Zuccotti at Midnight on the Eve
Jan 1, 2012 Occupiers rang in the New Year on Saturday night with a game of tug-of-war with the NYPD at Zuccotti Park. Instead of rope, however, activists and police officers struggled over the metal barricades that have surrounded the area since late September. Dawn Sunday saw the barriers replaced and the park closed to the public.
What the Occupation Owes Anarchists
Dec 22, 2011 As those weary of Occupy Wall Street's insistence on direct democracy grow increasingly critical, Nathan Schneider with The Nation reminds us that it was anarchist principles that attracted and kept so many of its most devoted participants, and which point a way out of the contemporary party politics that have stifled so many voices.
Occupiers Hit a Blue Wall in Lower Manhattan
Dec 18, 2011 OWS protesters tried to set up a new encampment in a vacant lot in lower Manhattan's SoHo neighborhood Saturday, but failed when police entered the area and made arrests. Retired New York Bishop George Packard was first over the fence. He was among those busted.
Occupy Wall Street’s ‘Empire Strikes Back’ Moment
Dec 14, 2011 Whither Occupy Wall Street? That's the question that's been on the forefront of the young movement's agenda since police forced participants out of New York City's Zuccotti Park last month.
Chalk One Up for the 99%
Nov 26, 2011 On the evening of November 8th, Occupy Wall Street, the populist uprising built on economic justice and corruption-free politics that’s spread like a lit match hitting a trail of gasoline, notched its first major political victory in the unlikeliest of places: Ohio.On the evening of November 8th, Occupy Wall Street notched its first major political victory in the unlikeliest of places: Ohio.
OWS Organizer Questions Intentions of Secretive Affinity Group
Nov 22, 2011 Over a pair of steaming coffee cups, I was told that a secret faction has developed within New York City’s Occupy movement, made up of big-name celebrities and would-be leaders, some of whom look determined to steer the movement in a direction of their choosing.Over a pair of steaming coffee cups, I was told that big-name celebrities and would-be leaders look determined to steer the movement in a direction of their choosing.
Still Occupied
Nov 21, 2011 Occupy Wall Street may not occupy Zuccotti Park anymore, but it refuses to surrender its place in the national discourse.
‘Go. Leave. You Can’t Be Here’
Nov 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.
Security Guard at Zuccotti: ‘Your Fly’s Open, Faggot’
Nov 18, 2011 You may wonder what kind of goons Brookfield Properties -- the owners of Zuccotti Park -- hired to secure the area after Occupiers were evicted from the premises early Tuesday morning. At least one careless bigot numbered among the crowd.
Evicted
Nov 17, 2011
