OccupySF to “Liberate” Vacant Building
The building location will not be disclosed, organizers say, until OccupySF marchers arrive at the secret location following a 4 pm rally at Union Square. Only a few organizers are…
Religious Leaders Show Faith in Occupy Movement
The OWS movement, which protests social and economic inequity and predatory practices that benefit the wealthiest 1 percent at the expense of the rest of society, was kicked off by…
Occupy the Capitol: Labor, Students
Unite to Rebalance Education Funding Deficit
Dozens of people were arrested during Monday's protest, the culmination of a multi-day march to draw attention to the soaring cost of attending California's public colleges and universities.
Non-Violent Occupy Oakland Protests
Against Police Brutality
Following Occupy Oakland's J28 "Move-in Day" action, which resulted in hundreds of arrests and rampant reports of police brutality and human rights violations against mostly peaceful protesters, there has been…
Violent Clashes with Police Mar Occupy Oakland Move-In Day
Before it was over early Sunday, demonstrators had broken into City Hall, pelted police with rocks, and were thrice turned back from establishing a new headquarters. Police responded with tear…
SF Occupy Protesters Target Bank of America
Over Foreclosure Crisis
About 100 demonstrators blocked access to a Bank of America branch in the Excelsior District to call attention to unfair lending practices.
Pulling Back the Curtain on the Wall Street Money Machine
The Fed, it seems, was doing only what banks and the money market do for each other every day: making “liquidity” available at very low interest rates. In 2008, bank…