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Occupy Wall Street

An image projected on a building as part of Projection Napping.

Always let sleeping giants lie — even on the sides of buildings

Arts

An art collective called Dawn of Man is no stranger to projecting huge images on the sides of buildings and other big urban structures. This time, they’re using images of people sleeping for a project called Projection Napping, hoping to to remind people that you can still find peace in the city.

What about your police?

New York City’s hijacked hashtag launches a global conversation on police brutality

Conflict & Justice
What about your police?

New York City’s hijacked hashtag launches a global conversation on police brutality

Conflict & Justice

‘The Protester’ named Time magazine’s Person of the Year

Global Politics

Occupy Wall Street protesters take to vacant, foreclosed homes

Business, Economics and Jobs

VIDEO: UC-Davis police officers placed on administrative leave following pepper spray incident

Global Politics

Two University of California Davis protesters are on administrative leave, Chancellor Linda Katehi is under fire and many are outraged after an incident where a row of peaceful protesters, inspired by Occupy Wall Street, were doused with pepper spray on the university’s campus.

VIDEO: New York Police evict Occupy Wall Street protesters from Zucotti Park

Global Politics

After nearly two months, the New York Police swept into Zucotti Park Tuesday night, ordering Occupy Wall Street protesters to leave the park with their belongings, or be arrested. About 150 protesters were taken into police custody.

Is this the end (or the beginning?) of the Occupy Wall Street protests?

Global Politics

Many conservatives are taking signs of tension and disorganization as indication that the Occupyn Wall Street movements are coming to a close. But for many liberals, this is just a reorganization of the beginning.

Tahrir Square protester draws similarities, critiques Occupy Wall Street movement

Global Politics

Though their protests share some striking similarities, there are clear differences between the Occupy Wall Street protest and those in Egypt’s Tahrir Square. Among them? The Egyptians are much better at marketing.

New York protests spread to Washington, Boston, Los Angeles

Global Politics

Over 700 protesters from the Occupy Wall Street movement were arrested on Saturday as thousands marched across the Brooklyn Bridge in New York.