Slideshow: Occupy Wall Street the Day After Eviction

Staff / Truthdig Nov 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 )

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 )

This Is What Revolution Looks Like

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Nov 15, 2011 Welcome to the revolution Our elites have exposed their hand They have nothing to offer They can destroy but they cannot build They can repress but they cannot lead They can steal but they cannot share They can talk but they cannot speak . Dig deeper ( 6 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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New York Police Trash Occupy Wall Street

Staff / Truthdig Nov 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 )

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 )

OWS Prepares for Winter Hibernation

Staff / Truthdig Nov 13, 2011 As members of the OWS encampment in New York City head into what promises to be a brutal winter, activists with differing notions about where the movement should go next can all agree on one thing: survival. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Protesters Arrested Outside NYC Courthouse on Bank Transfer Day

Staff / Truthdig Nov 6, 2011 At least 20 Occupy Wall Street protesters were arrested Saturday as police used nets to clear a sidewalk in front of a state courthouse in Lower Manhattan to make way for nonexistent pedestrians. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 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 )

Ketcham Points Protesters Toward the Populists

Staff / Truthdig Oct 15, 2011 Christopher Ketcham's essay "The Reign of the One Percenters," which we linked to a few weeks ago, shows how long-standing American individual and group behavior visible nationwide is profoundly determined by inequitable consumer capitalism. With the occupation of Wall Street gaining momentum, Ketcham revisits the subject to offer protesters some historical perspective. (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 )