It began with a dream of democracy and free ice cream -- and ended with an ugly battle over a Ford Econoline van.
Occupy Wall Street may be losing its only semblance of a corporate ally, Ben & Jerry's. Ben Cohen, a liberal activist and co-founder of the ice cream company, is trying to repossess the $30,000 van he helped outfit so that the group could project messages onto buildings in New York, DNAinfo reports. The confrontation comes after months of disputes between New York City occupiers and their would-be bankrollers, which include Cohen and other corporate and political leaders.
Last fall, Ben & Jerry's was the first big company to publicly espouse the Occupy movement, handing out free ice cream to protesters in Zuccotti Park and posting a declaration of support on its website. The goodies helped feed protesters as well as the company's reputation as an independent, liberal brand, an image it has worked hard to maintain since it was acquired by consumer products giant Unilever in 2001.
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