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If Vaclav Havel Met Occupy's Human Mic... (Occupy Wall Street, History)

The words of the former president of the Czech Republic resonate with the problems Occupy confronts today.

Jonathan Schell

Occupying the Unexpected (Occupy Wall Street, Activism)

The heart of the movement desires a new, different society.

Arun Gupta and Michelle Fawcett

Paint the Other Cheek (Occupy Wall Street, Activism)

Debates about violence threaten to break apart the Occupy movement.

Nathan Schneider

Labor and Occupy: A Match Made in... (Occupy Wall Street, Unions)

Despite occasional friction, unions and Occupy have found a way to live happily together.

Gabriel Thompson

Occupy the Media—and the Message (Occupy Wall Street, Media)

Unless the movement gets more strategic about its image, it may end up talking to itself.

Astra Taylor

Revolution on the Radio (Movements, Occupy Wall Street, Media)

Community radio stations were key to spreading the message of the Occupy movement.

Zoë Carpenter

The Occupy Spring: Jeremy Brecher (Occupy Wall Street, Corporations, Environment)

The way humans wreck the earth parallels the way the 1 percent treats the 99 percent.

Francis Reynolds

John Nichols: From Wisconsin to Zuccotti Park (Occupy Wall Street, US Politics, Activism)

What made the Wisconsin protests revolutionary?

Francis Reynolds and Emily Douglas

Why the Media Love the Violence of Protesters and Not of Banks (Occupy Wall Street, Society)

As Occupy heads into the spring, the movement’s initial honeymoon phase is coming to a close.

Rebecca Solnit

Occupying the SEC for a Stronger Volcker Rule (Occupy Wall Street, Economy)

In a public comment to the SEC, an Occupy working group details troubling loopholes in the Volcker Rule, part of the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill.

Rachel Signer

Blogs

Occupy Celebrates Two Years Of Resistance

Allison Kilkenny

On the group report from Occupy Wall Street’s second anniversary.

September 17, 2013

Occupy Activists' New Fight for Regulation, Affordable Housing and Social Justice

Allison Kilkenny

Next week marks the two-year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street. Here are what some of the best and brightest organizers are working on now.

September 12, 2013

Occupy Wall Street Hits Back at Portrayal in HBO's 'Newsroom'

Greg Mitchell

Activists react to the misinterpretation of the movement’s goals.

July 22, 2013

Women at Point Zero in Tahrir Square

Salamishah Tillet

The recent wave of attacks against women in Tahrir Square reveal that in our global rape culture, women's bodies can be used as both tools of war and casualties of “freedom.”

July 8, 2013

Occupy Offshoots Return to Highlight Student Tuition Hikes, Food Sovereignty

Allison Kilkenny

This week, the movement experienced a cross-country resurgence. What’s next?

May 14, 2013

Immigrant Rights Groups, Labor, Occupy Plan May Day Protests

Allison Kilkenny

The upcoming protests have already attracted the attention of authorities—including the FBI.

April 29, 2013

Strike Debt Abolishes $1.1 Million of Medical Debt

Allison Kilkenny

Sixty-two percent of all bankruptcies are due to medical debt—and Occupy activists aren’t letting the medical-industrial complex get away with it.

March 22, 2013

Occupy Hungary? [VIDEO]

Laura Flanders

March 15 marks the start of Hungary’s 1848 revolution—and protesters are once again hitting the streets for basic rights.

March 14, 2013

Strike Debt Declares Healthcare Emergency: It's a Matter of 'Life or Debt'

Allison Kilkenny

Strike Debt, an offshoot of Occupy Wall Street, has declared actions in response to a national “healthcare emergency.”

March 6, 2013

Madrid's Renaissance of Occupied Spaces

StudentNation

In all societies, in some form or another, there are young people who live in abandoned properties without the consent of the property owner: A look inside the world of Spanish okupas.

March 4, 2013