Occupy Wall Street News

A self-described anarchist from Brooklyn who refused to testify before a federal grand jury thought to be investigating a 2008 bomb explosion in New York's Times Square was sent to jail on Tuesday after being found in civil contempt.

A U.S. cellphone company owned by Carlos Slim has asked Californian authorities to investigate the funding behind protests against the Mexican tycoon by lobby group Two Countries, One Voice.

This is Marni Halasa, a performance artist who moonlights as the "Bank Reform Bitch," an Occupy Wall Street dominatrix character.

May 20 - DBA Press and the Center for Media and Democracy today released the results of a year-long investigation: " Dissent or Terror: How the Nation's Counter Terrorism Apparatus, In Partnership With Corporate America, Turned on Occupy Wall Street ." The report, a distillation of thousands of pages of records obtained from counter terrorism/law ... (more)

An appellate court in New York has dismissed Twitter's appeal of a ruling requiring it to turn over the records of Occupy Wall Street protester Malcolm Harris, who was arrested for disorderly conduct during a protest in 2011.

Demonstrators supporting Americans for Prosperity rally to block Occupy Wall Street protesters last year.

This year, I've been focused on how anti-poverty activists can move from a defensive battle defined by trying to save what needs to be saved during these budget debates, to an offensive one, laying out a vision that inspires ongoing, unified action and builds a vibrant movement that connects with people in their communities.

Ever since he and his wife and Sonic Youth bandmate Kim Gordon announced their split in late 2011, Thurston Moore has kept his mouth largely shut.

A group of protesters affiliated with the Occupy movement has returned to Easton and the mayor says they're breaking the law.

The opening this month of the first life-sized Barbie Dreamhouse in Europe may be the fantasy of many a little girl, but Berlin feminists are mobilising against what they call a sexist icon.

May 15, 2012 -- Happy birthday, Mark Zuckberg. The Facebook founder and chief executive officer turned 28-years-old Monday.

Over the next few weeks, Rhizome will present a series of performance GIFs curated by Jesse Darling.

In the city of Chattanooga, there is an organization known as Chattanooga Organized for Action.

Over the course of the past week, actions by offshoots of the Occupy Wall Street movement have brought attention to the issues of student tuition hikes and food sovereignty.

Do you remember Occupy Wall Street? A huge split has occurred within the Occupy movement.

Americans love their tech gurus, but the feeling isn't mutual. Joel Kotkin on the new ruling class that's gaming the system and jerking the rest of us around.

OCTOBER 18: Members of the Occupy Wall Street community join Teamsters in front of the auction house Sotheby's to protest the lockout of union art handlers in a contract dispute on October 18, 2011 in New York City.

The opening this month of the first life-sized Barbie Dreamhouse in Europe may be the fantasy of many a little girl, but Berlin feminists are mobilising against what they call a sexist icon.

John E. Zuccotti may have a park of his own downtown, made famous by the Occupy Wall Street protests that centered around the privately-owned public space, but when he and his wife Susan decided to pick up an apartment in Manhattan, they chose a more classical park to look out onto: Central Park.

What happens when Saul Alinsky goes to college? Intimidation, polarization, and an end to the free inquiry and exchange that are the hallmarks of liberal education.