Occupy Movement

Women at Point Zero in Tahrir Square

Women at Point Zero in Tahrir Square Women at Point Zero in Tahrir Square

The recent wave of attacks against women in Tahrir Square reveal that in our global rape culture, women's bodies can be used as both tools of war and casualties of “freed...

Jul 8, 2013 / Salamishah Tillet

The Wonderful American World of Informers and Agents Provocateurs

The Wonderful American World of Informers and Agents Provocateurs The Wonderful American World of Informers and Agents Provocateurs

Close encounters of the lower-tech kind. 

Jun 27, 2013 / Todd Gitlin

The Anarchy Project

The Anarchy Project The Anarchy Project

David Graeber’s account of Occupy Wall Street is essential—and somewhat maddening in its insistence on heightening the differences between anarchists and liberals.

May 31, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Danny Goldberg

Occupy Offshoots Return to Highlight Student Tuition Hikes, Food Sovereignty

Occupy Offshoots Return to Highlight Student Tuition Hikes, Food Sovereignty Occupy Offshoots Return to Highlight Student Tuition Hikes, Food Sovereignty

This week, the movement experienced a cross-country resurgence. What’s next?

May 14, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny

Immigrant Rights Groups, Labor, Occupy Plan May Day Protests

Immigrant Rights Groups, Labor, Occupy Plan May Day Protests Immigrant Rights Groups, Labor, Occupy Plan May Day Protests

The upcoming protests have already attracted the attention of authorities—including the FBI.

Apr 29, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny

Strike Debt Abolishes $1.1 Million of Medical Debt

Strike Debt Abolishes $1.1 Million of Medical Debt Strike Debt Abolishes $1.1 Million of Medical Debt

Sixty-two percent of all bankruptcies are due to medical debt—and Occupy activists aren’t letting the medical-industrial complex get away with it.

Mar 22, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny

Occupy Hungary? [VIDEO]

Occupy Hungary? [VIDEO] Occupy Hungary? [VIDEO]

March 15 marks the start of Hungary’s 1848 revolution—and protesters are once again hitting the streets for basic rights.

Mar 14, 2013 / Laura Flanders

Strike Debt Declares Healthcare Emergency: It’s a Matter of ‘Life or Debt’

Strike Debt Declares Healthcare Emergency: It’s a Matter of ‘Life or Debt’ Strike Debt Declares Healthcare Emergency: It’s a Matter of ‘Life or Debt’

Strike Debt, an offshoot of Occupy Wall Street, has declared actions in response to a national “healthcare emergency.”

Mar 6, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny

Madrid’s Renaissance of Occupied Spaces

Madrid’s Renaissance of Occupied Spaces Madrid’s Renaissance of Occupied Spaces

In all societies, in some form or another, there are young people who live in abandoned properties without the consent of the property owner: A look inside the world of Spanis...

Mar 4, 2013 / StudentNation / Julia Ramírez Blanco and StudentNation

Occupiers Arrive in Court Over a Year After Their Boston Encampment Was Raided

Occupiers Arrive in Court Over a Year After Their Boston Encampment Was Raided Occupiers Arrive in Court Over a Year After Their Boston Encampment Was Raided

“You have the right to a trial” includes the right to a speedy trial, but that hasn’t been the case for Occupy protesters in Boston.

Feb 5, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny

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