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Oct 11, 2011 7:39 AM CDT

100 Arrested at Occupy Boston

Officials feared harm to nearby shrubbery

(Newser) - Police descended on the Occupy Boston protest at around 1:20am today, dispersing a second tent city that had sprung up on the Rose Kennedy Greenway, across the street from the first. A line of veterans carrying American flags tried to stand between police and the protesters, but police advanced...

Paul Krugman: Why Occupy Wall Street Protests Have Super-Rich Freaking Out

Krugman: Why Occupy Has Super-Rich Freaking Out

OPINION

Oct 10, 2011 1:57 PM CDT

Krugman: Why Occupy Has Super-Rich Freaking Out

'Plutocrats' realize their position is 'morally indefensible': Paul Krugman

(Newser) - As the Occupy Wall Street protests gain traction, we're seeing a vicious backlash from the nation's "plutocrats" and the politicians and pundits who back them up, writes Paul Krugman in the New York Times . Eric Cantor has decried the "mobs," which CNBC says are "...

Labor Unions Get Behind
Occupy Wall Street

Oct 4, 2011 8:23 AM CDT

Labor Unions Get Behind Occupy Wall Street

Union support could bring movement into the mainstream

(Newser) - First they got support from the Marines , and now labor unions are coming to back up the Occupy Wall Street protesters. A transport workers union went to court to stop the NYPD from commandeering city buses for use in transporting arrested protesters. A healthcare workers union is sending food and...

Occupy Wall Street Movement Continues, Inspires Boston and Los Angeles Demonstrations

Wall Street
Protesters
Refuse to Fade

Oct 2, 2011 5:37 PM CDT

Wall Street Protesters Refuse to Fade

They even have a makeshift hospital

(Newser) - The spirits of Wall Street protesters are apparently riding high despite yesterday's 700 arrests, the AP reports. Still camped out in New York's Financial District after more than two weeks, they're running laptops on a portable generator, eating donated food, and using a makeshift hospital. They even...

Occupy Wall Street
Lacks 'Edge' So Far

OPINION

Oct 1, 2011 8:40 AM CDT

Occupy Wall Street Lacks 'Edge' So Far

But it does show how frustrated Americans are becoming: Charles Blow

(Newser) - The protesters of Occupy Wall Street had a decent day yesterday, with about 1,000 people marching to police headquarters, reports AP . It notes, however, that false rumors of a Radiohead appearance might have helped. Which raises the question: Is this protest going to fizzle or fly? Charles Blow at...

80 Busted in
'Occupy Wall St.'

Sep 25, 2011 9:10 AM CDT

80 Busted in 'Occupy Wall St.'

NYPD cracks down on week-old protest

(Newser) - The NYPD was busily busting protesters yesterday, notching at least 80 arrests on the seventh day of protests known as "Occupy Wall Street," reports the Wall Street Journal . "On our march from Union Square the cops proceeded to use nets to round up people," said one...

Westboro to Protest
NYC Fashion Week

Sep 9, 2011 10:58 AM CDT

Westboro to Protest NYC Fashion Week

Fashion 'teaches girls to be whores': rep

(Newser) - The Westboro Baptist Church is turning its wrath on a new target: New York’s Fashion Week, apparently known to church members as the "Slutwalk extraordinaire." "The whole idea (of the) fashion industry is to make women look as whorish as possible and men look as effeminate...

BART Protesters Shut Station

Sep 9, 2011 2:23 AM CDT

BART Protesters Shut Station

20-30 people arrested in two-hour demonstration

(Newser) - New BART protests yesterday sparked another confrontation with San Francisco riot cops and shut down a key station. At least 50 protesters marched on downtown Powell Station, forcing the station to close over rush hour, reports the San Francisco Chronicle . Shouting "No justice, no peace," protesters screamed...

Daryl Hannah
Arrested at
White House
Oil Protest

Aug 30, 2011 2:30 PM CDT

Daryl Hannah Arrested at White House Oil Protest

She joins rally against proposed pipeline

(Newser) - Daryl Hannah was arrested today during a protest against a proposed new oil pipeline. Seated on a sidewalk in front of the White House, the actress refused to move despite US Park Police orders, the AP reports. She had been participating in a sit-in against the Keystone XL pipeline , which...

Anna Hazare Leaves Jail

Aug 19, 2011 8:38 AM CDT

Anna Hazare Leaves Jail

Activist tells the crowd it's time for a second revolution

(Newser) - Anna Hazare left jail today amidst a throng of supporters who cheered and tossed rose petals for India's most prominent anti-corruption activist. “Whether I live or not, corruption shall not live,” Hazare told supporters, before heading to the public square of Ramlila Maidan to begin his hunger...

