Participatory Democracy: From the Port Huron Statement to Occupy Wall Street Participatory Democracy: From the Port Huron Statement to Occupy Wall Street
On its fiftieth anniversary, the founding declaration of SDS echoes today in democracy movements around the world.
Mar 27, 2012 / Feature / Tom Hayden
North Carolina Students Say No to Bloomberg North Carolina Students Say No to Bloomberg
UNC students are organizing an Alternative Commencement Ceremony to celebrate the achievements of the class of 2012 without symbolically honoring New York City Mayor Michael Bloo...
Mar 27, 2012 / StudentNation / Eric Bost
Wall Street’s Killer Day on Capitol Hill Wall Street’s Killer Day on Capitol Hill
Congress passed two major bills yesterday—and they have a disturbing common denominator.
Mar 22, 2012 / George Zornick
No Justice for Trayvon Martin, No Peace No Justice for Trayvon Martin, No Peace
A thousand demonstrators gathered in Union Square to call for the prosecution of George Zimmerman, Martin’s killer. More protests are planned across the country.
Mar 22, 2012 / Umar Farooq and Connor Guy
Occupy Davis’s Bank Boycott Victory Occupy Davis’s Bank Boycott Victory
College occupiers demonstrate powerful new tactic.
Mar 21, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
An Economy We Want to Occupy An Economy We Want to Occupy
At a time when so many are so clear that the current system is not working—what might? Is it already happening?
Mar 21, 2012 / Laura Flanders
The Ryan Budget: Who It Helps and Who It Hurts The Ryan Budget: Who It Helps and Who It Hurts
The House GOP budget is extremely generous to the wealthy and corporations—and the middle class is asked to pay the tab.
Mar 20, 2012 / George Zornick
Investigate NYPD Violence Against #OWS Investigate NYPD Violence Against #OWS
Join the call for a full, independent investigation by the state Attorney General into the active suppression of the Occupy movement.
Mar 19, 2012 / Peter Rothberg
This Week: What’s Next for Occupy? PLUS: A Jailed Journalist in Yemen This Week: What’s Next for Occupy? PLUS: A Jailed Journalist in Yemen
This week, a special forum on what's next for the Occupy movement. Plus, Jeremy Scahill reports on the case of a jailed Yemeni journalist, and we welcome guest-blogger Bryce Covert...
Mar 17, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Occupy Spring: Ilyse Hogue The Occupy Spring: Ilyse Hogue
Occupy has already accomplished so much. What promise does it hold and what dangers does it face this spring?
Mar 15, 2012 / Francis Reynolds