Police State Blues “Our rights do not end where the caprice of authoritarian bullies begins.” By Phil Rockstroh March 19, 2012 “Information Clearing House” — At mid-evening, on Saturday, March 17, upon the six-month anniversary of the occupation of Zuccotti Park in Lower Manhattan, the NYPD — because the department suffered no [...]
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Occupy Wall Street protesters set for Zuccotti Park showdown Occupy Wall Street protesters begin a clear-up of Zuccotti Park in New York ahead of enforcement action by the park’s owners. Photograph: Bebeto Matthews/AP Protesters in New York are preparing for a confrontation with police, as the owners of the park order a ‘clear-up’ [...]
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‘Occupy Wall Street‘: A media blackout? Protesters take on Wall Street and battle to get themselves heard in the mainstream media. Has the spirit of the Arab Spring come to Wall Street, or are the protesters just anarchists looking for trouble? It started in Lower Manhattan. A handful of protesters [...]
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