Guilty: Occupy Activist Cecily McMillan Now Faces up to 7 Years in Prison Guilty: Occupy Activist Cecily McMillan Now Faces up to 7 Years in Prison
With Monday’s verdict, McMillan became one of the first Occupy activists to face serious jail time.
May 6, 2014 / Amity Paye
Did Occupy Actually Make Police Departments More Accountable? Did Occupy Actually Make Police Departments More Accountable?
Occupy Wall Street activists like Cecily McMillan are still fighting the state, only this time they’re waging their battles in the courts.
Apr 15, 2014 / Amity Paye
The Outrageous Trial of Cecily McMillan The Outrageous Trial of Cecily McMillan
A young Occupy Wall Street activist ended up in the hospital after her arrest. So why is she the one being prosecuted for assault?
Apr 14, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg
Occupy Sandy: One Year Later Occupy Sandy: One Year Later
Occupy Sandy has been an imperfect solution to the failed state, but criticism should be directed at absent government officials, not well-meaning activists.
Oct 28, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
Occupy Celebrates Two Years Of Resistance Occupy Celebrates Two Years Of Resistance
On the group report from Occupy Wall Street’s second anniversary.
Sep 17, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
Joy Arises, Rules Fall Apart Joy Arises, Rules Fall Apart
Thoughts for the second anniversary of Occupy Wall Street.
Sep 16, 2013 / Rebecca Solnit
Occupy Activists’ New Fight for Regulation, Affordable Housing and Social Justice Occupy Activists’ New Fight for Regulation, Affordable Housing and Social Justice
Next week marks the two-year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street. Here are what some of the best and brightest organizers are working on now.
Sep 12, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
Breaking Up With Occupy Breaking Up With Occupy
On its second anniversary, a sense of failure pervades the Occupy movement, as many core activists have moved on with their lives. But was it really all for naught?
Sep 11, 2013 / Feature / Nathan Schneider
Occupy Bank Cards! Occupy Bank Cards!
A band of finance wizards take on the system they now say is corrupt.
Aug 12, 2013 / Alissa Quart
Political Dreaming in the Twenty-First Century Political Dreaming in the Twenty-First Century
Where has it gone?
Jul 25, 2013 / Ira Chernus