On AlterNet: occupyoakland

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Power at the Ports: Truckers Force Showdowns in Seattle, Los Angeles

Josh Eidelson, AlterNet. February 17, 2012.

A group of port workers in Los Angeles has filed for a rare union election, and another just ended a two-week strike that brought the Port of Seattle to a near standstill.

Occupy Activists Try to Shut Down West Coast Ports

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. December 12, 2011.

Around the country, Occupy activists moved to block ports, halting shipping and making their power felt among the 1%.

Militarizing the Police: How the Drug War and 9/11 Led to Battle-Dressed Cops Cracking Down on Peaceful Protests

Heather "Digby" Parton, Al Jazeera English. November 14, 2011.

If the infrastructure of a police state is created, it's only a matter of time before those aggressive powers are used.

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

Susie Cagle, AlterNet. October 25, 2011.

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