Occupy Wall Street
Seattle's $15 Minimum Wage Plan Is Probably Not Going to Crash Its Economy
Some writers have been wringing their hands about how the minimum wage hike in Seattle will spell doom, but we should be celebrating instead of panicking.
Occupy Wall Street Activist Cecily McMillan Found Guilty of Assault After Being Beaten by the Police
The 25-year-old grad student's story is a grim, bizarre postscript to the Occupy story—you can't help but think that the authorities were out to make an example of her.
Cecily McMillan’s Guilt: Injustice at Its Most Basic
McMillan, whose case is representative of Occupy’s downfall, has been assailed and dragged through the bureaucratic mud.
Is Seattle's Socialist City Council Member Going to Show Us How to Ditch the Two-Party System?
Sawant's proud left-wing views have earned her massive grassroots support—a show of force that has turned heads among local insiders.
Disastrous #myNYPD Twitter Campaign Backfires Hilariously
Twitter users reacted to the NYPD's new social media campaign by posting images of police brutality rather than smiling cops.
Everyone's Tweeting Photos of Police Brutality Thanks to a Failed NYPD Hashtag
The cops launched a trending topic about how awful they are.
The Case That Could Rock the Occupy Movement
Cecily McMillan faces up to seven years in jail on charges of assaulting a police officer, sending a chilling message to Occupy protesters.
The OccupyWallSt.Org Founder Wants to Replace Government with the Tech Industry
According to the WhiteHouse.gov petition, Google's Eric Schmidt would become CEO of the nation.
Two Years Later, Where Is Occupy's Internet?
Catching up with Isaac Wilder, who we first met during the height of Occupy actions as he and a small band of hackers set out to build the people's Internet.
Two Years Later, Where Is Occupy's Internet?
Last we checked, Isaac Wilder, who heads up the Free Network Foundation (FNF), had woven himself and the FNF's vision of an open-access network into the Occupy movement. With Google Fiber's expansion moving quickly, and the web turning 25 this week, it...
Three Things Humanity Needs to Do to Survive the Apocalypse
Apocalypse buff Annalee Newitz has some advice if we want to avoid an untimely end.