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Watchdog targets mayors: Stop harassing journalists covering Occupy protests

By | 11.16.11 | 2:07 pm | More from The Colorado Independent

As has been widely reported, police crackdowns on the Occupy movement in cities across the country have extended beyond the protesters to include attacks on journalists as a way to stanch news of police action. Ten reporters were arrested in New York when police cleared Zuccotti Park on Tuesday, More…

Occupy Detroit is acquiring office space, housing

By | 11.14.11 | 3:17 pm | More from The Michigan Messenger

Members of Occupy Detroit have worked with local businesses to secure a multi-story office building, a store front for sign-making, a warehouse, and a renovated 50-unit hotel that will serve as housing for protesters.

VIDEO: Digital rights activists target Klobuchar

By | 11.14.11 | 12:45 pm | More from The Minnesota Independent

In ads that will run on cable throughout the week, digital rights activist groups criticize Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar for support of the Commercial Felony Streaming Act, which they say would throttle internet freedom to protect profits for entertainment companies.

Occupy Atlanta mobilizes to block foreclosure of policeman’s home

By | 11.10.11 | 4:37 pm | More from The Michigan Messenger

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This week the Occupy Atlanta protesters found a way to protest economic injustice that may build allies within the local law enforcement community.

Federal labor board finds sandwich maker illegally threatened and fired employees backing union

By | 11.10.11 | 9:01 am | More from The Minnesota Independent

The National Labor Relations Board issued a complaint Wednesday finding that Twin Cities Jimmy John’s owned by MikLin Enterprises unlawfully threatened, disciplined and terminated workers for engaging in union activities.

The complaint about the sandwich shop stems from a March incident where six supporters of the International Workers of the More…

Occupy Grand Rapids, Michigan to protest privatization of veterans’ care

By | 11.09.11 | 1:08 pm | More from The Michigan Messenger

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Members of Occupy Grand Rapids are planning to spend Friday protesting state plans to privatize careworker positions at the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans.

Conservative PAC attacks Democrats, Obama by linking them to Occupy Wall Street

By | 11.09.11 | 10:19 am | More from The Minnesota Independent

The Campaign to Defeat Obama, a political action committee with ties to the Republican Party and the Tea Party Express, has launched a campaign linking Democratic Party lawmakers and President Obama to the Occupy Wall Street movement, which is depicted by the organization as “violent mobs.”

Ellison: Occupy Wall Street is mad because people got ripped off

By | 11.07.11 | 2:41 pm | More from The Minnesota Independent

In the wake of the Occupy Wall Street movement, U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) released a video last week calling on members of Congress to help people get a “fair shake and a good job” by putting the economy back in order.

Bachmann: ‘Obama and Occupy Wall Street need to stop blaming job creators’

By | 11.04.11 | 2:32 pm | More from The Minnesota Independent

In the past few days, presidential contender Michele Bachmann has pushed back against the idea that the rich are to blame for the country’s unhealthy economy.

650,000 join credit unions four weeks ahead of Bank Transfer Day

By | 11.04.11 | 12:46 pm | More from The Minnesota Independent

As the social media-sparked Bank Transfer Day approaches, the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) reports that over 650,000 people have joined credit unions in the last four weeks.