As we just mentioned, here’s the video of Occupy protesters interrupting Obama’s speech, and his direct reply to the movement.
Obama gets occupied.
As we just mentioned, here’s the video of Occupy protesters interrupting Obama’s speech, and his direct reply to the movement.
Obama gets occupied.
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#obama #occupy #occupy wall streetThings got intense in Oakland last night.
Photos: At Occupy Oakland, a Night of Protests and Tear Gas - Politics - GOOD
GOOD’s got a great gallery of last evening’s Occupy Wall Street clashes in Oakland. So much tear gas.
It is day 10 of the protests on Wall Street, where hundreds of demonstrators have gathered to speak out against the bank bailout, Troy Davis’ execution, and corporate greed. More than 80 protesters from the nebulous campaign called Occupy Wall Street were arrested this weekend. Here are some images from the streets.
In an OWS Era, Americans Are Much More Aware of Class Tension
It looks like Occupy Wall Street’s message has resonated even after Zuccotti Park cleared out. A new Pew Research Center survey reveals that two-thirds of the public believes there are “very strong” or “strong” conflicts between America’s rich and poor—a number that’s up 19 percentage points since 2009. According to the survey, income inequality now trumps tensions arising from race or immigration—popular answers only a few years before.
From OWS to TED, Where Spontaneous Sentiment Meets Community Organizing
The rise of social media has made creating new groups so easy that impermanent, action-oriented collectives are now becoming part of our daily lives. From Change.org to the TED Prize and Stop SOPA to Occupy Wall Street, mini movements of self-organized citizens are growing at an incredible rate on- and offline.
Two birds with one stone.
360° panorama: What the Occupy L.A. camp looked like this morning. Click through for the full interactive.
The skeleton of the Occupy L.A. encampment after being cleared out by police last night. More than 200 people were arrested.
Occupy George circulates dollar bills stamped with fact-based infographics about economic disparity
#visualizewallstreet
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Steps in the right direction.
http://www.good.is/post/three-concrete-demands-to-hold-wall-street-accountable/
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