Political Movements
The ho-hum May Day protests: Is the Occupy movement dead?
Posted on May 2, 2012, at 11:37 AMIt was the 99 percent's largest show of force since last fall, but the group is still struggling to recapture the national spotlight
Occupy Wall Street's dwindling funds: By the numbers
Posted on March 14, 2012, at 12:56 PMThe group says it could run out of money by the end of the month — potentially spelling the end of the Occupy movement
What happened to Occupy Wall Street? 4 talking points
Posted on February 24, 2012, at 7:15 AMThe anti-corporate movement may be out of the headlines, but it's keeping itself busy
Indiana's 'right to work' bill: A serious blow to Big Labor?
Posted on February 2, 2012, at 2:14 PMIndiana enacted the first "right-to-work" law in the nation's industrial North on Wednesday. What is this historic law and how much will it weaken unions?
'We are the 99 percent': The quote of the year?
Posted on December 26, 2011, at 12:37 PMOccupy Wall Street's famous catch phrase has been singled out by Yale University as the most enduring quote of 2011
NYU's Occupy Wall Street class: The wisecracks
Posted on December 9, 2011, at 4:10 PMThe notoriously pricey Manhattan university will offer two courses on the anti-capitalist movement next fall
7 Occupy Wall Street anthems
Posted on December 5, 2011, at 6:11 PMProtesters transcend the drum circle as musicians from Miley Cyrus to Jackson Browne interpret the movement in song
'Operation Robin Hood': The hacker scheme to fund Occupy
Posted on December 1, 2011, at 1:53 PMAnonymous and Team Poison are planning to steal from rich banks and give the proceeds to the 99 percent
Why is Occupy Wall Street 'overwhelmingly white'?
Posted on November 28, 2011, at 2:47 PMOccupiers claim to represent the "99 percent" — but the movement's demographic makeup isn't exactly a reflection of our multicultural nation
The 9 biggest Occupy controversies: A slideshow
Posted on November 26, 2011, at 9:30 AMFrom aggressive pepper-spraying to sex at Zuccotti Park, a look at the 2-month-old movement's headline-making scandals
Did the UC Davis protesters agree to be pepper sprayed?
Posted on November 23, 2011, at 4:49 PMNew footage hints that the students who were controversially doused by police may have actually been willing participants
The 'Pepper Spray Cop' meme: Silly, offensive, or important?
Posted on November 22, 2011, at 6:05 PMAn image of a paunchy cop casually pepper-spraying protesters is being photoshopped into everything from Manet paintings to Beatles album covers
Police vs. Occupiers: How dangerous is pepper spray?
Posted on November 22, 2011, at 12:52 PMThe controversial crowd-control weapon is dozens of times hotter than a jalapeno, and can cause temporary blindness for up to 30 minutes
Occupy Wall Street: A protest timeline
Posted on November 21, 2011, at 12:37 PMA relatively small gathering of young anarchists and aging hippies in lower Manhattan has spawned a national movement. What happened?
The 'shocking' UC Davis pepper-spray outrage
Posted on November 21, 2011, at 10:59 AMPolice and administrators on a California campus face the scorn of students and faculty after video of a controversial confrontation goes viral
Police vs. Occupiers: The controversial 'sound cannon' weapon
Posted on November 18, 2011, at 2:00 PMForget tear gas and mace. The cops' LRAD sound cannon is really making some noise
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