Thank You, Anarchists Thank You, Anarchists
With their emphasis on participatory direct democracy, the anarchists behind Occupy Wall Street have changed the very idea of what politics could be.
Dec 19, 2011 / Nathan Schneider
Singing the Recall Carol in Wisconsin Singing the Recall Carol in Wisconsin
Wisconsin's Solidary singers were singing—illegally—at noon in the WIsconsin Capitol.
Dec 19, 2011 / Laura Flanders
The Four Occupations of Planet Earth The Four Occupations of Planet Earth
How the occupied became the occupiers.
Dec 19, 2011 / Tom Engelhardt
Occupy Harvard Moves to Next Phase of Action Occupy Harvard Moves to Next Phase of Action
Occupy Harvard will consolidate the footprint of its original encampment to a winterized geodesic dome—provided by Occupy supporters at MIT—serving as a hub of activity...
Dec 18, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation
Fighting Privatization, Occupy Activists at CUNY and UC Kick Into High Gear Fighting Privatization, Occupy Activists at CUNY and UC Kick Into High Gear
As administrators declare there's no alternative to austerity and corporatization in higher ed, student Occupyers fight back.
Dec 16, 2011 / Josh Eidelson
Occupy Uconn Takes the Library During Finals Occupy Uconn Takes the Library During Finals
Students involved in the University of Connecticut’s Occupy movement didn’t take a break from protesting during finals week—they set up a permanent occupation in ...
Dec 15, 2011 / StudentNation / Krystie Yandoli
The Making of the 99% The Making of the 99%
With the Occupy movement, what started as a diffuse protest against economic injustice became a vast experiment in class building.
Dec 14, 2011 / Feature / Barbara Ehrenreich and John Ehrenreich
A Proud, Angry Poor A Proud, Angry Poor
What the Occupy movement could do for poor people—and vice versa.
Dec 14, 2011 / Feature / Frances Fox Piven
Obama Gets Occupied Obama Gets Occupied
The president has started talking like a populist. It took the Occupy movement to make him do it.
Dec 14, 2011 / The Editors
99%er Champions 99%er Champions
Change takes movements on the outside and champions on the inside. This is the time to be recruiting candidates who share the convictions of the 99 percent.
Dec 14, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel