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How Occupy Wall Street Cost Me My Job

Remy Stern · 10/28/11 10:25AM

Joining the Occupy Wall Street protests has its dangers. You could get pepper-sprayed or end up in handcuffs. Or, as Brooklyn-based journalist Caitlin Curran explains, your boss could see a photo of you holding up a sign at a protest and fire you the next day.

NPR Opera Host Fired for Helping Occupy Wall Street

Adrian Chen · 10/20/11 11:39AM

Want to know how to get the world to care about the firing of the host of an Opera show? Fire her because of her participation in a popular social movement! Lisa Simeone, the host of NPR's World of Opera was fired for helping out Occupy Wall Street.