News DeskNovember 21, 2011 19:27

More than 5,000 students, faculty members and protesters gathered in the main quad at University of California, Davis Monday to protest the use of pepper spray by university police against peaceful student protesters last week.

UC Davis Occupy protesters pepper sprayed by police (VIDEO)

News DeskNovember 19, 2011 21:10Updated November 20, 2011 18:07

Videos surfaced Saturday of seated Occupy protesters at University of California, Davis being pepper sprayed by campus police. Faculty and protesters are calling for the Chancellor's resignation.

Thomas MuchaNovember 18, 2011 17:14

#OWS: The hidden message behind protests

It's all about the broken social contract. What can be done now?

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A man who identified himself as Brendan Watts is seen with blood on his face while surrounded by three police officers in Zuccotti Park on November 17, 2011, in New York City. A fight broke out between protesters affiliated with Occupy Wall Street and police, in which Watts was injured. (Andrew Burton/AFP/Getty Images)

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In case you missed it today on GlobalPost here's my latest column, which deals with the ongoing Occupy Wall Street movement.

Here's the big idea, as police crack down and the movement plots its next move:

It all comes down to the social contract.

For most of our history, Americans have been okay with hard-working people getting rich, as long as the rules of the game were fair to all.

Occupy London protesters 'repossess' empty UBS bank

Jessica PhelanNovember 18, 2011 08:11

Occupy London protesters say the empty UBS office block in Hackney, east London, is their third encampment.

Occupy Wall Street: the hidden meaning behind protests

Thomas MuchaNovember 18, 2011 07:02

BOSTON — The social contract in America is broken. The optimistic glue that has held together so much diversity, so many disparate dreams, for so long, is coming undone. This is the unspoken message behind the ongoing Occupy Wall Street movement.

Mayor urged to evict Occupy Boston: Greenway Conservancy

Mariya KarimjeeNovember 17, 2011 17:41

BOSTON — The Greenway Conservancy has asked Mayor Menino to evict the protesters at Occupy Boston, according to a memo.

Bloomberg: OWS assaults on police officers will not be tolerated

Lillian RizzoNovember 17, 2011 17:20

"Make no mistake about it, if anyone's actions cross the line, we will respond accordingly," said Bloomberg to reporters at the conference. Bloomberg made it clear that while everyone has the right to protest and they will be allowed to, if it continues to get rowdy police officers have the right to respond as they see fit.

Day of Action: Photos capture arrests, protests

Jordan HeltonNovember 17, 2011 13:42

Protesters around the country are marking the two-month anniversary of Occupy Wall Street by taking to the streets with a day of action. In New York, hundreds of protesters began marching through the city's financial district at 7 a.m. to protest economic inequality, according to Reuters. By 10 a.m., a police spokesperson said about 50 people had already been arrested for disorderly conduct or for resisting arrest.

OWS Day of Action videos show protests in New York

News DeskNovember 17, 2011 11:57

Protesters all over the United States are planning a day of action to mark the two-month anniversary of Occupy Wall Street.

OWS: Occupy protesters mark 2-month anniversary with nationwide day of action (UPDATES)

Jessica Phelan and Lillian Rizzo November 17, 2011 07:17

Protesters marched to the New York Stock Exchange early this morning, clashing with police, which led to about 177 arrests.