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Student Loan Debt to Hit $1T This Year

...that's more than Americans owe on their credit cards

(Newser) - America’s total outstanding student loan debt will cross the $1 trillion threshold for the first time this year, putting those loans ahead of credit cards as the country’s biggest source of debt, USA Today reports, citing figures from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Student lending has...

Real World Wants to Cast ... Occupy Protesters?

And 'Dark Knight' just might end up filming them, too

(Newser) - Participating in Occupy Wall Street might actually get you a job … on the Real World. The New York Observer points to a Craigslist ad that showed up Monday: “MTV's Real World is seeking cast members to tell their unique stories on our show,” it reads. “...

NYPD Strips Pepper-Spray Cop of Vacation Days

Anthony Bologna loses 10 days for spraying two female protesters

(Newser) - The New York City cop who pepper-sprayed a pair of Occupy Wall Street protesters in a seemingly unprovoked attack that got caught on YouTube has been punished, at least a little. The NYPD has docked Anthony Bologna 10 vacation days for violating the department's guidelines on pepper spray, reports...

How a Wonky Protest Sign Went Viral

One well-placed Twitter pic did the trick

(Newser) - It's pushing 50 words and thus not your usual protest sign, but an image from Occupy Wall Street nevertheless managed to get into wide circulation over the last few days. A short version of the tale: Ben Furnas took the photo of a young woman holding the sign and...

Occupy Wall Street: The Pros and Cons of Life at Zuccotti Park
The Pros and Cons of Life
at Zuccotti Park
con: trench foot
Oct 18, 2011 11:57 AM CDT

The Pros and Cons of Life at Zuccotti Park

There's good food, but your stuff might get ripped off

(Newser) - What’s it like living in Zuccotti Park? Here are some pros and cons in the life of an Occupy Wall Street protester:
  • Con: Your stuff might get stolen. Protesters tell the New York Post that thieves have been stealing cameras, phones, laptops, and even thousands of dollars in donated
...

Romney Backer Is Biggest Occupy Wall Street Donor

His giving is 'a little ADD,' Robert Halper admits

(Newser) - Robert S. Halper is the largest single donor to the Occupy Wall Street movement, having donated $20,000 to the anti-corporate Adbusters magazine, which launched the protests. The weirdest thing about Halper is not that he’s a retired Wall Street trader who used to vice chair the New York...

Punch Cop Under Investigation
 Punch-Cop Under Investigation 
Oct 18, 2011 3:11 AM CDT

Punch-Cop Under Investigation

Officer who slugged protester is one of a number being probed

(Newser) - The cop who apparently spun an Occupy Wall Street protester around and slugged him in the face , knocking him to the ground, is now under investigation. The New York Civilian Complaint Review Board is probing complaints against the officer identified as Deputy Inspector Johnny Cardona, whose actions last Friday were...

New Yorkers Support Occupy Wall Street Movement: Poll
 New Yorkers 
 Support 'Occupy' 
poll says
Oct 17, 2011 3:40 PM CDT

New Yorkers Support 'Occupy'

More than two-thirds say they back the movement

(Newser) - New Yorkers clearly like seeing a few nerves rattled on Wall Street. In fact, 67% of those asked in a new survey say they support the Occupy Wall Street movement, and 87% back protesters' right to camp out as long as they observe the law. Support fell along party lines,...

Occupy Wall Street Isn&#39;t the Same Old Left vs. Right
Occupy Wall Street Isn't
the Same Old Left vs. Right
Matt Taibbi
Oct 17, 2011 2:05 PM CDT

Occupy Wall Street Isn't the Same Old Left vs. Right

Matt Taibbi thinks the media's missing how big this movement could be

(Newser) - Now that Occupy Wall Street has picked up steam, brace yourself for a “fusillade of attempts” to “force these demonstrations into the liberal-conservative blue-red narrative,” writes Matt Taibbi of Rolling Stone . Already Democrats are claiming credit for the movements, and Republicans are vilifying it. It’s a...

Lawyers for Occupy Protesters: Drop Charges...

...or we'll overload the court system

(Newser) - If prosecutors don’t drop the charges against the roughly 800 Occupy Wall Street protesters arrested so far in New York, they will—as the Daily News puts it—“Occupy the Courts.” Lawyers for the protesters are urging the DA’s office to dismiss all charges, saying that...