Student Plotted Gas Attack
on Anti-Pope Crowd: Police

Aug 17, 2011 10:15 AM CDT

Student Plotted Gas Attack on Anti-Pope Crowd: Police

Mexican chemistry student arrested in Madrid

(Newser) - Spanish police have arrested a chemistry student suspected of planning to attack anti-pope protesters with "suffocating gases," an official said today. The pontiff is due to arrive tomorrow for a nearly four-day visit to celebrate World Youth Day, and a protest march is scheduled for this evening in...

Anonymous
Calls for
BART Protest

Aug 14, 2011 5:33 AM CDT

Anonymous Calls for BART Protest

Hackers angry over cell service disruption to prevent last week's protest

(Newser) - Tomorrow at 5pm in San Francisco's Civic Center Station. Wear red. That's the protest plan announced yesterday by hacker group Anonymous, in retaliation for the transit authority turning off cell phone service last Thursday to stop another protest, reports the San Francisco Chronicle . "In the Bay Area,...

Hyatt Turns
Heat Lamps on
Above Picketers

Jul 22, 2011 12:31 PM CDT

Hyatt Turns Heat Lamps on Above Picketers

In Chicago ... during a heat wave ...

(Newser) - Things got extra heated during an employee strike outside a Hyatt hotel in Chicago yesterday, when a manager turned on 10 heat lamps that were hanging above picketers—and left them on for nearly an hour, reports the Chicago Tribune . "This is one of the hottest days of the...

Streets Erupt as Greece
Begins Austerity Vote

Jun 29, 2011 7:47 AM CDT

Streets Erupt as Greece Begins Austerity Vote

Deep cuts expected to pass

(Newser) - Things got ugly in the streets of Athens today, as Greece’s parliament began voting on austerity measures—needed to keep the nation out of default—that looked increasingly likely to pass. Police firing tear gas fought what Reuters describes as “running battles” with protesters, who threw firebombs, rocks,...

40K Protest Economy in Madrid

Jun 20, 2011 4:17 AM CDT

40K Protest Economy in Madrid

Demonstrators from all over Spain to begin march to capital today

(Newser) - Rocked by 20%-plus unemployment and drastic cuts to social services, some 40,000 protesters took to the streets yesterday. The protests, in Madrid and around Spain, are leaderless, growing out of Facebook and other social networking sites, and riven by frustration with a deep recession and Eurozone demands for austerity....

Vietnamese
Protest China as
Tensions Rise

Jun 19, 2011 7:37 AM CDT

Vietnamese Protest China as Tensions Rise

Live-fire drills in South China Sea worsen standoff

(Newser) - Hundreds of people around Vietnam protested China today, as tensions between the two countries continue to rise, reports the AP . About 300 people chanted "Down with China" near the Chinese embassy in Hanoi, while more marched in Ho Chi Minh City and other locations. Relations have deteriorated between the...

Greek Strikers Throw
Yogurt, Firebombs

Jun 15, 2011 9:07 AM CDT

Greek Strikers Throw Yogurt, Firebombs

As police fire tear gas into crowd to push protesters away from Parliament

(Newser) - A rally of more than 20,000 protesters in Athens' Syntagma Square turned ugly today, as police fired tear gas into the crowd and protesters hurled rocks, firebombs, and even yogurt at them. There was also fighting amongst the crowd, with demonstrators clashing with a group of violent hooded youths,...

King Met With Bottle Attack
... or Warm Welcome?

conflicting reports dept.

Jun 13, 2011 12:54 PM CDT

King Met With Bottle Attack ... or Warm Welcome?

Conflicting reports surround King Abdullah's visit

(Newser) - King Abdullah II was met by either tossed bottles and stones or a warm welcome on a visit to Jordan's south today, according to conflicting reports from government officials. A security official said a crowd of youths flung objects at the monarch's motorcade in two incidents in the...

Saudi Woman
Nabbed After
Posting YouTube
Driving Video

May 23, 2011 2:21 AM CDT

Saudi Woman Nabbed After Posting YouTube Driving Video

Manal al-Sharif defies ban on female drivers

(Newser) - A Saudi woman is being detained by police after a bold YouTube protest against the ultra-conservative nation's ban on female drivers. Manal al-Sharif, 32, tools around the city of Khobar in a video posted on YouTube that's now been seen by some 600,000 fans. Sharif was busted...

'SlutWalks' Coming to America

Apr 21, 2011 2:23 PM CDT

'SlutWalks' Coming to America

Feminist phenomenon spawned in Canada goes viral

(Newser) - It all started with some ill-considered advice from a Toronto policeman. To prevent rape, he told a group of law students, “Avoid dressing like sluts.” That gaffe sparked a head-turning wave of protests dubbed “SlutWalks” in cities across Canada, in which women—some dressed in plain old...