Occupy Movement

Democracy Spring 2016

Winning Progressive Change Is Easier Than We Think Winning Progressive Change Is Easier Than We Think

Four days of events this month will help us turn civic energy into real, transformative action.

May 18, 2016 / Ralph Nader

Brooklyn Museum Protests

Gentrification and Occupation at the Brooklyn Museum Gentrification and Occupation at the Brooklyn Museum

“This is our museum. We paid for it. It’s an important part of our community.”

May 11, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Donald Trump Is Ridiculously Wrong About William F. Buckley

Donald Trump Is Ridiculously Wrong About William F. Buckley Donald Trump Is Ridiculously Wrong About William F. Buckley

The billionaire thinks the conservative icon would object to National Review’s “Against Trump” issue. But Buckley decried Trump as a demagogue.

Jan 22, 2016 / John Nichols

Asking for a Friend: I’m in Love With a Republican—What Do I Do?

Asking for a Friend: I’m in Love With a Republican—What Do I Do? Asking for a Friend: I’m in Love With a Republican—What Do I Do?

Liza answers a reader in love, and another who wants to blow up the system that screwed him over.

Dec 3, 2015 / Liza Featherstone

LIVESTREAM: What Conversations About Race Do We Need to Be Having Right Now?

LIVESTREAM: What Conversations About Race Do We Need to Be Having Right Now? LIVESTREAM: What Conversations About Race Do We Need to Be Having Right Now?

Race is back where it needs to be at the front and center of our discussions about culture, equality, and freedom in the US—but are we talking about it in the right way?

Nov 17, 2015 / The Nation

The Culture That Capitalism Created

The Culture That Capitalism Created The Culture That Capitalism Created

An interview with Boots Riley.

Oct 8, 2015 / Laura Flanders

September 17, 2011: Occupy Wall Street Begins in New York City

September 17, 2011: Occupy Wall Street Begins in New York City September 17, 2011: Occupy Wall Street Begins in New York City

“The kids are alright! They may have lost faith in the key institutions of America—the elected officials, the media, the banks—that ought to be steering the country out of economic...

Sep 17, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

Students Protest BLM

What a Band of 20th-Century Alabama Communists Can Teach Black Lives Matter and the Offspring of Occupy What a Band of 20th-Century Alabama Communists Can Teach Black Lives Matter and the Offspring of Occupy

On the 25th anniversary of the groundbreaking history, Hammer and Hoe, author Robin D.G. Kelley discusses the lessons Alabama’s forgotten black communists can offer today’s activis...

Aug 31, 2015 / Sarah Jaffe

Bank of America

Are Bank Tellers the Fast Food Workers of Wall Street? Are Bank Tellers the Fast Food Workers of Wall Street?

Retail bank workers bear the brunt of Wall Street’s greed and exploitation.

Aug 11, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Want to Rebuild the Left? Take Socialism Seriously

Want to Rebuild the Left? Take Socialism Seriously Want to Rebuild the Left? Take Socialism Seriously

After three decades of neoliberal economic policies and the staggering inequality they have produced, we are witnessing a rebirth of socialist ideals.

Mar 23, 2015 / Feature / Kshama Sawant

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