Stories by Susie Cagle

Susie Cagle has written and drawn for theAtlantic.com, Truthout, In These Times, American Prospect and others. Follow her on Twitter at @susie_c. subscribe to Susie Cagle's feed

Occupy Oakland and Workers Back Off Plan to Shut Down the Golden Gate Bridge for May Day

Posted on: Apr 29, 2012, Source: AlterNet

Strikes, walk-outs, marches and rallies are part of Occupy Oakland's May Day plans, but the centerpiece, an attempted shutdown of the Golden Gate Bridge, may be off.

What Progressive Criticisms of Anarchists in Occupy Don't Understand: A Response to Chris Hedges

Posted on: Feb 8, 2012, Source: TruthOut.org

Chris Hedges' "Black Bloc" takedown is only the most recent in a series of critiques bashing anarchists within the national Occupy movement. Here's why they're not helpful.

Stung by Bad PR, City Officials Adopting New Tactics to Suppress Occupy Oakland

Posted on: Jan 24, 2012, Source: AlterNet

"The government can always articulate rationales for why they're prosecuting one person and not another."

Police State in Oakland? One Reporter's Arrest Contradicts Official Story

Posted on: Nov 6, 2011, Source: AlterNet

Oakland has spent more than $1 million on Occupy policing, but nearly all of that overwhelming force has been used against innocent people.

Inside the Shocking Police Crackdown on Occupy Oakland: Tear Gas Used, 85 Arrested

Posted on: Oct 25, 2011, Source: AlterNet

An eyewitness account of the protesters' eviction from Frank Ogawa Plaza.