Computer Expert Leaks Thousands of Protester Emails

Tom Ryan says Anonymous hackers are Occupy Wall Street masterminds

(Newser) - A cyber-security expert has released thousands of Occupy Wall Street protesters' emails —and says he has learned which of the protesters are affiliated with Anonymous. Group members are participating in the movement, Gawker notes, but Tom Ryan, who leaked some 3,900 messages from an Occupy Wall Street mailing...

NYC Cop Punches Protester
 NYC Cop Punches Protester 
Oct 17, 2011 3:30 AM CDT

NYC Cop Punches Protester

Knocked-down Rivera-Pitre demands probe of Johnny Cardona

(Newser) - A New York City cop has been filmed viciously punching a Manhattan protester in the face in the middle of a street packed with demonstrators. The target, New Yorker Felix Rivera-Pitre, and his attorney are calling for an investigation of Friday's incident, notes the San Francisco Chronicle . Rivera-Pitre was...

Cantor Backs Off Calling Protesters a 'Mob'

Expresses sympathy with people's frustrations

(Newser) - House Majority Leader Eric Cantor backed away yesterday from earlier comments that the Occupy Wall Street protesters were "mobs," expressing some sympathy for the movement and people's frustrations, reports Bloomberg . “There is a growing frustration out there across this country, and it’s warranted,” acknowledged...

'Occupy' Amasses $230K War Chest

Donations overwhelm $40-a-month UPS box

(Newser) - "Occupy Wall Street" has racked up $230,000 in donations and has a warehouse stacked with supplies ranging from peanut butter to tampons, the New York Post reports. Money orders, online donations, and about $1,000-a-day stuffed into a plastic jug in Zuccotti Park, New York, account for the...

'Occupiers' Arrested Across US; Rome Tallies Damage

Police handcuff 175 in Chicago for not clearing public plaza

(Newser) - Police arrested hundreds of "Occupy Wall Street" protesters today who endured chilly nights outdoors in Chicago, New York, Denver, and Arizona, the New York Daily News reports. As the Chicago Tribune has it, officers rounded up about 175 demonstrators who refused to clear Congress Plaza after 1am. The arrests...

Occupiers Are Democracy&#39;s &#39;Primal Scream&#39;
 Occupiers Are 
 Democracy's 
 'Primal Scream' 
Nicholas Kristof
Oct 16, 2011 11:02 AM CDT

Occupiers Are Democracy's 'Primal Scream'

From Tahrir Square to Wall Street, protesters feel society rigged, says Kristof

(Newser) - Don't underestimate the parallels between Tahrir Square and Occupy Wall Street, writes Nicholas Kristof in the New York Times . He's interviewed plenty of protesters in both locations, and he says that people's responses were largely the same, the feeling that a small ruling elite is rigging the...

Occupy Wall Street Protests in Rome Turn Violent as Some Demonstrators Torch Cars, Clash With Police
 70 Hurt in Rome 
 'Occupy' Protests 
updated
Oct 15, 2011 4:45 PM CDT

70 Hurt in Rome 'Occupy' Protests

Some protesters break away, torching cars and clashing with cops

(Newser) - The protests in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street taking place around the world today have remained largely peaceful—with the exception of Rome. As the BBC describes it, 70 people were injured—three seriously—after a group broke away from the larger demonstration and wreaked havoc, torching cars, smashing windows,...

Obama Plan: Turn Wall Street Anger on Romney

But OWS protesters may have different ideas

(Newser) - With Occupy Wall Street building momentum across the US and even the world , the White House has decided to make that anger a central line of attack against Mitt Romney and the Republicans in the 2012 election, reports the Washington Post . “One of the main elements of the contrast...

Occupy Wall Street Goes Global
 Occupy Wall Street 
 Goes Global 
UPDATED
Oct 15, 2011 7:09 AM CDT

Occupy Wall Street Goes Global

Protesters stage rallies in cities around the world

(Newser) - As planned , protests in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street are taking place around the world today. Cities in Australia (Sydney and Melbourne had large turnouts) and Asia (Hong Kong, Seoul, Tokyo, and Taipei, to name a few) started things off, with rallies in major cities across Europe and elsewhere...

Wealthiest Join Blog to Back Protests

They're the fabled 'one percent'

(Newser) - The Occupy Wall Street protesters say they are the 99%—and now members of the other 1% are coming to their aid. A new Tumblr blog called "We Are the 1 Percent" features statements of support from people who say their wealth has made their lives easy. "I...

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