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16 Nov 2012

Occupy 'people's bailout' aims to cancel millions of dollars of debt

Occupy Wall Street has launched a ‘Rolling Jubilee’ of debt cancellations, in a “people’s bailout” campaign to wipe out millions of dollars of toxic debt.
24 Dec 2011

Episcopal clergy arrested at Occupy Wall Street church protest

A retired Episcopal Church bishop and at least two other priests were arrested after they entered a fenced property owned by historic Trinity Episcopal Church.
16 Nov 2011

New York protesters vow to struggle on after eviction

Despite a court ruling that the violent eviction of Occupy Wall Street was not unlawful, New York activists say they will regroup and refuse to give up.
15 Nov 2011

Police use massive force against Occupy Wall Street camp

Early this morning police used force to clear Zuccotti Park in New York City's financial district, where Occupy Wall Street has been camped since September 2011.
9 Nov 2011

Americans believe in a fairer distribution of wealth

A strong majority (60 per cent) of Americans believe that their society would be better off if the distribution of wealth were more equal.