Immigrant Rights Groups, Labor, Occupy Plan May Day Protests Immigrant Rights Groups, Labor, Occupy Plan May Day Protests
The upcoming protests have already attracted the attention of authorities—including the FBI.
Apr 29, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
Strike Debt Abolishes $1.1 Million of Medical Debt Strike Debt Abolishes $1.1 Million of Medical Debt
Sixty-two percent of all bankruptcies are due to medical debt—and Occupy activists aren’t letting the medical-industrial complex get away with it.
Mar 22, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
Occupy Hungary? [VIDEO] Occupy Hungary? [VIDEO]
March 15 marks the start of Hungary’s 1848 revolution—and protesters are once again hitting the streets for basic rights.
Mar 14, 2013 / Laura Flanders
Strike Debt Declares Healthcare Emergency: It’s a Matter of ‘Life or Debt’ Strike Debt Declares Healthcare Emergency: It’s a Matter of ‘Life or Debt’
Strike Debt, an offshoot of Occupy Wall Street, has declared actions in response to a national “healthcare emergency.”
Mar 6, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
Madrid’s Renaissance of Occupied Spaces Madrid’s Renaissance of Occupied Spaces
In all societies, in some form or another, there are young people who live in abandoned properties without the consent of the property owner: A look inside the world of Spanis...
Mar 4, 2013 / StudentNation / Julia RamÃrez Blanco and StudentNation
Occupiers Arrive in Court Over a Year After Their Boston Encampment Was Raided Occupiers Arrive in Court Over a Year After Their Boston Encampment Was Raided
“You have the right to a trial” includes the right to a speedy trial, but that hasn’t been the case for Occupy protesters in Boston.
Feb 5, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
Co-Author of New Occupy Study: Media Misled by Harping on Household Salaries Co-Author of New Occupy Study: Media Misled by Harping on Household Salaries
Professor Stephanie Luce, a co-author of a new Occupy Wall Street study, takes issue with the media harping on the high household salaries reported in the study.
Jan 30, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
Activists Stage ‘Block the Boat’ Protest Against Ship Bearing Walmart Goods From Bangladesh Activists Stage ‘Block the Boat’ Protest Against Ship Bearing Walmart Goods From Bangladesh
New Jersey protesters are holding Walmart accountable for a factory fire that killed 112 Bangladeshi workers.
Dec 18, 2012 / Josh Eidelson
Occupy the NRA Occupy the NRA
An offshoot of the Occupy Wall Street movement has responded to the Connecticut massacre, calling for gun control policies that will save lives.
Dec 17, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny
After Sandy, Learning From New Orleans: D6 and Beyond After Sandy, Learning From New Orleans: D6 and Beyond
From public housing to living wages, how can New York rebuild as a more equal, just city?
Dec 7, 2012 / Laura Flanders