It’s the first anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, and the police are out in force.
Our reporters are on the street, and they’ve got some super-intense photos and dispatches. Check ‘em out in real-time.
Anonymous Project Mayhem 2012 | Leak it ALL
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On the 10 days that go from 12-12-2012 to 12-21-2012,
the World will see an unprecedented amount of Corporate, Financial, Military and State leaks that will have been secretly gathered by millions of CONSCIENTIOUS citizens, vigilantes, whistle blowers and insiders worldwide, dormant cells of a global ‘Fight Club’ from all countries, patiently waiting for the time to SWARM the Egregor’s Consciousness in perfect synchrony.
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Occupy London is occupying @ Bank of England, outside the Royal exchange. 2 to 300 folks initially, police kettling, then arresting people one by one, apparently 20 protesters still on the steps; there are reports of coppers punching people.
There was just a bit of a skirmish in downtown Oakland. Tear gas, arrests, injuries. Our man on the ground @joshharkinson reports that it all started when the Oakland police tackled this woman riding a bike down Broadway. Follow our May Day coverage for the latest.
Occupy Washington: Meet 10 House and Senate candidates for the 99 percent.
(This dude with the hat is, sadly, not one of them.)
An official removes a mask placed on a statue of Britain’s Queen Anne at the ‘Occupy’ camp outside St Paul’s Cathedral in London February 27, 2012.
Credits: REUTERS/Toby Melville
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The statue of Civil War Major General James McPherson, adorned with a Guy Fawkes mask, is seen in McPherson Square in Washington January 31, 2012. [REUTERS/Gary Cameron]
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The statue of Civil War Major General James McPherson, adorned with a Guy Fawkes mask, is seen in McPherson Square in Washington January 31, 2012. [REUTERS/Gary Cameron]
Read more: Bid to halt no-camping rule for DC protesters denied
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Protesters break through a fence to escape and resume their march on Saturday, after being blocked on all sides by the Oakland PD. Check out Mark Murrmann’s gripping photo essay on the showdown at Frank Ogawa Plaza.
As I waited in line to be processed and transported to jail, Ho approached me with an officer who had released her from custody. The two explained to my arresting officer that I was with the media. "Oh, he's with the media?" the officer replied, although I had already repeatedly told him as much and my credentials had been plainly visible all night. He appeared ready to release me, until a nearby officer piped in, without explanation: "He's getting arrested."
MoJo’s Gavin Aronsen writes about being arrested by the Oakland PD on Saturday night while covering an Occupy protest—despite making clear to officers that he was a credentialed reporter. Unfortunately for the Oakland PD, reporters who are arrested for reporting things have an unusually high recidivism rate.
As if you needed another reason to be skeptical of a Harvard B-school grad running for president:
GAFFNEY, S.C. — More than two decades ago, Mitt Romney’s business venture came to town with a bounty of highly anticipated manufacturing jobs. The new plant, just past the gas station off Interstate 85, needed skilled workers to churn out thousands of photo albums.
Four years later, the Holson Burns Group Inc. — the company controlled by Romney’s Bain Capital LLC — closed the factory and laid off about 150 workers. Some jobs were sent north, where months later many of those were also eliminated. Other operations went overseas.
But Bain walked away with millions in profits…
— “As Romney’s Firm Profited in SC, Jobs Disappeared.” A must-read.
Will Occupy Shut Down All West Coast Ports?
Occupy Oakland, joined by many other occupations from the West Coast and elsewhere, plans for this Monday a large port blockade: West Coast Port Shut Down.
So You Want to Buy an Election?
If you have a ton of cash and a political agenda, it’s easier than ever to make powerful friends and influence people. Here’s a handy how-to guide to the complex, cash-drenched world of federal campaign finance.
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It’s proved impossible for me to get this shot of former Philadelphia Police Cpt. Ray Lewis being arrested, published anywhere. I was adamantly rebuffed by the Philadelphia Inquirer, NYT, local NY papers, and Newsweek, before even looking at the photograph. One of the only published photos of this paradoxical and intense event is located here at the NYC Observer:
http://www.observer.com/2011/11/former-philadelphia-police-captain-ray-lewis-arrested-ows/
Glad this photo saw the light of day.
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"Preacherlike, the president draws the crowd into a call-and-response. 'Do you think the millionaire ought to pay more in taxes than the bus driver,' he demands, 'or less?' The crowd, sounding every bit like the protesters from Occupy Wall Street, roars back: 'MORE!' The year was 1985. The president was Ronald Wilson Reagan."
Run, don’t walk, to read Tim Dickinson’s “How the GOP Became the Party of the Rich” at Rolling Stone.
