Occupy Wall Street

Why Is The FBI Harassing Tar Sands Protesters In Washington and Oregon?

In August 2014, two activists with the environmentalist group Rising Tide spent a week riding the backwoods highways of Idaho monitoring a megaload—a big rig hauling equipment for processing tar-sands oil that’s wide enough to take up two lanes of road, too high to fit under a freeway overpass, can be longer than a football […]

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Rolling Stone Article on the FBI’s Entrapment of Occupy Cleveland Activists

Rolling Stone covers the FBI’s entrapment of five activists associated with Occupy Cleveland for a plot to blow up a bridge.

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FBI Agents Raid Homes in Search of “Anarchist Literature”

When FBI and Joint Terrorism Task Force agents raided activist homes in the Northwest, they were in search of “anti-government or anarchist literature.”

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BREAKING: FBI and JTTF Raid Multiple Homes, Grand Jury Subpoenas in Portland, Olympia, Seattle

Multiple homes raided and grand jury subpoenas issued in Portland, Olympia, and Seattle.

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3 NATO Protesters Charged With “Terrorism” in Chicago — Identical to Other FBI Plots

Three activists who traveled to Chicago for mass protests against NATO have been arrested and charged with “terrorism” in a case that is representative of a pattern of government misconduct.

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Occupy Movement Challenges ALEC’s Corporate Influence on Legislation

The Occupy Movement protests a secretive lobby group called the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, that helps corporate interests literally write our laws.

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Top 10 Blog Posts of 2011: A Look at Occupy Wall Street, and the Corporate Backlash Against Protest

In 2011, we saw two clear, sweeping trends regarding protest movements, and the corporate backlash against them. Before we get to that, though, take a look at the 10 most popular stories of 2011: 10) Tim DeChristopher Sentenced — What’s Next for the Environmental Movement? 9) New Lawsuit Challenges the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act as Unconstitutional 8) Supreme Court […]

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Our Hen House Interview: Will Potter on Grassroots Activism and Occupy Wall Street

I had the pleasure of speaking with Jasmin Singer and Mariann Sullivan on their podcast, Our Hen House. It was a great discussion! We talked about why animal activists should join Occupy Wall Street, the possible resurgence of ag-gag bills, and the importance of vibrant, grassroots activism. Here’s an excerpt:

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5 Reasons Why Environmentalists and Animal Activists Should Occupy Wall Street

City by city, it’s growing. If you have been watching the rise of Occupy Wall Street from the sidelines, maybe it’s because you’re not sure if you’re part of the “99 percent” or maybe it’s because you just have other things to do. Here’s the thing: This is bigger than one person, one issue, or […]

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