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OWS Lawsuit: NYC Pays $230,000 to Occupy to Settle Library Lawsuit

OWS Lawsuit: NYC Pays $230,000 to Occupy to Settle Library Lawsuit

Shawna Gillen in Occupy Wall Street 1 month ago

New York City agencies will pay OWS protestors a large settlement for damaging library books in "The People's Library" in September 2011.

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MLK: Assassinated Leader for Blacks and Poor Was a Constant Agitator of the 1%

MLK: Assassinated Leader for Blacks and Poor Was a Constant Agitator of the 1%

Bart Gruzalski in Occupy Wall Street 4 months ago

If he were alive today, Martin Luther King Jr. would have been the leader of protest movements like Occupy and remained an enemy of the 1%.

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Occupy Wall Street Movement: 5 Things It Needs to Do to Survive

Occupy Wall Street Movement: 5 Things It Needs to Do to Survive

Hannah Kapp-Klote in Occupy Wall Street 5 months ago

The Occupy Wall Street Movement is not the only long running social change movement in the country. It could learn a few things from the School of the Americas Vigil.

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Strike Debt: Occupy Wall Street Group Does Not Want You to Be Ashamed of Your Debt

Strike Debt: Occupy Wall Street Group Does Not Want You to Be Ashamed of Your Debt

Lilly O'Donnell in Occupy Wall Street 6 months ago

Strike Debt compared talking openly about your debt to coming out of the closet, saying on Twitter “if you tell people about your debt, if you ‘come out,’ you take away the shame.”

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Strike Debt: Occupy Wall Street Offshoot Group Gives a Real Solution to the US Debt Crisis

Strike Debt: Occupy Wall Street Offshoot Group Gives a Real Solution to the US Debt Crisis

Lilly O'Donnell in Occupy Wall Street 6 months ago

Whether it’s a political rebellion or an altruistic gesture, Strike Debt is offering a new way to tackle this country's debt crisis from the ground up, without the banks.

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George Washington Was Worth $525 Million and the 1 Percent Still Rules America Today

George Washington Was Worth $525 Million and the 1 Percent Still Rules America Today

Susan Kraykowski in Occupy Wall Street 8 months ago

News flash: This country has always been lead by millionaires. The question that stands is, does the 1% have total control?

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OWS S17 Anniversary: One Year Later, and Occupy Wall Street is Still a Failure

OWS S17 Anniversary: One Year Later, and Occupy Wall Street is Still a Failure

Robert Lee in Occupy Wall Street 8 months ago

Occupy Wall Street celebrates one year of failure on September 17. Every year it will celebrate its failure unless a change in philosophy takes place.

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Occupy Wall Street Anniversary: Why OWS Still Very Much Matters in Local Politics, One Year Later

Occupy Wall Street Anniversary: Why OWS Still Very Much Matters in Local Politics, One Year Later

Jason Prechtel in Occupy Wall Street 8 months ago

The media coverage of Occupy Wall Street's one-year anniversary will focus on criticism and today's rallies. But what's really important is what they've done and what they will do in the future.

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