Luke RudkowskiThis guy hit a journalist last night.Hundreds of people marched through Manhattan last night to protest the mass arrests in Oakland the day before. In some ways, the action was a lot like many Occupy Wall Street marches that have come before -- chanting, weaving through neighbor ... More >>
Black anarchist flags and the bright orange scarves of government employees unions were crammed side by side on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol yesterday, as protesters from the Occupy movement descended on Washington, D.C. from around the nation for Occupy Congress. The day-long event, hosted by ... More >>
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Heavy Hitters weigh in on Occupy Wall Street.There were moments of last night's "Occupy Everywhere" symposium that felt like a debutante ball introducing Occupy Wall Street to polite liberal society. To be sure, several dozen occupiers with their sleeping bags on their backs traipsed up from ... More >>
viaTomorrow marks the event created by L.A. gallery owner Kristen Christian, who, tired of bank fees and her treatment at the hands of Bank of America, as well as the behaviors of the big banks overall, decided that she would transfer her funds to a credit union and invite others to do the sa ... More >>
Bryan, a star of 'True Life: I'm Occupying Wall Street'Last week we confirmed that MTV's Real World is looking for Occupy Wall Street protesters to be on season 27. But that's not all: MTV is also coming out with an episode of True Life starring Occupy Wall Street protesters, as New York Tim ... More >>
Via Twitter/@LucyKafanovA camped out protester waking up others as police arriveAfter a night of pouring rain with unrelenting thunder and lightening (is Mayor Bloomberg wealthy enough to own one of those Bond-vilain-style weather machines?), the moment of confrontation between the NYPD and ... More >>
C.S. MuncyCops faced off against protesters this morning in the Financial District.A number of Occupy Wall Street protesters were arrested this morning during confrontations with the police on various streets in the Financial District. NYPD spokesman Paul Browne puts the number at 14. One man ... More >>
Jake MooreLast night in Zuccotti, a protester smoked in their makeshift tent. As we reported earlier, the city is coming in to clean Zuccotti Park tomorrow whether Occupy Wall Street likes it or not. (They don't). And now they're stepping up their response another notch: Ray Kelly told report ... More >>
Earlier today we wrote of what appeared to be an Occupy Wall Street-related bank boycott planned for November 5th. We've spoken to Kristen Christian, the 27-year-old creator of the event, who has clarified some things. For one, it's not an Occupy Wall Street-organized event, though members of the Oc ... More >>
Rosie GrayA protester's sign at Zuccotti yesterday: "Where is Radiohead?" There was a lot of confusion down at Zuccotti Park yesterday, where protesters -- and the media, and about a zillion music fans -- thought that Radiohead was going to come and perform around 4 p.m. They didn't, despite ... More >>
The scene downtown continues to percolate after the announcement earlier today that Radiohead would be playing a surprise concert in support of Occupy Wall Street at 4 p.m. OWS says they were hoaxed and that Radiohead was never involved; via our Rosie Gray, Spokesman Patrick Bruner says he's ... More >>
Pressure has been mounting for the NYPD to do something about the pepper-spraying of peaceful Occupy Wall Street protesters on Saturday. If you haven't seen it yet, there's video above (and also a new one out today) of a cop who's since been identified as Deputy Inspector Anthony Bologna pepper-sp ... More >>
Rosie GrayNYPD congregated across the street from Zuccotti Park yesterday afternoon.Anonymous has leaked the personal information of the cop who, according to photographs and video, is thought to be responsible for pepper-spraying young women during the Occupy Wall Street protest on Saturday. ... More >>
Rosie GrayAfter a day of arrests and chaos, it is peaceful downtown at Zuccotti Park, where Occupy Wall Street protesters -- who call the location "Liberty Square" -- are stationed. Although police said there have been no arrests or summonses today, and Patrick Bruner, a member of Occupy Wall ... More >>
