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Michael Thomas

Dec 26, 2011 11:47 AM CST

Time to Make Wall Street Pay

Michael Thomas thinks Wall Street has destroyed America

(Newser) - At 75, novelist Michael Thomas has seen much. “If anyone asks me what has been the great American story of my lifetime, I have a ready answer,” he writes in Newsweek : “It is the corruption, money-based, that has settled like some all-enveloping excremental mist on the landscape...

Occupy
Los Angeles Protesters Can Avoid Trials...

Dec 22, 2011 11:15 AM CST

Occupy Los Angeles Protesters Can Avoid Trials...

...by taking a $355 class on free speech

(Newser) - To avoid court trials, all many arrested members of Occupy Los Angeles have to do is pay $355 … for a course on free speech. Protesters who opt to take this route will apparently learn that "the First Amendment is not absolute," as a city attorney explains, adding...

Cops Clear Occupy Denver;
Tebowing, Fires Ensue

Dec 20, 2011 10:13 AM CST

Cops Clear Occupy Denver; Tebowing, Fires Ensue

Officials extinguished fires after brief struggle with protesters

(Newser) - Fires and angry words, but only a few arrests resulted last night as Denver became the latest city to end its local Occupy protest, reports the Denver Post . Police moved in just before midnight, squaring off against the remaining 40 protesters who refused to leave. Things got a little tense...

Quote of the Year Is Occupy Wall Street's 'We Are the 99%'

And the Quote of the Year Is...

Dec 19, 2011 8:21 AM CST

And the Quote of the Year Is...

'We are the 99%' ... plus 9 more memorable utterances

(Newser) - It's been a good year for quotes inspiring, inept, and inscrutable. A Yale librarian has compiled his annual list of the year's 10 key quotations, and topping this year's selection is Occupy Wall Street's rallying cry: "We are the 99%." The runners-up:

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New York Police Arrest Occupy Protesters Entering Episcopal Church Lot

Cops Nab 50 Occupiers
Entering Church Lot

Dec 17, 2011 5:22 PM CST

Cops Nab 50 Occupiers Entering Church Lot

New York protesters seeking new camp site

(Newser) - Dozens of Occupy Wall Street protesters were arrested today after they scaled a chain-link fence or crawled under it to get to an Episcopal church-owned lot they want to use for a new camp site. Protesters used a wooden ladder to scale the fence or lifted it from below while...

America's Top
CEOs Had a
Nice Fat 2010

Dec 15, 2011 12:25 PM CST

America's Top CEOs Had a Nice Fat 2010

How nice? Their compensation jumped 27% to 40%

(Newser) - Today, in Depressing Coincidences in Journalism, we're greeted with the news that nearly 50% of Americans are living below the poverty level or very close to it—and the news that America's top CEOs saw their 2010 pay jump a crazy 27% to 40%. The latter revelation comes...

Gingrich Rips
U of Iowa
Hecklers
as '1%'

Dec 15, 2011 12:57 AM CST

Gingrich Rips U of Iowa Hecklers as '1%'

Protesters interrupt brain research talk

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich was silenced for several minutes by hecklers at the University of Iowa yesterday during a speech on the importance of brain research. Protesters slammed his "callous and arrogant attitude toward the poor" before Gingrich's supporters started shouting back. "Why don't you go back to...

Occupy Protest Partly
Shuts Down Ports

Dec 12, 2011 2:10 PM CST

Occupy Protest Partly Shuts Down Ports

Demonstrations hit California, Oregon, and Washington

(Newser) - Hundreds of Occupy Wall Street protesters turned out today for a demonstration that succeeded in partially shutting down some of the West Coast's busiest ports. Authorities closed two terminals in Portland after arresting two people with weapons who claimed to be heading for the protest, the AP reports, while...

A 7-Step Guide to
Ruining Your Life

A 7-Step Guide to Ruining Your Life

First, make sure you develop no marketable skills: Walter Russell Mead

(Newser) - If you want to emerge from college "with massive debt loads, major attitude problems, and no marketable skills," Walter Russell Mead has a 7-step plan that's sure to work. Disgusted with a recent Boston Globe column about "awesome" college courses (among them: "The Culture of...

Occupiers Shut Down
Law & Order: SVU

Dec 11, 2011 10:33 AM CST

Occupiers Shut Down Law & Order: SVU

Protesters weren't happy about Occupy-themed episode

(Newser) - Occupy Law & Order: SVU? That was the agenda of a group of more than 100 Occupy Wall Street protesters Friday, as they stormed a set for the TV show that was staged to look like their own Zuccotti Park encampment. "This is not us," said one. "...

