You Too Can Befriend a CEO!

Staff / Truthdig Oct 22, 2011 Members of the angry and increasingly vocal American majority can now bring their grievances to the 1 percent more directly with Occupy the Board Room, an OWS-associated website that invites the rest of us to pursue "friendship" with 180 corporate board members and executives. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Cornel West Arrested at OWS in Harlem

Staff / Truthdig Oct 22, 2011 Princeton University professor Cornel West was among a few dozen protesters arrested at a solidarity march in New York on Friday as OWS activists locked arms with members of progressive groups in front of a Harlem police station. The crowd of a couple of hundred was protesting the practice of "stop-and-frisk," which allows officers to stop and search city residents on the street. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

No Hope for the Jobless if a Republican Wins

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Oct 21, 2011 Almost 20 miles from the Occupy L.A. encampment and 265 miles from the Las Vegas Republican presidential debate, the state employment office in Norwalk, Calif., was a sad, quiet reminder of what the presidential campaign should be about -- unemployment that is dooming the prospects of this generation and its children.The idea that any of these candidates would occupy the White House is appalling, as is the growing possibility that President Barack Obama may lose to one of them. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

From ‘V’ to OWS: One Mask’s Story

Staff / Truthdig Oct 21, 2011 Occupy Wall Street protesters have worn it, as have Anonymous hactivists, chief WikiLeaker Julian Assange and that guy who shared the screen with a shorn Natalie Portman in "V for Vendetta" (that would be Hugo Weaving, who also appears in another cult conspiracy movie, "The Matrix") But where did the dapper and sinister (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Protesters Invigorated by Show of Public Support

Staff / Truthdig Oct 20, 2011 Despite a continuing barrage of defamation attempts by the mainstream media and right-wing political advocacy groups, Wall Street’s occupiers seem to be enjoying a rising popularity with the public, especially fellow New Yorkers. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Pro-Israel Group Tries to Smear the Protesters

Staff / Truthdig Oct 19, 2011 A right-wing, pro-Israel group called the Emergency Committee for Israel has released a commercial that portrays the ongoing protests against the cozy relationship between government and corporations as anti-Semitic. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Movement Against Wall Street Grows With Oct. 15 Protest

Staff / Truthdig Oct 16, 2011 Thousands of people of all ages, races and creeds gathered beneath the jumbo-size screens and billboards in Times Square on Saturday night to demand a participatory role in American democracy, while similar protests occurred in cities throughout the world. (more)Thousands of people gathered in Times Square on Saturday night to demand a participatory role in American democracy. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Digital Dimension of the Wall Street Movement

Staff / Truthdig Oct 15, 2011 The nationwide demonstrations against Wall Street are physical manifestations of broad dissatisfaction with a colossal market power that exists and functions in the abstract -- that is, apart from the rest of society. And protesters have organized accordingly, with an occupation of the virtual space of social media. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

What Do You Want for Your Country?

Staff / Truthdig Oct 15, 2011 Contrary to the assertions of much of the Congress and the mainstream media, those “99 percent” members who have staked their ground in New York City’s Liberty Plaza know what they want, and in a video here nine of them tell you in a few words. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Nude in Black and White

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Oct 15, 2011 I thought about Susan Dey and blisters and being a hippie last Thursday when I found myself driving around outside the Air and Space Museum looking for a place to park. I was in D.C. for the purpose of lending my body and rancor to the Occupy Wall Street protesters gathering in Freedom Plaza for their first day of rabble-rousing.There was no nuance as far as the eye could see. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The Long-Awaited Oct. 15 Lineup

Staff / Truthdig Oct 15, 2011 Occupy Wall Street will hold a number of major events Saturday. First will be a march on a JPMorgan Chase branch to protest the $94.7 billion taxpayer bailout of the company and the bank's layoff of 14,000 workers since then. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

OWS, The American Dream and You

Staff / Truthdig Oct 15, 2011 Taking a cue from the 99 percenters, some conservatives are hoping to make their own play on demographics by redirecting the national discourse about class struggle and revising the cherished American story of meritocracy for these, our troubled times. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )