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Where Are the Women at Occupy Wall Street?
(Photo: Timothy Krause / Flickr) “Where my feminists at?” read a sign propped against a bench at the entrance to Zuccotti Park on Thursday night as a …
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Gandhi’s Wings: Occupy Wall Street and the Redistribution of Anxiety
It's my home — last night I dreamt that I grew wings I found a place where they could hear me when I sing —"Wings" by …
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Have and Have-Not Nation
Washington - The hard-right conservatives who dominate the Republican Party claim to despise the redistribution of wealth, but secretly they love it — as long as the process involves …
Occupy Movement Underutilizes Potential to Challenge War Economy
(Photo: Ann Douglas / Flickr)
Iraq War Vet Hospitalized With Fractured Skull After Being Shot by Police at Occupy Oakland Protest (2)
Thousands of people reclaimed the Occupy Oakland encampment in front of City Hall Wednesday after police dispersed them twice on Tuesday — first in a pre-dawn raid on the …
The Public Intellectual: George Lakoff
George Lakoff Framing Occupy Wall Street Wednesday 19 October 2011 by: George Lakoff, Truthout | Op-Ed Why Democracy Is Public: The American Dream Beats the Nightmare Friday 29 July …
Keith Olbermann Calls on Mayor of Oakland to Fire Police Chief or Resign
Special Comment: Keith calls out Jean Quan, mayor of Oakland, for her use of 500 police officers in a pre-dawn raid Tuesday morning, followed by more tear-gas bombs, rubber …
Cheat Sheet: What’s Happened to the Big Players in the Financial Crisis
Widespread demonstrations in support of Occupy Wall Street have put the financial crisis back into the national spotlight lately. So here’s a quick refresher on what’s …
“Globalization” Is Coming Home: Protests Spread as Financial Institutions Target Global North
UPDATED FROM EARLIER ARTICLE At some point recently, we entered a “movement moment”, a period of time where long-term strategic campaigns merge with spontaneous, organic social upheaval …
Police Fire Tear Gas, Flash Grenades as Protesters Try to Retake Occupy Oakland After Predawn Raid (2)
Oakland police repeatedly fired tear gas and flash grenades Tuesday night as protesters attempted to retake the Occupy Oakland encampment outside City Hall—only 12 hours after police tore apart …