Police Dismantle
Occupy Boston

Dec 10, 2011 7:40 AM CST

Police Dismantle Occupy Boston

Early morning eviction goes smoothly in Dewey Square

(Newser) - Occupy Boston is no more after 10 weeks. Police moved in early this morning and made quick work of dismantling what the Boston Globe called the longest continual Occupy protest in the nation. It took only about 30 minutes for police to tear down about 50 tents and begin loading...

Charlotte May Ban Occupy Protests at Dem Convention

Dec 9, 2011 5:16 PM CST

Charlotte May Ban Occupy Protests at Dem Convention

Proposal to outlaw tents already drawing controversy

(Newser) - Leaders of Charlotte, North Carolina, apparently are already worried that Occupy protests will disrupt next year's Democratic National Convention, reports the Huffington Post . The city council is considering an ordinance that would outlaw camping on public property starting in January. The mayor swears the measure is not aimed at...

NYU Plans 2 Classes on Occupy

Dec 9, 2011 9:28 AM CST

NYU Plans 2 Classes on Occupy

Undergraduates and graduate students alike can study movement

(Newser) - Occupy Wall Street 101? New York University is offering not one, but two classes on the protest movement next semester, the Wall Street Journal reports. One course will be offered to undergraduates for credit as part of the Department of Social and Cultural Analysis; the class has a rotating focus...

Occupy Boston
Holds Ground
After Eviction
Deadline

Dec 9, 2011 8:03 AM CST

Occupy Boston Holds Ground After Eviction Deadline

Police hold back as protesters party night away

(Newser) - Boston's mayor wanted Occupy protesters evicted by midnight last night, but police haven't taken action as some protesters stand their ground. Though Thomas Menino set an eviction deadline, he didn't say when the camp should be forcibly closed down, police said. "We're continuing to work...

DC Police Arrest 60
Occupy Protesters

Dec 7, 2011 5:49 PM CST

DC Police Arrest 60 Occupy Protesters

Mass demonstration snarls busy K Street in Washington

(Newser) - More than five dozen protesters upset about what they call corporate greed and the excessive influence of money in politics were arrested today after shutting down K Street in Washington. The mass demonstration snarled mid-day traffic in the nation's capital. The arrests came as demonstrators from across the country...

70 Arrested in Occupy SF Raid

Dec 7, 2011 10:30 AM CST

70 Arrested in Occupy SF Raid

San Francisco encampment cleared out

(Newser) - Another Occupy encampment was cleared out early today, as police raided Occupy SF and arrested 70 people who had been camping at Justin Herman Plaza. Protesters at the 2-month-old encampment were given five minutes to leave shortly after 1am; most did, but 30 who did not were arrested. The other...

DC Cops Bust 31 Occupiers in Spat Over Shack

Dec 5, 2011 11:12 AM CST

DC Cops Bust 31 Occupiers in Spat Over Shack

Police dismantle structure after 31 arrests

(Newser) - The final arrest tally from yesterday's Occupy DC standoff : 31. The first instance of mass arrests in that location, the clash erupted over a 15-foot-tall wood building constructed by protesters. The Washington Post reports that 15 demonstrators were arrested during the day, charged with crossing a police line, and...

Occupy DC Protesters Arrested

Dec 4, 2011 4:44 PM CST

Occupy DC Protesters Arrested

Demonstrators refuse to dismantle wood structure

(Newser) - In a rare clash between Occupy DC protesters and police, about a dozen demonstrators were arrested today. Protesters had begun constructing a two-story plywood building at McPherson Square and refused to comply when police gave them one hour to start dismantling it, the Washington Post reports. As of 3pm today,...

Occupy Richmond Defends
Tea Party in Tax Row

Dec 3, 2011 1:33 PM CST

Occupy Richmond Defends Tea Party in Tax Row

They suspect the move was 'retaliation' for criticism of mayor

(Newser) - Who says Tea Partiers and Occupiers can’t get along? Occupy Richmond has issued a statement defending the Richmond Tea Party, which the city recently said was behind on its taxes. “Given the duplicitous and violent manner in which the city government chose to raid our peaceful occupation, it...

Undercover Cops Infiltrated
Occupy LA Before Raid

Dec 3, 2011 5:41 AM CST

Undercover Cops Infiltrated Occupy LA Before Raid

About a dozen mingled among protesters to look for potential trouble

(Newser) - The Los Angeles police had nearly a dozen undercover officers mixed in with the Occupy LA protesters in the weeks before Wednesday's pre-dawn raid, gathering information about stashed weapons or other potential problems, reports the LA Times . (Confirming a story in City News Service.) None of the undercover...