Occupy Wall Street

May Day, Occupy Movements Converge For Day Of Protests

Pema Levy | May 1, 2012, 1:59PM

In Washington and on cable news, Tuesday is the anniversary of the death of Osama bin Laden. But elsewhere around the country, protests are raging over issues closer to home.

International Workers Day or May Day generally draws protests from workers rights activists, immigration reform activists and other progressive groups. This year, the Occupy movement has also joined the fray, calling for a "general strike," which a Facebook page describes as "NO WORK - NO SCHOOL - NO SHOPPING - NO BANKING - NO TRADING." Across the country, cities have braced for disruptions as labor, immigration and Occupy activists stage protests in major cities.

In New York, the birthplace of the Occupy Wall Street, protests are planned throughout the city. There are calls to abandon work and head for the streets, including occupying Union Square and a march through Manhattan. In Washington, D.C. protestors have organized a march to the White House.

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Topics: LAPD, May Day, Occupy D.C., Occupy Wall Street

Stephen Colbert

Blues Harp Player And His Occupy-Inspired Super PAC 'Riding The Coattails' Of Stephen Colbert

Ryan J. Reilly | December 14, 2011, 8:55AM

Updated: Dec. 14, 6:07PM

Why put off till tomorrow what you can do today?

Perhaps that's what individuals seeking to donate to Comedy Central host Stephen Colbert's political action committee Americans For A Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow will be asking themselves if they stumble upon a newly formed -- and similarly named -- super PAC called Americans For A Better Tomorrow, Today.

There's no actual connection between Colbert's 'super PAC' -- which the comedian has used as a means to sarcastically advocate for fewer restrictions on money in politics -- and Americans For A Better Tomorrow Today, which filed its paperwork with the Federal Election Commission last week. But Todd Bailey, custodian of records and treasurer for the new group, said Colbert had "raised a lot of awareness around the issue" and provided his (mostly anonymous) clients with an opportunity.

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Topics: Americans For A Better Tomorrow Today, Americans For A Better Tomorrow Tomorrow, FEC, Federal Election Commission, Occupy D.C., Occupy Wall Street, Stephen Colbert, Super PAC

Occupy Wall Street

As Police Crackdown On Occupy Protests, Occupy D.C. Has Few Complaints

Ryan J. Reilly | November 16, 2011, 11:50AM

Protestors with the Occupy D.C. movement marched through the nation's capital on Tuesday night to stand up to aggressive police tactics against others in the Occupy movement across the country. But on the local front, they say they don't have much to complain about, as far as the cops go.

While other Occupy protestors from New York to Berkeley have been roughed up by police, activists and law enforcement authorities in the District have been getting along pretty well.

"It's been better than I... I'm not a fan of the police, so I'm almost biting my tongue saying this, but the police have been surprising awesome," Britney Steer told TPM.

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Topics: Occupy D.C., Occupy Wall Street