Nation Topics - Occupy Wall Street | The Nation

Despite rumors of its demise, Occupy Wall Street has given rise to a flurry of actions targeting the 99 percent. What is this new phenomenon—and what role will it play in November?

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

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.

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.

The financial giant’s shareholder meeting will draw protesters on the outside—and disgruntled investors on the inside. 

Agitating for change beyond the general strike.

Footage from New York City's massive May Day protests.

Lessons from over eight decades of labor activism.

The general strike was once a powerful tactic for labor. Can it be revived?