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  • The Occupy Oakland movement forced the port authority to call off the night shift because some say the port is a symbol of wealth and capitalism.

  • Occupy Wall Street has spread across the United States. More than 550 communities have held protests. But what has it accomplished?

  • With more than $400,000 in donations but no desire to name leaders, the Occupy Wall Street protest faces a challenge: Who will manage the money?

  • Some small businesses are providing food and services for local Occupy Wall Street protests. But is it fully for the cause, or just good marketing?

  • Commentator and humorist Andy Borowitz imagines correspondence from the offices of Goldman Sachs.

  • Occupy Wall Street protesters are urged to back a 1 percent tax on financial transactions. The idea is already being considered in Europe.

  • Though peaceful so far, the Occupy Wall Street movement has some bankers worried about their personal safety.

  • Former student activist and now-Columbia professor Todd Gitlin discusses where Occupy Wall Street fits into the spectrum of popular protests and public civil disobedience.

  • The Atlantic magazine's Conor Friedersdorf talks about how his words from a blog post unexpectedly turned up on a sign in the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations.

  • 'Occupy Wall Street' demonstrators rest in Zuccotti Park after marching in the financial district on October 14, 2011 in New York City.
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    Zuccotti Park is one of many privately owned public spaces in New York. Unlike city-owned parks, it's open around the clock.

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