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1 October 2011 — — williambowles.info

Mike Krieger on #OccupyWallStreet: “Rebellion Has Arrived In America”
ampedstatus.org Today
Editor’s note: Mike has supported the occupation of Liberty Park since June. He was disappointed it was taking so long for his fellow NYCers to stand up. Now that we have, here’s Mike’s take on it: ‘I will be the first to admit that I faded the whole idea of this ‘Occupy Wall Street’ protest. I had already seen several failed attempts at protest in NYC come and go and I just sadly assumed the spirit of that once great city had died forever. I am extraordinarily happy to report that I was wrong.’

Video: Occupy Wall Street 10.01.11
The Wild Wild Left – Front Page Today at 17:07

Lee Camp: The TRUTH About The #OccupyWallStreet Protests (Video)
ampedstatus.org Today at 16:56
Editor’s Note: Lee Camp has been supporting #OccupyWallStreet efforts since June. He helped make Liberty Park happen!

Lee: In today’s episode I ask ‘Who’s REALLY involved in the Occupy Wall Street protests? Where are these people coming from? When will it end?’”

‘Occupy Wall Street’ Movement Grows
Consortiumnews.com Today at 16:35
The economic distress caused by out-of-control Wall Street greed finally has prompted a dramatic public response in the form of protesters occupying a park in the Financial District of New York City. Slowly, the movement has attracted broader support, reports Danny Schechter.  By Danny Schechter There was a rumor on Friday that the band Radiohead would be dropping by the #Occupy Wall Street encampment. They had just been on ‘The Colbert Report’ and their fan base is huge among the very…”

Transport Workers Union Local 100, “Why TWU Local 100 Is Supporting Occupy Wall Street”
MRZine.org Today at 16:22
The Transport Workers Union Local 100 applauds the courage of the young people on Wall Street who are dramatically demonstrating for what our position has been for some time: the shared sacrifice preached by government officials looks awfully like a one-way street. Workers and ordinary citizens are putting up all the sacrifice, and the financiers who imploded our economy are getting away scot-free, increasing their holdings and bonuses. Young people face a bleak future with high unemployment, and minimum wage jobs. Public sector workers face Mayors and Governors who demand massive wage and benefits givebacks or face thousands of layoffs. That’s not bargaining. That’s blackmail.”

Video: Occupy Together / Occupy Wall Street Open Thread
The Wild Wild Left – Front Page Today at 16:13″

VIDEO: Wall St protest march on police
BBC News Today at 16:13
Some 2,000 people have marched on Manhattan’s main police station as part of the Occupy Wall Street protest movement.”

Occupy Wall Street: Big banks do nothing but big bangs
Russiatoday.ru Today at 15:47
Protests in New York highlighting the plight of the US economy and slamming the corporations behind it are not going away, at least until the end of winter. As unions join in, the ‘Occupy Wall Street’ movement seems to…”

The Wall Street Journal Changes Their Name
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Occupy Wall Street spreads across America
Mathaba News Briefing (Alerts)Today at 04:01
Demonstrators opposed to corporate profits on Wall Street march in the Financial District on September 26, 2011 New York City. Hundreds of activists affiliated with the ‘Occupy Wall Street’ demonstrations have begun living in a park in the Financial District near Wall Street.”

Crowds swell Wall Street protests
BBC News Today at 02:49
Some 2,000 people march on New York’s police HQ in the largest protest yet under the banner Occupy Wall Street, amid rumours of an appearance by Radiohead.

30 September 2011

What’s New: Airline Pilots Join “Occupy Wall Street” Protest
Socialist Project Yesterday at 20:30

For almost two weeks, protesters have been rallying in New York’s financial district under the name ‘Occupy Wall Street.’ Some demonstrators have said they were against Wall Street greed, others say they are protesting global warming and still others say they are protesting ‘the man.’ United and Continental Airlines pilots protested an ongoing dispute with management.”

Are We Witnessing the Start of a Global Revolution?
The Greanville Post Yesterday at 18:57
North Africa and the Global Political Awakening, Part 1by Andrew Gavin Marshall”

Occupy Wall Streets gets support from unions
Russiatoday.ru Yesterday at 17:20
With protests being held in solidarity slated to begin all across the country this weekend, the Occupy Wall Street movement is gaining momentum.”

Sheared by the Shorts: How Speculators Fleece Investors
Dissident Voice Yesterday at 16:00 Ellen Hodgson Brown
Unrestrained financial exploitations have been one of the great causes of our present tragic condition. — President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1933″

The Nuts and Bolts of Occupy Wall Street
Dissident VoiceYesterday at 16:00Pham Binh
On day 12 of Occupy Wall Street (OWS), I helped moderate a meeting of the ‘open source’ OWS working group by keeping a list of speakers and co-chairing. I am not sure what the open source group is supposed to do exactly, but I decided to attend this meeting after watching a middle-aged man call in the General Assembly for developing demands and goals on the OWS live feed and people in the crowd telling him the open source working group was tasked with this.”

Inside Occupy Wall Street: A Tour of Activist Encampment at the Heart of Growing Protest
Democracy Now!Yesterday at 13:47
Hundreds continue to camp out in a park in Manhattan’s Financial District for the ‘Occupy Wall Street’ protest. The encampment got a boost this week when one of New York City’s largest unions, the Transit Workers Union, announced its backing. In this report ,Democracy Now! producer Mike Burke gets a tour of the private park, open to the public, that people have occupied, and and speaks with demonstrators, including a woman who was pepper sprayed by New York City Police Department Deputy Inspector Anthony Bologna last Saturday. Special thanks to Hany Massoud. [Transcript to come. Check back soon.]”

Video: Nobody Can Predict The Moment Of Revolution (Occupy Wall Street)
William Bowles.info Yesterday at 09:40
Now in the 12th day of occupation the video gives us a real sense of the strength of feeling, mostly by young people.”

Report from the Frontlines: The Long Road to #OccupyWallStreet and the Origins of the 99% Movement
David DeGraw Yesterday at 05:46
Cross-posted from AmpedStatus.com By David DeGraw How Anonymous, AmpedStatus, the NYC General Assembly, US Day of Rage, Adbusters and Thousands of Individual Actions Led to the Occupation of Liberty Park and the Birth of a Movement As the occupation of Wall Street moves into its third week, there are many questions about the organizers behind the ongoing protests […]