Nov 15 Occupy Demonstrations Under Pressure Around the Nation Rev. Ann Kantsfield faces off with NYPD at the Canal Street site. (Arun Venugopal/WNYC) What began as the Occupy Wall Street protest in New York nearly two months ago has now spread to cities across the United States. Here… Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch Shields and Brooks on GOP Race After Perry Flub, ‘Occupy’ Movement Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political news, including Texas Gov. Rick Perry's lapse at the latest GOP debate, Herman Cain's attempt to move past sexual harassment claims and the "Occupy"… Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch Portland Among Cities Grappling With How to Handle ‘Occupy’ Protesters City officials around the nation are confronting the question of how to deal with the "Occupy" protesters who have camped out in public spaces. Jeffrey Brown discusses the growing movement and its implications with Portland Mayor Sam Adams and "Occupy… Continue watching
Nov 07 ‘The Buyout of America’ Author on Occupy Wall Street Protests By Paul Solman // A year ago July, we did a story on "private equity" featuring journalist Josh Kosman, who'd written a book, "The Buyout of America." In it, Kosman blamed private equity firms for buying companies with borrowed money, taking… Continue reading
Nov 07 ‘The Buyout of America’ Author on Occupy Wall Street Protests EmbedVideo(1924, 482, 304); A year ago July, we did a story on "private equity" featuring journalist Josh Kosman, who'd written a book, "The Buyout of America." In it, Kosman blamed private equity firms for buying companies… Continue reading
Nov 07 Watch ‘The Buyout of America’ Author on Occupy Wall Street Protests We ask business journalist and author Josh Kosman about the Occupy Wall Street movement. Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch Occupy Oakland Movement Tries to Flex Muscle With General Strike Thousand of protesters joined the Occupy Oakland movement Wednesday in a general strike aimed at shutting down banks, corporations, the city's busy port and schools. Correspondent Spencer Michels reports. Continue watching
Oct 26 Watch After Arrests, Occupy Oakland Protesters Vow to Return Chaos erupted Tuesday night in downtown Oakland, Calif., as police dispersed crowds from the Occupy Oakland movement in the plaza in front of City Hall. Correspondent Spencer Michels reports from the center of the confrontation. Continue watching
Oct 17 Watch Will Occupy Wall Street Movement Stand Apart From U.S. Party Politics? As economic protests spread globally, world leaders took note of the movements' possible implications. Jeffrey Brown discusses the causes, strengths and weaknesses of the growing protests in the U.S. and abroad with Yes! Magazine's Sarah van Gelder, Josh Barro of… Continue watching
Oct 17 Around the Nation: The Occupy Movement By Saskia de Melker What began as the Occupy Wall Street protest in New York has now spread to cities across the United States. Here's a roundup of the latest public media coverage of the weekend protests around the nation: At the movement's original… Continue reading