From 1917 to 2011... Look How Far We've ComeBy Shannon MoutonSuffragists being arrested (c) 1917Greenboro Sit-in 1963Civil Rights marchers hosed 1963 (video)Kent State student protesters 1970UC, Davis protesters 2011 (video)When will it end?... Read More

Video: Disparities in Media Coverage for Occupy Wallstreet MovementBy: Ryan DuncanThe Occupy Wall Street movement has been going on for months now and this week, we began to see a crack down on many of the Occupy Wall Street camps across the country. From Zuccotti Park, to... Read More

Spying on Americans - Where Do We Draw The Line?By: Ryan DuncanIn New York, the Handschu rules place limits on surveillance. In the wake of Sept. 11, 2001, a judge loosened the law, technically allowing police to infiltrate any group. The namesake of the Handschu rules says it shouldn't be... Read More

A Protest Song For Occupy Wall StreetPerformed last night to an audience that included President Obama. From the Honolulu Star-Advertiser: Slack-key celebrity Makana used his performance at an APEC dinner last night at the Hale Koa Hotel as an opportunity to get his pro-Occupy Wall Street movement views out to... Read More

We are the 90%By: Llenda Jackson-LeslieWe’ve all heard of the 99%. Most of us are in the 99%-- in New York there’s also the 90% that’s the percentage of New Yorkers who are stopped for no good reason whatsoever and are innocent of any crime or suspected criminal act or... Read More

  By Shannon Mouton The 99% are frustrated, fed-up and downright angry. They are angry for several reasons, We are the 99 percent. We are getting kicked out of our homes. We are forced to choose between groceries and rent. We are denied quality medical care. We are suffering from environmental pollution. We are... Read More

See Something, Say SomethingBy: Ryan DuncanWe've been following the Occupy Wall Street protests around the country and the world, and are inspired by the passion and bravery of these Americans who have seen injustice and decided to stand up and do something about it. So often, we are accustomed to... Read More

Occupy Wall Street—A Timeline The Occupy Wall Street protest, which began in September as a small encampment of mostly young activists with more emotion than clearly stated objectives, was mostly ignored by the media. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the protests quickly became a subject of ridicule. But then something happened: Occupy... Read More

Video: 'Occupy Wallstreet Protesters' WON'T Go Away!By: Ryan Duncan If you've been following all the OccupyWallStreet news from around the country, you probably heard about NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg's failed attempts to "temporarily" move all the protesters in order for the park they've been occupying to be cleaned. However, the Mayor... Read More

Go Forth And OccupyBy: Shannon Mouton     @ShannonRenee  "Occupy____" seems to be popping up all over the United States and Canada, yes, our presumably docile neighbor to the north has awakened.  The original, OccupyWallStreet, is still going strong and OccupyDC doesn't ... Read More

Committed People Move a Message By Nicole Hayes For more than three weeks, Americans have witnessed a collective increase of committed people joining in a movement to highlight wealth inequality in the United States. “Occupy Wall Street,” which protests corporate tax avoidance and Wall Street bailouts,... Read More