via CNN The linguists have spoken and they have decided — “Occupy” is 2011’s word of the year. Members of the American Dialect Society came out in record numbers to vote Friday night at the organization’s annual conference, held this year in Portland, Oregon. “Occupy” won a runoff vote by a whopping majority, earning more […]

Talib Kweli is the latest musician to offer his support to the Occupy Wall Street movement. He showed up at New York’s Liberty Plaza Thursday night for an a cappella, spoken-word style performance. Previously, Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel and Michael Franti entertained the crowd into the night. Kweli ended his set by leading […]