Occupy Philly
Ben From Ben and Jerry’s Feeds Occupy Philly
Ben Cohen—millionaire, former hippie, and co-founder of Ben and Jerry’s—is down at Occupy Philly dolling out free ice cream. That will probably lighten the mood […]
How Does Occupy Philly Feel About the Occupy Wall Street Eviction?
At about 1:30 a.m. today, protesters in New York’s Zuccotti Park were “evicted” by police. There were about 70 arrests as some of the protesters […]
Will Nutter Evict Occupy Philly?
The increasingly tense standoff between Occupy Philly and city government is turning into a touchy political test for Mayor Nutter. Evict the Occupiers, and it […]
Is It Possible That Our Twitter-Obsessed Mayor Isn’t Communicating With Occupy Philly?
Yesterday afternoon, Michael Nutter held a press conference at City Hall to address the latest developments with Occupy Philly. “Occupy Philly has changed so we […]
Occupy Philly to Vote on Stay at Dilworth Plaza
With construction scheduled to begin shortly on the currently occupied Dilworth Plaza, Occupy Philly organizers have announced that they will hold a vote on whether […]
Threats Keep Penn State’s McQueary From Coaching Tomorrow
Threats Keep McQueary From Coaching. Mike McQueary—the wide receivers coach of the Penn State football team—will not be at tomorrow’s game against Nebraska because the […]
Joe Paterno Talks About Penn State Sandusky Scandal
Paterno Issues Statement in Wake of Charges Against Sandusky. Penn State’s former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky has been indicted on charges of sexually abusing eight […]
Mitt Romney Will Be Occupied
Mitt Romney—the GOP presidential candidate from Massachusetts—is in town to speak at the Rittenhouse Hotel this evening. Chances are he’ll get quite a turnout as […]
OWS Could Force Supreme Court Ruling on Free Speech
It seems clear that the Occupy Philly/Wall Street/Oakland/Atlanta/EVERYWHERE movement is headed to the Supreme Court. What started as a movement to protest the economic disparity […]
Penn Class Takes an Occupy Philly Field Trip
A young friend who’s studying at Penn discovered this afternoon that her professor was canceling class: “She said she was marching downtown to protest, though, […]
Nine Protesters Arrested at Comcast Center
Occupy Philly protesters marched down 18th Street a little while ago to converge at Comcast headquarters on JFK Boulevard. They staged a sit-in and two […]
Occupy Philly at the Comcast Center
Protesters stopped traffic while marching down 18th Street to JFK Boulevard where they ended up outside the Comcast Center. Surely their voices are being intently […]
The Best Occupy Philly Signs
I don’t get the hate for Occupy Philly. People are living in tents and having sex outside City Hall. Even if you’re a member of […]
Bloomberg Is Wrong About Occupy Wall Street
I am going to Occupy Philly today. I want to see, hear and feel my hometown offshoot of the movement that started a little over […]
Occupy Philly Wants Banks to Remember, Remember the Fifth of November
A movement started by a concerned woman in Los Angeles has protesters across the country—and all over the internet—organizing a massive demonstration by pledging to […]