Activism

The Fracturing of Occupy Wall Street

The Fracturing of Occupy Wall Street The Fracturing of Occupy Wall Street

One month after the NYPD cleared Zuccotti Park, the lack of a physical space to occupy is creating divisions within the movement.

Dec 9, 2011 / Jesse A. Myerson

What a Difference an Occupation Makes What a Difference an Occupation Makes

The Occupy movement has always been more about doing than demanding and last week, OWS stepped it up another notch.

Dec 9, 2011 / Laura Flanders

JP Morgan Mic Checked at Princeton JP Morgan Mic Checked at Princeton

Occupy Princeton students mic-check a JP Morgan-Chase Treasury Services info session on December 7, 2011. The first direct action taken up by Occupy Princeton—they promise &l...

Dec 8, 2011 / Laura Flanders

Jesse Jackson: Occupying America

Jesse Jackson: Occupying America Jesse Jackson: Occupying America

Jackson urges the Occupy movement to address the tangible needs of the Americans that have been most affected by the economic crisis—occupying foreclosed homes, hospital lobbies, a...

Dec 8, 2011 / Francis Reynolds

Nation Conversations: Frances Fox Piven: Occupy the Safety Net

Nation Conversations: Frances Fox Piven: Occupy the Safety Net Nation Conversations: Frances Fox Piven: Occupy the Safety Net

The human crisis caused by extreme unequal distribution of wealth did not happen overnight. So why hasn't there been nation-wide populist movements like Occupy Wall Street until no...

Dec 8, 2011 / The Nation

Protests Sweep Russia as Blogger Alexey Navalny Is Arrested Protests Sweep Russia as Blogger Alexey Navalny Is Arrested

Angered by tainted parliamentary elections, thousands of Russians have taken to the streets.

Dec 8, 2011 / Adam Federman

The Occidental Four The Occidental Four

First-hand accounts from students of the night the LAPD raided OccupyLA.

Dec 8, 2011 / StudentNation / Natalia Abrams

Occupy Storms K Street Occupy Storms K Street

Another wave of action in Washington focused on K Street lobbying today. 

Dec 7, 2011 / George Zornick

Emma Goldman Occupies Wall Street

Emma Goldman Occupies Wall Street Emma Goldman Occupies Wall Street

This is the second time in living memory that an American movement protesting social injustice has embraced her.

Dec 7, 2011 / Vivian Gornick

Mayor Tin Ear Mocks Occupy Wall Street Mayor Tin Ear Mocks Occupy Wall Street

Bloomberg derided Occupy Wall Street and journalists who cover it at a private party at Gracie Mansion.

Dec 7, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny

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