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Betsy Reed: Why Is Occupy Wall Street Significant? Betsy Reed: Why Is Occupy Wall Street Significant?

What is Occupy Wall Street? A movement? A revolution? An experiment? An inspiration? The beginning of a new era where a new politics is being invented? 

Oct 24, 2011 / TVO

Comments of the Week: October 21, 2011

Comments of the Week: October 21, 2011 Comments of the Week: October 21, 2011

Each week we post a weekly run-down of the best of our reader comments with the hopes of highlighting some of your most valuable insights and encouraging more people to j...

Oct 24, 2011 / Sarah Arnold

People’s University Brings Teach-In To Washington Square Park

People’s University Brings Teach-In To Washington Square Park People’s University Brings Teach-In To Washington Square Park

New York City's Washington Square Park has quickly become the hub for student involvement in Occupy Wall Street.

Oct 24, 2011 / StudentNation / Zoë Schlanger

Police State Targets Occupy Movements

Police State Targets Occupy Movements Police State Targets Occupy Movements

Occupy movements have highlighted the civil rights–crushing behavior of the nation’s police forces.

Oct 24, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny

Why is George Bush Wading Into Denver’s Education Debate on the Eve of Critical School Board Elections? Why is George Bush Wading Into Denver’s Education Debate on the Eve of Critical School Board Elections?

What's the “No Child Left Behind” president doing in Denver barely a week before a critical school board election? Helping the fake “reformers” make th...

Oct 24, 2011 / John Nichols

Richard Kim: Dems ‘Did Not Do Enough to Reform Wall Street’ Richard Kim: Dems ‘Did Not Do Enough to Reform Wall Street’

"I for one do not excuse Wall Street [reform's] mediocrity," Nation executive editor Richard Kim stated Sunday morning.

Oct 24, 2011 / MSNBC

Mark Ruffalo’s Call to Action Mark Ruffalo’s Call to Action

Last week, actor Mark Ruffalo grabbed the people’s mic at Zuccotti Park to connect the dots between fracking, the occupation of Wall Street, and climate change.

Oct 24, 2011 / Peter Rothberg

Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (10/21) Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (10/21)

Every week, Nation interns try to cut through the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.   

Oct 24, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation

Occupy Verizon, Occupy the Labor Movement

Occupy Verizon, Occupy the Labor Movement Occupy Verizon, Occupy the Labor Movement

A joint march on Friday to Verizon’s Manhattan headquarters was just the latest in a series of collaborations between organized labor and Occupy Wall Street.

Oct 24, 2011 / Josh Eidelson

Out of Exile: On Visiting Occupy USA With Dr. John Carlos Out of Exile: On Visiting Occupy USA With Dr. John Carlos

Seeing the encampments with 1968 Olympian Dr. John Carlos has been an experience I will never forget.

Oct 24, 2011 / Dave Zirin

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