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Thom's blog
Big victory for the Occupy Wall Street movement....
Bloomberg backs down. A showdown between Occupy Wall Street and the NYPD was averted this morning – when Mayor Bloomberg and the property owners of the public park where demonstrators have been camped out for four weeks now delayed their plans to have the park cleared and cleaned up. On Wednesday – Bloomberg notified demonstrators they had to vacate the premise by 7am this morning – or face arrest.
But instead of leaving – demonstrators who feared this was merely a ploy to break up the occupation – spent all of Thursday cleaning the park themselves – then locked arm and arm and surrounded the park this morning daring the city to arrest them. Ultimately – no police action was taken. Once news got out that the park would not be cleared – a handful of demonstrators – armed with brooms – marched to Wall Street vowing to “clean it up.” A handful of arrests were reported during that march.
All in all – this is a big victory for the Occupy Wall Street movement – and a real sign of strength to force three-term Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the police to back down.
-Thom
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Highlights Of The Upcoming Week ... October 17 - 21, 2011
Monday
We'll have the latest on the Occupy Wall Street movement...
Tuesday
Hour Two: Thom challenges Phil Kerpen of Americans for Prosperity about his new book "Democracy Denied"
Wednesday
Hour Three: Thom debates Peter Ferrara of the Heartland Institute on the GOP's latest fix for Social Security
Thursday
Geeky Science Rocks "Feeding the World While Protecting the Planet"
Friday
Hour One: "Brunch With Bernie". Senator Bernie Sanders, (I-VT) spends the hour with Thom discussing the issues and answering listener questions.
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The Daily Stack 
Quote: "Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future." -- John F. Kennedy.
Hour One: If it's Friday, it's "Brunch With Bernie"... the honorable Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) joins Thom with all the news from our nation's capitol and as always he'll be spending the hour taking your calls and answering your questions too... Follow Bernie:    campaign site.
Joining Thom and Bernie - U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood".
Hour Two: "BREAKING: #OCCUPY WINS! Bloomberg backs down!"- Justin Ruben, MoveOn
Reporting live from Occupy Wall Street w/the latest- Lucy Kafanov, Senior TV News producer and on-air analyst for RT
Hour Three: "Anything Goes on Townhall Friday!"
Quote: "It's really hard to design products by focus groups. A lot of times, people don't know what they want until you show it to them." -- Steve Jobs.
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Thom's Poll
Will violent police crackdowns against the 99% movement, like in the middle of the night in Boston, deter them?
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Watch & Listen to Thom
Watch the whole of The Big Picture show...
Full Show - 10/13/11. Occupy Wall Street Prepares for a Showdown
Sam Sacks fills in for Thom Hartmann on the Big Picture. During the hour, he gets the latest developments from the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York from RT America Senior Producer, Lucy Kafanov. Later in the show economist, Max Fraad Wolff breaks down the details of the free trade deal.
Jacob Dean in For Thom Hartmann on the News - October 14th, 2011
Thom Hartmann and Justin Ruben - Occupy Wall Street Gets a Win
Thom Hartmann - Brunch with Bernie with Ray LaHood
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