Tag Archives: Protest

I WANT SOMETHING OTHER THAN DOMINOES AFTER 11PM


I, like many Bucknellians, enjoy the occasional midnight snack. What I, like many other Bucknellians, do not enjoy, is attempting to find a late hour only to come up with the default, Dominoes. Now, I do not have any problem … Continue reading

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Google Searches as Measure of Interest


Here is an interesting way to capture ‘the public’s” interest. Here is a graph comparing searches on Occupy Wall Street compared to Tea Party. Lots more data if you click on the picture. Related articles Occupy Wall Street vs. Tea … Continue reading

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Best of Blog, Week 7, Protests and Films


Your friendly, neighborhood blog council (Carl, Meghan C, Nate, and Slade) present the following (drum roll!) Best Occupy Wall Street post: Alyssa “Coming to a small town near you!” Rotten Tomatoes Award Rick “Hitchcock Stands With the Best of Them” … Continue reading

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Confused protesters…


  And some more who should probably lay off the green leafy substance… LiveLeak talks to confused protesters

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More on Shamar Thomas and Police-Protestor conflict


Keith Olbermann interviews Justin’s ex-Marine, Shamar Thomas.  Found it when I was looking for this video that shows the police roughly handling an observer after he was run over by a police motorcycle. Mr. Thomas now…

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“There is no honor in this”


Last week I posted a video of an American citizen who thought he had something important to say. This week I’m posting a video of an American citizen who actually does.

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Who are the 99%?


On Saturday morning I was laying around being lazy as usual. That was until I heard people outside screaming “Justice Now” and “We Resent the 1%”. So knowing that I had to write this blog I got off my couch … Continue reading

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Cracked’s (Not so Funny) Take on Occupy Wall Street


I recently read an article on cracked.com outlining some criticisms of the Occupy Wall Street movement. I was surprised by the clarity and relative lack of humor in the article due to Cracked’s position as a humor-based website. The article … Continue reading

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Weekend with the Occupiers


                This past weekend I was in New York City visiting some friends and I had a chance to see and talk to a couple participating in the Occupy Movement. Like everyone else that I saw participating, the couple was very friendly … Continue reading

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PopCulture MashUp


Too funny…

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rabble on wall street


Before I go on this rant against occupy wall street i’d like to note that I believe that the protestors are correct in the spirit of the protest, that there needs to be a change in wall street, I just … Continue reading

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#Occupy Spreads Locally


If you want to observe the spread of a social movement, there are local off shoots of the loose, emergent “#Occupy” movement sprouting up locally.  Why would this matter?  As we discussed in class in several cases (Nike, Shell especially), … Continue reading

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Arresting Image? Is This an Emerging Frame?


This image, created by the critical adbusters magazine and organization, helped spark the Occupy Wall Street group.  Aesthetically, I find it beautiful and alluring.  As a piece of protest, I am unsure what it conveys.  Is there a frame here?  … Continue reading

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Protestors Occupy Wall Street


With all this talk about the “Great Recession” in our class and after having just read “Globalization from Below” I thought of an article that I saw on CNBC.com today that talk about a group called Occupy Wall Street. About … Continue reading

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