Why I Got Arrested at Occupy Wall Street Why I Got Arrested at Occupy Wall Street
Civil disobedience says, in effect, that the law is not sacred when a better world is at stake.
Nov 21, 2011 / Max Fraser
Occupy Wall Street and the Importance of Creative Protest Occupy Wall Street and the Importance of Creative Protest
Determination and creativity have been Occupy Wall Street's formula for success.
Nov 21, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny
Tebow Redeemed? Tebow Redeemed?
Tim Tebow is simply the worst quarterback I’ve ever seen. Yet he's 4-1 and I cannot look away.
Nov 21, 2011 / Dave Zirin
Occupy Wall Street’s Political Victory in Ohio Occupy Wall Street’s Political Victory in Ohio
How the 99 percent won in the hottest election of 2011.
Nov 21, 2011 / Andy Kroll
Is Egypt Syria? Is Egypt Syria?
Secular and progressive Egyptians trapped between the ruling military council and the reactionary Muslim Brotherhood.
Nov 21, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
40,000 Rally, More Than 100,000 Sign Petitions, to Say ‘Recall Walker’ 40,000 Rally, More Than 100,000 Sign Petitions, to Say ‘Recall Walker’
A mass rally in Madison and grassroorts activism across the state of Wisconsin confirm that the movement to remove a governor is growing more rapidly than anyone expected.
Nov 21, 2011 / John Nichols
Pepper Spray on Campus: A Tale of Two Videos Pepper Spray on Campus: A Tale of Two Videos
At UC Davis, students let the cops know “we are not like you.”
Nov 21, 2011 / Jon Wiener
Best Line of the Week on Newt’s Alleged Smarts Best Line of the Week on Newt’s Alleged Smarts
Even as Sunday talk show pundits laugh at Newt’s follies (like his claiming that Freddie Mac hired him as a “historian”), they never tire of rhapsodizing about his supposed smarts. He’s “intellectually formidable” (Mike Murphy on Meet the Press); he’s “a very smart guy” (Matthew Dowd on This Week). I think, though, that Paul Krugman, also on This Week, put it best: “Somebody said he’s a stupid man’s idea of what a smart person sounds like.” The Newtifying begins about two minutes in: video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player
Nov 21, 2011 / Leslie Savan
Police Attack Protesters at UC Davis Police Attack Protesters at UC Davis
An account of police brutality against peaceful Occupy Colleges protesters in Davis, California.
Nov 20, 2011 / StudentNation / Angus Johnston
New Viral Video Features a Baritone Barack—From 20 Years Ago New Viral Video Features a Baritone Barack—From 20 Years Ago
An old TV ad showcasing Baritone Barack just syrfaced on YouTube.
Nov 19, 2011 / Ari Melber