Occupy Movement

Thirty Years of Unleashed Greed and the Beginnings of Class Warfare Thirty Years of Unleashed Greed and the Beginnings of Class Warfare

Those three decades of rampant upper-crust greed unleashed by the Reagan Revolution of the 1980s will be well marked by future historians recording the death of the American dream.

Oct 27, 2011 / Robert Scheer

Vet Survived Iraq, Only to Be Wounded Defending Civil Liberties in Oakland Vet Survived Iraq, Only to Be Wounded Defending Civil Liberties in Oakland

Clashes over the Occupy Oakland clearance leave an Iraq War veteran seriously wounded. As with the Bonus Army of 1932, vets who make economic demands at home find themselves u...

Oct 27, 2011 / John Nichols

The Body Acoustic

The Body Acoustic The Body Acoustic

The Occupy movement is not a sexual revolution. But in a society organized for alienation, it has made human contact its sword and its shield.

Oct 26, 2011 / JoAnn Wypijewski

OWS: Ideas From the 99 percent

OWS: Ideas From the 99 percent OWS: Ideas From the 99 percent

The OWS movement is already a success for having raised the issues explored in the articles presented here.

Oct 26, 2011 / Feature / Various Contributors

OWS Revives the Struggle for Economic Equality OWS Revives the Struggle for Economic Equality

Inspired by struggles overseas and in the past, the protests have brought the wealth gap back to the center of political debate.  

Oct 26, 2011 / Feature / Sam Pizzigati

Race and Occupy Wall Street

Race and Occupy Wall Street Race and Occupy Wall Street

“Is OWS diverse enough?” is not the right question. The real challenge is ensuring the movement has a racial justice agenda.

Oct 26, 2011 / Feature / Rinku Sen

How to Be a 1 Percenter

How to Be a 1 Percenter How to Be a 1 Percenter

To secure their privilege, the richest Americans resort to a range of maneuvers beyond the evasion of taxes and financial regulation.

Oct 26, 2011 / Feature / George Zornick

Occupy College

Occupy College Occupy College

The crushing burden of student debt has shattered the American dream for a whole generation. They want their future back.

Oct 26, 2011 / Feature / Tamara Draut

The Costs of Wall Street Greed

The Costs of Wall Street Greed The Costs of Wall Street Greed

The 99 percent have been footing the bill for too long. It’s time for the financial industry to pick up its own tab.

Oct 26, 2011 / Feature / Sarah Anderson

Why Occupy Wall Street Has Left Washington Behind

Why Occupy Wall Street Has Left Washington Behind Why Occupy Wall Street Has Left Washington Behind

The radical message of these protests is that the crisis we face cannot be addressed through the political process.

Oct 26, 2011 / Feature / Gordon Lafer

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