Activism

America Isn’t Broke America Isn’t Broke

The Supercommittee is dead. Here’s what should come next.

Dec 1, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Maldives Need Action at Durban Conference on Climate Change The Maldives Need Action at Durban Conference on Climate Change

The lowest country on the planet needs action at the UN world conference on climate change in Durban. But “Occupy COP17” is expecting much from governments.

Dec 1, 2011 / Laura Flanders

You Can Arrest an Idea You Can Arrest an Idea

Count the liberal mayor of Los Angeles as one of those apologists for suppressing truth in the name of civic order.

Dec 1, 2011 / Robert Scheer

Campus Violence Continues at Indiana University Campus Violence Continues at Indiana University

Campus violence has been a hot-button issue since the recent assaults against students peacefully demonstrating at UC Berkeley, UC Davis, and CUNY Baruch. Albeit with far less br...

Nov 30, 2011 / StudentNation / Krystie Yandoli

Former Seattle Police Chief: His Reaction to WTO Protests Was the ‘Worst Decision of My 34-Year Career’ Former Seattle Police Chief: His Reaction to WTO Protests Was the ‘Worst Decision of My 34-Year Career’

“When you have people in leadership positions who are not exercising self-discipline and restraint, it’s reasonable to expect their followers to do likewise,” sai...

Nov 30, 2011 / Press Room

Miley Cyrus Comes Out for OWS Miley Cyrus Comes Out for OWS

&ldquotLiberty Walk,” the one percenter teen sensation’s catchy, if repetitive, remixed single sets her music to laudatory images from OWS encampments throughout th...

Nov 29, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Peter Rothberg

Bob Herbert: Occupy Wall Street’s Cry of the Heart

Bob Herbert: Occupy Wall Street’s Cry of the Heart Bob Herbert: Occupy Wall Street’s Cry of the Heart

Despite all the dismissive criticism, Occupy Wall Street has spread like a wild fire globally since its inception three month ago. How could a leaderless and seemingly amorphous mo...

Nov 29, 2011 / Francis Reynolds and Emily Douglas

Protest at Baruch Ends Peacefully But Tuition Hikes Are Passed Protest at Baruch Ends Peacefully But Tuition Hikes Are Passed

In anticipation of the protest, all classes after 3:00PM were cancelled, with routine access to the building denied by a legion of NYPD.

Nov 29, 2011 / StudentNation / Harry Lee

Take Our Children, Please!: A Modest Proposal for Occupy Wall Street Take Our Children, Please!: A Modest Proposal for Occupy Wall Street

It was Karl Marx who first observed that high finance is “the Vatican of capitalism.” How right he turned out to be.

Nov 29, 2011 / Steve Fraser

Berkeley Faculty Votes to Condemn Chancellor for Police Violence

Berkeley Faculty Votes to Condemn Chancellor for Police Violence Berkeley Faculty Votes to Condemn Chancellor for Police Violence

A nearly unanimous vote at our greatest public university.

Nov 29, 2011 / Jon Wiener

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