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Amazon Indians occupy controversial dam to demand a say
* Indians from different river basins unite to oppose dams
Meningitis, West Nile occupy U.S. health officials in 2012
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The year started in the United States with a mild flu season but ended up being marked by deadly outbreaks of fungal meningitis, West Nile virus and Hantavirus.
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Occupy Wall Street? Just defund it.
A century ago, Louis Brandeis, a distinguished Boston lawyer who would later go on to the Supreme Court, wrote a series of articles in Harper’s Weekly denouncing what he called the “financial oligarchy” on Wall Street that had effectively seized … Continue reading
Occupy Wall Street? Just defund it.
A century ago, Louis Brandeis, a distinguished Boston lawyer who would later go on to the Supreme Court, wrote a series of articles in Harper’s Weekly denouncing what he called the “financial oligarchy” on Wall Street that had effectively seized … Continue reading
Occupy movement evolves in Spain
Susana Sanz is racing through the streets holding her mobile phone in front of her like a spear. It’s just after dusk and thousands of protesters are pouring into the Plaza de las Cortes, home to Spain’s parliament. She is … Continue reading
Insight: Can Occupy Wall Street survive?
(Reuters) – More than eight months after Occupy Wall Street burst onto the global stage, decrying income inequality and coining the phrase “We are the 99 percent,” the movement’s survival and continued relevance is far from assured. Donations to the … Continue reading
Occupy the regulatory system!
NEW YORK — Occupy Wall Street has moved. Its new address: 60 Wall Street. There, inside a soaring public atrium, dreadlocked teens trade shoulder massages near the evening meditation circle. A young man holds up a sign: “You’re a Federal … Continue reading
Occupy the regulatory system!
NEW YORK — Occupy Wall Street has moved. Its new address: 60 Wall Street. There, inside a soaring public atrium, dreadlocked teens trade shoulder massages near the evening meditation circle. A young man holds up a sign: “You’re a Federal … Continue reading
Occupy the Peter G. Peterson Institute!
The Peter G. Peterson Institute is located at 1750 Massachusetts Ave, just steps from Dupont Circle. It’s a modern, glass building that is named, as you might have guessed, for its principal donor, Peter G. Peterson, the billionaire investor who … Continue reading
Police arrest 14 in two New York Occupy protests
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Fourteen protesters were arrested on Saturday in separate Occupy Wall Street protests in New York, one that involved an hours-long march through Manhattan streets and a second at the United Nations, authorities said.