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NEW YORK  — Protesters plan to “occupy” courthouses in more than 100 cities across the U.S. on Friday to protest a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that removed most limits on corporate and labor spending in federal elections. SEE ALSO: Tea Party Leaders To Endorse Newt The grassroots coalition, called Move to Amend, said the […]

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War: An organized, armed, and often a prolonged conflict that is carried on between states, nations, or other parties. SEE ALSO: Gingrich Caught In Race-Baiting Catch Terrorism: The French word terrorisme in turn derives from the Latin verb terreō meaning “I frighten.” Although “terrorism” originally referred acts committed by a government, currently it usually refers […]

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After facing some criticism for being involved in the Occupy Wall Street movement despite his capitalist credentials, including his debit card, The Rush Card, Russell Simmons has defended himself in an open letter to The Huffington Post. Simmons had been criticized by NewsOne blogger, Ryan Mack who called him “officially part of the 1%” and […]

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Despite the fact that African Americans have been hit harder by the recession than white people, African Americans are not participating in the Occupy Wall Street movement at the same rate as white people. Despite the fact that African Americans are more than 12% of the country, according to a Fast Company survey, they only […]

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Former Obama Green Energy Czar and progressive political activist Van Jones is starting his own movement. See also: Super Committee Fails, but American People Win Riding the wave of the Occupy movement, Jones’ the American Dream Movement, a coalition of hundreds of progressive organizations, formed to become what Jones describes as the open-source brand of […]

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On Tuesday’s visit to New Hampshire, President Barack Obama’s jobs speech was interrupted by protesters affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement. While the movement members used their “human microphone” technique, members of the audience booed. Notably, Obama sided with the protesters, saying “It’s OK.” The Washington Post reports what happened next: Then he directly […]

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This is part one of a three-part series exploring the demographics, opinions and challenges of black Americans who are part of the “black 1 percent” — the top earning black households in the U.S. CNBC’s Shartia Brantley is a regular contributor to theGrio. The Occupy movement has stretched far beyond the borders of Wall Street […]

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Video has surfaced online of a police officer pepper spraying students from the University of California Davis who were conducting a peaceful protest on campus. The video has led the chancellor of the university to call for an official investigation. See Also: Explore The Great Town Of Los Angeles, California “The use of the pepper […]

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A single mother from Detroit is organizing an effort to bring the concerns of people of color to the global Occupy Wall Street movement. Ife Johari Uhuru, 35, is one of two core organizers behind “Occupy the Hood.” I’m a single mom, a small business owner, a daughter, a neighbor. I have a lot of […]

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The Occupy movement has thinned out across the country after several raids have occurred to ban overnight camping in several cities. In New York City, the Occupy Wall Street headquarters at Zuccotti Park thinned considerably overnight after a judge ruled that the ejected protesters could return but without their camping equipment and tarps. Police even […]

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Gang affiliations are oftentimes set in stone, with members choosing sides and vowing to remain loyal to their selected group. But two members of the infamously rival gangs the Bloods and the Crips have put aside their differences in favor of one common cause: Occupy Atlanta. According to an article written by Occupy Atlanta participant Tim […]

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African Americans are more likely to support the Occupy Movement compared to other Americans, a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/theGrio.com poll reports. According to the poll, 45 percent of African Americans support the Occupy Movement as compared to 32 percent of all Americans. The Grio Reports: Americans would like to see the Obama administration improve oversight of Wall […]