And so is police repression of the movement. Yesterday, Occupy celebrated its one-year anniversary with demonstrations in New York City and more than 30 other cities nationwide. But in New York, the police were in full force to crackdown on the movement. More than 180 people were arrested by the NYPD on Monday – including some journalists – mostly for disorderly conduct or behavior that used to be allowed under the 1st Amendment.

Coincidentally, this police crackdown against free speech and free association also occurred on Constitution Day – the 225th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution. Men like Thomas Jefferson and James Madison who understood the importance of dissent and periodic revolution would be horrified at the way peaceful Americans have been treated since the Occupy Movement began a year ago. It’s time to throw banksters in jail, not activists.

-Thom

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Monday's Daily Stack

Speech: "Elizabeth Warren DNC speech (text, video)".

Article: "The Economic Elite Have Engineered an Extraordinary Coup, Threatening the Very Existence of the Middle Class" by David DeGraw.

Article: "The Richest 1% Have Captured America's Wealth -- What's It Going to Take to Get It Back?" by David DeGraw.

Article: "The Most Powerful Destructive Corporate Business Club Most Americans Have Never Heard of" by David DeGraw.

Article: "Full Report: The Economic Elite Vs. The People of the United States of America" by David DeGraw.

Article: "Rick Santorum: 'Smart People' Will Never Be On Our Side (VIDEO)".

Article: "Chicago teacher strike is about the kids" by Theresa Moran.

Article: "Colorado marijuana legalization initiative leads in new poll" by John Ingold.

Article: "French PM maintains ban on GM crops" by RT.

Article: "Hollande: non au ‘fracking’" by ELN.

Site: Move to Amend

Article: "US election system criticised over finance rules and voting restrictions" by Karen McVeigh.

WI judge rules FOR collective bargaining
- John Nichols, The Nation Magazine

Article: "Wisconsin Collective Bargaining Law Struck Down By County Judge" by Scott Bauer.

Article: "Scott Walker reduced to name-calling to defend struck-down Act 10" by John Nichols.

Article: "Five SCOTUS Cases That Could Be Overruled In A Romney Court, And Five That Could Be Overruled Under Obama" by Ian Millhiser and Adam Peck.

Report: "An Obama Supreme Court Versus a Romney High Court" by Ian Millhiser.

Article: "Early Music Lessons Have Longtime Benefits" by Perri Klass, M.D.

Article: "Treaty of Versailles" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Ben Bernanke: Federal Reserve’s QE3 plan will buy $85 billion in bonds a month" by AP.

Case: "Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Adams", 2001.

Article: "14th Amendment - Citizenship, Due Process Clause, Equal Protection.

Hour Two: How NYC's soda ban could save lives
- Carrie Lukas

Article: "Government Pops Assault on Soda & Calories" by IWF.

Article: "NYC Large Sugary Drink Ban Approved By Bloomberg’s Health Board" by Laura Donovan.

Article: "Maximum Size For Sugary Drinks: Proposed Amendment of Article 81: Response to Comments" by Susan Kansagra, MD, MBA.

Article: "Poll: Tea Party Less Popular Than Muslims, Atheists, 21 Other Groups" by Alex Seitz-Wald.

Documentary: "Consuming Kids: The Commercialization of Childhood (Trailer)".

Movie: "Back to the Future Poster".

Site: Governor Don Siegelman.

Petition: "President Obama: Please restore justice and pardon my dad!" by Dana Siegelman.

Talk Radio News Segment:
- Victoria Jones, White House Correspondent

Article: "Romney Accuses Obama Of Division In Extended 47% Video" by Justin Duckham.

Article: "Obama Camp: Romney’s Remarks Disqualify Him From Serving" by Justin Duckham.

Article: "SECRET VIDEO: Romney Tells Millionaire Donors What He REALLY Thinks of Obama Voters" by David Corn.

Article: "US launches WTO action against China" by James Politi.

Article: "Citizens United Obama film to air on TV" by Maggie Haberman.

First anniversary of the Occupy Movement
- Mark Taylor-Canfield, Occupy Seattle

Article: "Facing Grand Jury Intimidation: Fear, Silence and Solidarity" by Natasha Lennard.

Article: "100 march for Occupy Seattle" by Heather Trimm.

Site: "#S17 - Occupy Wall Street".

Site: "Reverend Billy - Church of Stop Shopping".

OWS 1 Year Later - The Game is rigged
- J.A. Myerson, OWS participant / Freelance Journalist & Contributor-Truthout

Article: "More Than 180 Arrested on Occupy Wall Street's First Anniversary" by Allison Kilkenny.

Article: "Is the NYPD Out of Control? New Lawsuit Takes on Bloomberg's 'Private Army': Rodriguez v. Winski calls for the creation of an independent federal position to oversee the NYPD." by John Knefel.

Article: "Did Jamie Dimon Make A Thoughtful Gift -- Or Did His Bank Just Turn The NYPD Into Rent-A-Cops?" by Susie Madrak.

Article: "Occupy's protest is not over. It has barely begun" by Frances Fox Piven.

Article: "Quo Vadis Occupy? Mic Check on the State of the Revolution" by JA Myerson.

The good: People of the World: "Ozone Layer Recovers as Montreal Protocol Turns 25".

The bad: Congressman Peter King (R-NY): "Republican Congressman Says Iraq Withdrawal Brought On Embassy Attacks" by Ben Armbruster.

The very, very ugly: "Newsweek's 'Muslim Rage' cover draws criticism, mockery" by Matt Harrigan.

Article: "Billionaire Ricketts spending $12 million on ads for Romney, GOP " by Daniel Strauss.

Article: "Elizabeth Warren takes narrow lead in Massachusetts Senate polls" by Alana Semuels.

"Taking Our Country Back" - Running for Congress against Michelle Bachmann
- Jim Graves, Native Minnesotan & Hotelier running for Congress (D-MN, District 6)

Hour Two: Why trickle down economics only creates a nation of peons?
- Peter Ferrara, Policy Director-Carleson Center for Public Policy / Attorney & Author "America's Ticking Bankruptcy Bomb".

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