Organizers of “Blockupy”, a movement reminiscent of “Occupy Wall Street” in 2011, said their Frankfurt rally had demonstrated resistance against the “Europe-wide austerity dictate” of institutions such as the European Central Bank (ECB) and the EU. Police squads totaling some 5,000 had removed a protest camp outside the ECB on Wednesday and temporarily detained some [...]
They’ve yet to permanently occupy Wall Street, but the downtown protesters sure are occupying the bathrooms around their Zuccotti Park encampment. However ideologically all-over-the place the ongoing demonstrations for social change may be, the protesters are on the same page when it comes to knowing where to take showers and relieve themselves. “Bathrooms are sort [...]
For almost a week, Nate Grant has sat cross-legged on a wall at the Occupy Wall Street encampment, holding a cardboard sign that bears his scrawled grievance: “Students Ought Not Be a Means of Profit.” Strangers have harangued him: “Get a job, you commie.” Tourists have photographed him. Others have stopped to engage in existential [...]
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