Occupy Wall Street
Syrian rebels hire top Occupy Wall Street activist as US lobbyist
The marriage of convenience between the American left and Islamic extremists that paid such dividends during the Arab Spring is proving to still be in the honeymoon phase. Members of the Syrian opposition movement have hired a top Occupy Wall Street activist as their US lobbyist, according to the Huffington Post. Carne Ross will join [...]
Homeland Security Tracked Occupy Wall Street ‘Peaceful Activist Demonstrations’
NEW YORK — A Department of Homeland Security division produced daily briefings on peaceful activist demonstrations during the height of the Occupy Wall Street protests, documents released Tuesday revealed. The 252 pages of documents were obtained in a March 14 letter from DHS by the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund, which in November 2011 launched [...]
New York City to pay Occupy Wall Street protesters for damaged property
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City has agreed to pay Occupy Wall Street protesters more than $100,000 for property damaged or lost when police cleared out their encampment in a downtown Manhattan park in 2011, according to court documents signed on Tuesday. The settlement includes $47,000 for books and library equipment [...]
Molly Crabapple’s ‘Shell Game’ Paintings Depict A Year In Crisis From Occupy …
Activist artist Molly Crabapples new series of paintings titled Shell Game at Smart Clothes Gallery in New York portray a darkly humorous year in cartoonish figures. Her canvases tackle global turmoil in 2011, including the rise of Occupy Wall Street, Anonymous hackers, the health insurance crisis, the Tunisian Revolution, protests in Greece, and the Spanish [...]
OCCUPY THIS ALBUM, Occupy Wall Street-Inspired Compilation, Nominated for …
Related: Occupy This Album, Independent Music Awards Occupy This Album: A compilation of music by, for and inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement and the 99% was NOMINATED FOR BEST COMPILATION ALBUM By Independent Music Awards. Album Features Fan Favorite and Never Before Released Tracks From Ani DiFranco, Willie Nelson, Yoko Ono, Mogwai , [...]
DHS Emails Question Federal Law Enforcement’s Role in Violence at Occupy …
Truthout doesn’t take corporate funding – that’s how we’re able to confront the forces of greed and regression, with no strings attached. Instead, we need your support: make a donation today by clicking here. (Photo: Audrey Penven / Flickr)More than a year after tens of thousands of people aligned themselves with Occupy Wall Street to [...]
Occupy Wall Street police raid damages resolved by settlement
New York City will pay more than $200,000 for the destruction of property caused during the Occupy Wall Street police raid at Zuccotti Park in November 2011, according to a lawsuit settlement made last Tuesday. The New York Police Department’s seizure of the park resulted in damages to the People’s Library and 3,600 donated books [...]
The Most Famous Building on Wall Street
On this day in economic and business history… The New York Stock Exchange — the larger part of NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) — moved into its present home on 18 Broad Street (on the corner of Broad and Wall Street) on April 22, 1903. It was an architectural marvel for its time, with a massive [...]
Occupy Wall Street activist hired to lobby for Syrian opposition
Syrian rebel fighters have found a friend in a well-known Occupy Wall Street activist. Carne Ross and his advisory firm Independent Diplomat, Inc. have been retained to lobby on behalf of the National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces. Legal papers obtained by the US Department of Justice this week confirm that Ross’ non-profit [...]
Protest group settles suit for lost books
NEW YORK, April 10 (UPI) — New York City and a property owner have agreed to pay the Occupy Wall Street movement for books and property destroyed during a sit-in by the group in 2011. The settlement by the city and Brookfield Properties ends a federal lawsuit filed by the protest group over books and [...]