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Why electoral politics sold out the popular uprising in the Badger State—and why it’s not all over.

At UC Davis and other institutions, student-led protests against austerity are met with thuggish riot cops and the criminalization of speech. 

Progressives must take the fall election seriously, even as they challenge the limits of the debate.

The digital libertarian famed for technical innovation faced for the first time a protest movement not afraid to take their fight to the streets.

O’Reilly and his crew cooked up the wacky theory this week that the Institute for Policy Studies is serving as the clandestine headquarters for the Occupy movement.

The first Feminist General Assembly is a model for how OWS can—and can’t—work alongside established social movements.

Several cities in the United States, including Chicago, prepare for upcoming protests and major conventions with unprecedented levels of security.

In the June 5 recall election to unseat Gov. Scott Walker and his cronies, grassroots activists are fighting millions in corporate cash.

JP Morgan’s CEO once complained that traders would need to see psychiatrists in order to comply with financial regulations. Maybe that’s not such a bad idea.

When it comes to running Bank of America, shareholders don’t have much more influence than the demonstrators outside.