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Opinion: Blockupy Frankfurt Is a Glimmer of Hope Amid Crushing Austerity
Popular protests such as Blockupy Frankfurt offer an alternative to capitalism for those facing a life hunting through garbage cans.
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On the Eve of the NATO Summit, Is Phone Jamming Coming to Chicago?
Not only do the FBI and Secret Service have standing authority to jam cellphone signals, but they along with state and local authorities can also push for the shutdown of cell towers.
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How Green is My Occupy? Looking ahead to Rio+20
If you are an environmentalist -- the upcoming Rio+20 Conference on June 20 is a hot topic. If you are an occupier, helping these two movements merge may be your hot topic
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"Complete Victory": U.S. District Judge Blocks NDAA
A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction late Wednesday to block provisions of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act that would allow the military to indefinitely detain anyone it accuses of knowingly or unknowingly supporting terrorism.
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The Help vs. The Wherewithal
The dream of living as the rich live can blind the dreamer to economic realities.
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An Ordinary Person's Guide to Overthrowing the Corporate Elites
In order to dismantle the corporate entities that have colonized the nation, we must first recognize ourselves as colonial subjects, accept the hollowness of electoral politics and destroy the corporate structure itself.
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Keeping People in Their Homes, One Action at a Time
Many organizations have popped up with the goal of keeping people in their homes when the sheriff comes knocking.
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Eight Months On, Still Fighting Foreclosures
One of Occupy Wall Street’s enduring legacies is the Occupy Our Homes movement, which successfully managed to protect families from evictions when the government didn't seem overly concerned by an epidemic of foreclosures.
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How the 1% Hijacked Our Courts
Those at the top of the economic pinnacle have taken an ever-growing share of the nation's income, and then leveraged that haul into ever-greater political power, which they have in turn used to rewrite the rules of the market in their favor.
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Occupy Wall Street Protesters Flood Morgan Stanley Annual Shareholder Meeting
Occupy Wall Street held a day of action Tuesday, part of a larger weeklong schedule of protests that coincidentally aligns with Internet Week in New York. First up on Occupy’s agenda yesterday morning: a protest at Morgan Stanley’s annual shareholder’s meeting.
