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Occupy Wall Street: The album

By Bob Wick, on May 15th, 2012%

On May 15, the Occupy Wall Street movement is releasing an album completely done by people involved with the protests. The producers of the 99-track compilation will contribute all proceeds to the movement in an effort to spread their message. Jason Samel, executive producer and founder of Music for Occupy, and . . . → Read More: Occupy Wall Street: The album

What We Saw at Occupy Wall Street’s May Day Protest in NYC

By Bob Wick, on May 6th, 2012%

Occupy Wall Street held a “General Strike” to commemorate May Day in New York City. Led by Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello, the “Guitarmy” of a few thousand people noisily marched 28 blocks down Fifth Avenue toward Union Square Park. Reason.tv was on the scene to speak with Morello, . . . → Read More: What We Saw at Occupy Wall Street’s May Day Protest in NYC

Celente: Washington is Wall Street, Wall Street is Washington

By Bob Wick, on November 13th, 2011%

Occupy protesters demonstrate resilience to crackdowns and cynicism in the media but it is still unclear what lies ahead for the movement. While camping out and singing songs is one thing, getting the right politicians elected quite another. The movement is unified and people are waking up to the two-party dictatorship, . . . → Read More: Celente: Washington is Wall Street, Wall Street is Washington

Occupy Oakland Video: Protester shot with rubber bullet for filming cops

By Bob Wick, on November 9th, 2011%

Video courtesy: www.youtube.com The video of an Occupy Oakland protester shot by police has been made available, showing perhaps the most outrageous act of overzealous law enforcement action in the weeks since the movement began. An unnamed protester rallying in Oakland, California last week during the city’s General Strike managed to . . . → Read More: Occupy Oakland Video: Protester shot with rubber bullet for filming cops

Gates Closed! RT inside Occupy Oakland General Strike

By Bob Wick, on November 5th, 2011%

In the US, all eyes are on Oakland now, where a rally of thousands of anti-corporate protesters paralyzed one of America’s major sea ports. That follows last week’s violent dispersal of a demonstrators’ camp by Police that saw a former US Marine being severely injured. Our correspondent, Lucy Kafanov, has been . . . → Read More: Gates Closed! RT inside Occupy Oakland General Strike

More RT footage: Riot cops tear gas Occupy Oakland strike

By Bob Wick, on November 3rd, 2011%

According to witnesses, police ringed various protester strongholds throughout the city, including a number of abandoned buildings. Once in position, they attempted to smoke them out, using flashbangs and tear gas to unnerve demonstrators. Much more serious were allegations that police were deploying rubber bullets – with reports that at least . . . → Read More: More RT footage: Riot cops tear gas Occupy Oakland strike