Activism

King Versus the Tea Party: From the Poor People’s Campaign to Occupy King Versus the Tea Party: From the Poor People’s Campaign to Occupy

 Tea Party Congressman Allen West says of Occupy Wall Street: “Martin Luther King Jr. would not have backed these types of protesters." Kings history, and his ...

Oct 19, 2011 / John Nichols

OWS to Supercommittee: Accountability, Not Austerity!

OWS to Supercommittee: Accountability, Not Austerity! OWS to Supercommittee: Accountability, Not Austerity!

As the Congressional budget supercommittee deliberates, fiscal hawks are calling for “tough choices.” The 99 percent are demanding economic justice.

Oct 19, 2011 / The Editors

Occupy Wall Street: The Beginning Is Here

Occupy Wall Street: The Beginning Is Here Occupy Wall Street: The Beginning Is Here

Its power lies not in any specific demands, endorsements or alliances but in its direct appeal to the hearts and minds of the population at large.

Oct 19, 2011 / Jonathan Schell

Organize and Occupy!

Organize and Occupy! Organize and Occupy!

Groups long committed to challenging inequality and the power of big banks are joining the Occupy movement, in a mutually reinforcing relationship.

Oct 19, 2011 / Stephen Lerner

We Are All Occupiers Now: The Mainstreaming of OWS

We Are All Occupiers Now: The Mainstreaming of OWS We Are All Occupiers Now: The Mainstreaming of OWS

Don't be left behind: everyone from Jeffrey Sachs to Deepak Chopra and Suze Orman is jumping on the Occupy Wall Street wagon.

Oct 19, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Can Occupy Wall Street Succeed as a Leaderless Movement?

Can Occupy Wall Street Succeed as a Leaderless Movement? Can Occupy Wall Street Succeed as a Leaderless Movement?

What the legacies of Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, Derrick Bell and Steve Jobs could teach the protesters.

Oct 19, 2011 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry

Calling All Liberals: It’s Time to Fight Calling All Liberals: It’s Time to Fight

As Occupy Wall Street goes global, we must define a bold, clear vision going forward. The stakes have never been higher.

Oct 19, 2011 / Feature / Benjamin R. Barber

Eve Ensler: Wall Street and Women’s Work

Eve Ensler: Wall Street and Women’s Work Eve Ensler: Wall Street and Women’s Work

How can women make their voices central to the debate that the Occupy movement has created?

Oct 19, 2011 / Francis Reynolds and Emily Douglas

The Silence of the Elites The Silence of the Elites

Even as Occupy Wall Street heats up, Washington plans to spend the winter arguing about how to further mutilate the economy.

Oct 18, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Katrina vanden Heuvel: The Occupy Movement Is Changing the Political Landscape of the World Katrina vanden Heuvel: The Occupy Movement Is Changing the Political Landscape of the World

As signs demanding the rightful economic equality for the 99% are seen in New York, Los Angeles, Sydney, Toronto, Hong Kong and Madrid, we know that this movement is occupying not ...

Oct 18, 2011 / The Ed Show

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