’

Staff / Truthdig Oct 1, 2011 Going into their third week on the streets, the protesters who make up Occupy Wall Street are gaining more and more attention from mainstream media. But with the new scrutiny rises an issue that the Los Angeles Times and The New York Times each touched on in features published this week: Protesters lack narrow, unifying demands. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: Occupy Wall Street

Staff / Truthdig Sep 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 )

Wall Street Protests

Randall Enos, Cagle Cartoons Sep 30, 2011 Dig deeper