Friday, December 2, 2011

Why Many 1%ers Will Back Samo Samo BHO

Here are some of the latest updates on the evolving-but-still-going-strong Occupy movement:
--Last night in New York City, hundreds of OWS protesters marched in midtown to protest outside the venue for President Obama's $1,000-a-plate fundraiser. According to Gothamist, the protest was peaceful, but then "after the protesters arrived near the hotel, they were suddenly penned in by police, told they were in a 'frozen zone' and not permitted to leave until after the president departed."
--Meanwhile, a group of reporters covering the protests outside the Obama fundraiser say they were turned away by the NYPD -- despite having recently sent the department's deputy commissioner a letter reminding him that journalists are allowed to cross police lines.    Read more

By Lauren Kelley | AlterNet

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