Occupy Movement

Fighting Privatization, Occupy Activists at CUNY and UC Kick Into High Gear

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% 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 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 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 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

Can Paul Ryan—and His Agenda—Be Beat? It’s Possible Can Paul Ryan—and His Agenda—Be Beat? It’s Possible

A new poll suggests that the pointman for the Republican assault on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid could lose.

Dec 14, 2011 / John Nichols

Their Bread, Our Circus: How to Turn an Election Year Into Election Life Their Bread, Our Circus: How to Turn an Election Year Into Election Life

The electoral process has been occupied by the 1 percent—which means that what you hear in this “campaign” is largely refracted versions of their views, their nee...

Dec 13, 2011 / Tom Engelhardt

Ten Things You Can Do to Sustain the Occupy Movement Ten Things You Can Do to Sustain the Occupy Movement

How can Occupy activists build a foundation for long-term change?

Dec 13, 2011 / The Nation

Taking Root in Unlikely Soil, Occupy Florida Gains Momentum Taking Root in Unlikely Soil, Occupy Florida Gains Momentum

Occupy has resonated here, drawing hundreds of people to demonstrations. This month, Florida will be home to the first-ever Occupy convention.

Dec 12, 2011 / Mattea Kramer

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