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By Drew Grant 8/27/12 9:00am

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Occupy Psychiatry Rally: OWS Faction Seeks to End Tyranny of Mental Health Organizations

You know, come to think of it, it has been a while since we thought to ourselves, “Wow, those Occupy kids are kind of crazy.” And not like, Zombie March crazy, or even over-zealous hippie crazy. We’re talking full-on “proving The New York Post right about the mentally ill overtaking Zuccotti Park” kind of crazy.

Maybe it’s because, almost one year after OWS became a media sensation, the news cycle has moved on to bigger stories, like the upcoming presidential election, or how sad Robert Pattinson is feeling today. But just because they aren’t as visible doesn’t mean that members of Occupy have disappeared, or given up the fight and gone home to their parents’ houses to try to look for a job. A small(er) but vocal minority are still out there, railing against perceived injustices by the establishment against the 99 percent, in any form that might take. Like, say, the American Psychiatric Association. Read More

By Steve Huff 5/19/12 2:18pm

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Chicago Police Arrest 3 Anti-N.A.T.O. Occupy Protesters, Allege Plans to Attack Obama’s Chicago H.Q.

Three men who allegedly planned attacks on President Obama’s Chicago headquarters and the mayor’s residence have been arrested by Chicago police. Reuters reports anti-N.A.T.O. and Occupy Chicago-associated protesters Brian Church, Jared Chase and Brent Betterly were charged Friday with “conspiracy to commit terrorism, providing material support for terrorism, and possession of an explosive incendiary device.” In a report published Saturday afternoon the Associated Press said prosecutors allege the men also planned attacks on police vehicles and substations. Read More

By Steve Huff 1/28/12 11:38pm

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Occupy Oakland Erupts; Over 100 Arrested

Occupy protests in Oakland escalated into violence on Saturday, with activists throwing random objects and flares and police kettling and tear-gassing protesters in addition to making multiple arrests. Tension began growing Saturday afternoon and over the course of 3 hours ratcheted up until the Oakland Police tweeted that “unlawful assembly” had been declared. Read More

By Emily Witt 11/11/11 2:54pm

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Occupy HarperCollins Seeking Support from HarperCollins Authors

A tipster has forwarded us an e-mail that HarperCollins’s union, Local 2110 of the UAW, has been sending to writers who have published books with the company, asking the writers to sign an open letter of support. As we reported earlier, a protest at HarperCollins has been announced for next Wednesday. The e-mail, which we publish below the jump, requests support from authors in ongoing contract negotiations. Our tipster called the experience “slightly awkward.”

The contract dispute at the company predates Occupy Wall Street, but appears to be benefiting from its energy. “Essentially we have been in negotiations with them for over a year,” Eden Schulz, recording secretary at the union, told The Observer. She added that HarperCollins has been unwilling to cooperate with the union despite healthy profits. “They’re really lowballing us on wages, asking for increases in healthcare costs and trying to gut our seniority protection for our employees.” Read More

By Foster Kamer 10/31/11 6:24pm

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Kim Kardashian's Divorce Affects The Masses: Yes, People Are Holding Vigil Outside Her Store

Kim Kardashian—Brooklyn resident would-be and The Last Great Hope of Kings County—is ending her seemingly unbreakable fairy-tale marriage to basketball player Kris Humphries after the lengthy 72-day celebrity bonding, the likes of which haven’t been seen since Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, or maybe more appropriately, that time Brittney Spears eloped with that guy in Read More