Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain shot down the efforts of the Occupy Wall Street protesters Thursday, telling them to “go home and get a job and a life” while speaking to a crowd in Arkansas. The former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza made the comments in response to more than a dozen Occupy protesters who were […]
Its statement is simple and stark. “We, the undersigned writers and all who will join us, support Occupy Wall Street and the Occupy Movement around the world.” The undersigned so far include Salman Rushdie, Neil Gaiman, Lemony Snicket, Russell Banks, Jennifer Egan, Barbara Ehrenreich, Eve Ensler, Naomi Klein, Jonathan Lethem, Ann Patchett, David Rakoff, Donna […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Unions and community groups joined massive protests against Wall Street greed. A handful of demonstrators began the movement they call “Occupy Wall Street” last month – and now the number is in the thousands. Cleveland just recently has joined the movement to rail against corporate greed. People showed up to take part in […]
The Occupy Wall Street movement has taken over America, and even right here in Cleveland. Our own afternoon host, author and activist Michael Baisden recently visited lower Manhattan to interview several of the protesters. Baisden, known to support the social issues that affects our communities, hosts “The Michael Baisden Show” weekdays from 3pm to 7pm […]
Talib Kweli is the latest musician to offer his support to the Occupy Wall Street movement. He showed up at New York’s Liberty Plaza Thursday night for an a cappella, spoken-word style performance. Previously, Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel and Michael Franti entertained the crowd into the night. Kweli ended his set by leading […]
Talib Kweli is the latest musician to offer his support to the Occupy Wall Street movement. He showed up at New York’s Liberty Plaza Thursday night for an a cappella, spoken-word style performance. Previously, Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel and Michael Franti entertained the crowd into the night. WATCH part of Kweli’s performance: Source: […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Unions and community groups joined massive protests against Wall Street greed. A handful of demonstrators began the movement they call “Occupy Wall Street” last month – and it’s been growing ever since. Now, Cleveland has joined the movement to rail against corporate greed. Over 100 people showed up to take part […]
NEW YORK — More than 700 protesters demonstrating against corporate greed, global warming and social inequality, among other grievances, were arrested Saturday after they swarmed the Brooklyn Bridge and shut down a lane of traffic for several hours in a tense confrontation with police. The group Occupy Wall Street has been camped out in a […]