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Violence and Vandalism Don’t Threaten the System, Occupy’s Positive Image Does
Occupy Wall Street, November 12th. (Photo: Saint Huck) We were confronted on Wednesday by two images of violence on college campuses. On the one hand, …
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Media Coverage Fails to Tell the Personal Stories of Occupy Protesters
A demonstrator with the Occupy San Francisco protests wears an American flag scarf over their face at the movement's encampment in San Francisco, October 28, 2011. (Photo: Jim Wilson …
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Police Begin Clearing Zuccotti Park of Protesters
Hundreds of New York City police officers began clearing Zuccotti Park of the Occupy Wall Street protesters early Tuesday, telling the people there that the nearly two-month-old camp would …
The Public Intellectual: Dr. Cynthia Boaz
Dr. Cynthia Boaz The Violence of Andrew BreitbartWednesday, 07 March 2012 by: Dr Cynthia Boaz, Waging Nonviolence | Op-Ed
Harvard Students Join the Movement
Occupy Harvard, November 9, 2011. (Photo: pweiskel08) Over the last ten days, Harvard students twice stopped business as usual at this richest of all US private universities. …
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Veterans at Occupy Sacramento Speak Out Against War, Arrests
Sacramento area veterans, including many appearing in uniform or military garb with ribbons and medals, spoke out against wars that they said only benefit the 1 percent during a …
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Dealing With the Budget Deficit: Does the Middle Class Have to Take the Hit?
Adam Davidson has a piece in the NYT magazine about how the middle class will have to take a hit to deal with the country’s deficit. It’s a bit …
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A Tale of Two Peace Offers
In 2008, then-Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert made the Palestinians an offer so reasonable and enlightened it made Ehud Barak's “generous offer” at Camp David look like the Treaty …
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The Battles of Occupy Portland
For those who were there, November 13th will be a day long remembered in Portland, Oregon. Occupy Portland again proved why it remains the 2nd strongest Occupy movement in …
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King of Jordan Calls for Syria’s Leader to Step Down
Beirut, Lebanon — King Abdullah of Jordan added his voice on Monday to the growing pressure on the president of Syria to relinquish power, becoming the first Arab leader …