As the name for a protest, the word "Occupy" works okay when you put it in front of "Wall Street," but as it becomes a worldwide political movement, it's pretty iffy. Try out: "Occupy Poland." Or ...

New York Police roughly ousted Occupy Wall Street campers in Zuccotti Park, and occupations in cities around the country had similar endings. The use of force gave the movement additional visibility, ...

When College sophomore Dylan Hewitt first made his way to the Occupy Philadelphia protests two weeks ago, he felt anxious and out of place. “The term ‘Penn’ can really set off a negative reaction ...

Are political groups capitalizing on the 'Occupy' brand? WASHINGTON, Nov. 7, 2011 -- Illuminated by flashing blue police car lights, the wool-capped, fleece-clad, ragtag crowd of protesters sat in the ...

“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, and then you win,” American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and political activist Chris Hedges said of the pattern of various ...

A pretty great thing happened in Napa last week. Over 100 people braved what seemed at times to be near hurricane force winds to show support for the local Occupy Napa movement at Saturday’s Rally and ...

FILE - Seattle activist Dorli Rainey, 84, reacts after being hit with pepper spray during an Occupy Seattle protest on Nov. 15, 2011 at Westlake Park in Seattle. Rainey, who became a symbol of the ...

A little-known movie is getting lots of attention lately because of its suggested strategies being used, knowingly or unknowingly, by participants in the ongoing Occupy Movement. The movie, Ghetto ...

When Occupy protests sprung up on Sept. 17 last year in New York City and spread around the world, there was little surprise that they reached Hong Kong. Like the Big Apple and London, the former ...

A clear achievement of the Occupy movement is an inclusive religious and spiritual push for economic justice. Now in its second month, the movement is gathering steam in more than 900 cities in the ...

The genius of the Occupy movement is its unerring focus on the cause of the economic crisis that engulfs the U.S. and much of the world. Asked insistently, “What are your demands?” “What’s your agenda ...