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Nicole Colson

Arrests won’t stop us in Chicago

Despite the mass arrest of Occupy Chicago protesters, the new movement for the "99 percent" won't be deterred.

October 17, 2011
Report

Reports from Occupy: 10/17

Look here for regularly updated news of the Occupy movement. In this round-up: Seattle; Oakland, Calif.; Charlotte, N.C.; Philadelphia, Burlington, Vt.

October 17, 2011
Obrero Socialista

Intensificando la lucha

El movimiento Ocupa Wall Street muestra el generalizado deseo de cambio--y el sentimiento de que es tiempo de que todos nosotros hagamos algo al respecto.

October 14, 2011
Wall Street occupiers march on Columbus Day
Roundtable

What the occupation means to me

Participants in Occupy Wall Street talk about what's inspired them about the protests--and what they hope for the movement's future.

October 14, 2011
Eric Ruder, Danny Katch and David Judd

Mobilization saves Occupy Wall Street

Faced with thousands of people who mobilized overnight in protest, New York City officials backed down from a threat to evict Occupy Wall Street.

October 14, 2011
Eric Ruder

Bringing the struggle home

Activists are organizing to "Occupy the Hood" and bring more Black and Latino voices into the struggle for justice.

October 13, 2011
Danny Katch

Watching the One Percent squirm

The ideological defenders of the One Percent are scrambling to figure out how to slam the Occupy protests.

October 13, 2011
Tens of thousands gathered for a demonstration against Wall Street greed
Editorial

Stepping up the struggle

The Occupy Wall Street movement is showing the widespread desire for change--and the sentiment that it's time for all of us to do something about it.

October 12, 2011
Keith Rosenthal and Elizabeth Schulte

We will be here tomorrow

Police attacked the Occupy Boston encampment early on October 11, arresting more than 100 peaceful protesters.

October 12, 2011
Nurses bring their solidarity to Occupy Wall Street
Lee Sustar

Same struggle, same fight

A Chicago union demonstration highlighted the growing connections between organized labor and the Occupy Wall Street protest movement.

October 11, 2011
Doug Singsen

Autonomous zone on Wall Street?

The Occupy movement is spurring debates about activist strategies, including whether we can "prefigure" a future society in the present one.

October 11, 2011
Obrero Socialista

Todos contra Wall Street

El apoyo sindical a Ocupa Wall Street puede dar al movimiento un nuevo poder social.

October 7, 2011
Elizabeth Schulte

Occupy comes to your town

The message of Occupy Wall Street--that it's time for the bosses to pay--is contagious, so it's no surprise activists are duplicating it around the U.S.

October 7, 2011
Members of District Council 37 march as part of the Occupy Wall Street protest
Danny Katch

Labor’s show of solidarity

Tens of thousands of protesters from all walks of life marched through Manhattan yesterday to proclaim, "We are the 99 percent!"

October 6, 2011
Members of Transit Workers Union Local 100 address the crowd at the Occupy Wall Street encampment
Editorial

Making common cause against Wall Street

Unions are weighing in on the side of the Occupy Wall Street protests--a burgeoning labor-left alliance that can take the struggle to a new stage.

October 5, 2011
Sherry Wolf

See you on October 5

Some of New York's biggest unions are on board for a rally and march in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street protests.

October 4, 2011
Participants in the occupation of Wall Street march toward the Brooklyn Bridge
Danny Katch

Turning up the heat on Wall Street

Police arrested over 700 Occupy Wall Street protesters on the Brooklyn Bridge, but that didn't stop the spreading enthusiasm for the movement.

October 3, 2011
Wall Street occupiers gather for a general assembly
Lee Sustar

Raising the voice of protest

With mainstream politics dominated by austerity, unemployment and endless war, a new struggle is saying "Enough."

September 30, 2011
Doug Singsen and Will Russell

A spotlight on Wall Street greed

An ongoing occupation near Wall Street is gaining growing attention as an expression of anger against the power of the bankers.

September 28, 2011
Tom Larsen

Showdown at Suncadia

Some 200 activists turned out as the Association of Washington Business held its annual policy summit at the Suncadia resort.

September 26, 2011