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Occupy 2.0
Grungy 20-somethings full of scorn for America's financial system but unable to articulate a concrete vision for reform--that's the image most associated with...
Best of Enemies: Why Occupy Activists Are Working with New York City’s Government
Though many remain wary of the Mayor and the police department, the Occupy Wall Street movement has revitalized itself with relief work and a new moniker: Occupy...
WATCH: On First Anniversary, Occupy Wall Street Returns to Zuccotti Park
When TIME covered the first Occupy Wall Street protest on Sept. 17, 2011, there were some 3,000 demonstrators in attendance. A year later, those numbers have...
Occupy Wall Street, One Year Later: Did It Make a Difference?
A year ago today, a group of people angry about economic inequality, corporate greed and financial injustice staged a protest in Lower Manhattan’s Zuccotti Park,...
Occupy Wall Street, One Year Later: A History in Masks
On Sept. 17, 2011, members of Occupy Wall Street (OWS) started camping out in Zuccotti Park in Manhattan’s financial district, and since then the movement has...
Occupy Wall Street, One Year Later: Protesters Return to the Movement’s Roots
One year after the movement took hold in Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan, the Occupy Wall Street demonstrators took to the streets Monday to prove their message...
The Occupy Movement Makes Its Last Stand in Hong Kong
When Occupy protests sprung up on Sept. 17 last year in New York City and spread around the world, there was little surprise that they reached Hong Kong. Like...
Law School Study Alleges NYPD Overstepped its Power During Occupy Protests
A report by New York University and Fordham Law Schools studying the actions that police took in response to Occupy protests has found that the New York Police...
Barack Obama’s Occupy Wall Street Anthem
The campaign rally soundtrack is typically as stale as one of those radio stations that promises the hits from each decade. More often than not, the opening bars...
LISTEN: Occupy Wall Street Gets an Album and Everyone Is On It
Music has played an important role in the Occupy movement since the first few tents were set up in Zuccotti Park.There were the camp’s endless drum circles;...
May Day: Watch the Occupy Wall Street ‘General Strike’ Protests
The movement is calling for a “day without the 99 percent,” calling for protesters to skip work and refuse to patronize corporations to shut down commerce for...
Occupy Wall Street: Six Months In, Strength in (Small) Numbers
Regardless of the number who took to the streets to mark Occupy's half-year birthday, the movement has proven it has staying power.
The 2nd Circuit Slams Occupy Wall Street ‘Hero’ Judge Rakoff
Remember how last fall that “heroic” Manhattan-based U.S. district court judge Jed Rakoff “ripped the SEC a new one” by blocking a massive settlement the agency...
Does Occupy Wall Street Have a Future in Politics?
As Occupy Wall Street regroups for upcoming spring demonstrations, the movement has re-entered the headlines, but not for the marches and arrests seen last fall...
Occupy the SEC: Moving From the Campsite to the Weeds of Regulatory Reform
The surest way to rankle a supporter of the Occupy Wall Street movement is to repeat the common claim that the movement has no defined goals, a criticism that...
Occupy the Regulatory Open Comment Period!
There’s nothing “wrong” with protests built around placard-hoisting and park-squatting, but Occupy the SEC is definitely doing something right with its radically...
‘We’re Just Having a Great Party’: Occupy D.C. Protesters Unmoved By Eviction Deadline
Throughout Monday, Occupy members assembled near a large tarp, known as the "Tent of Dreams," bracing for a police raid that never came.
What Could a Weekend of Violence Mean for the Occupy Movement?
After a quiet start to the new year, a weekend of Occupy protests has resulted in hundreds of arrests in Oakland and accusations of police violence in London...
High Court: Occupy London Protesters Can Be Evicted from St. Paul’s Cathedral
If the protesters don't appeal the ruling — though numerous protesters have already reported they plan to — and the camp doesn't willingly move, a lawyer for the...
Occupy Wall Street Branches Out After Regaining Its Home Base
A late Wednesday afternoon seems like an odd time to protest, especially while most people are still at work. Even in Times Square, crowds were hard to come by...
