Occupying Policy Occupying Policy
From Occupy the SEC to a plan to reduce the federal deficit, Occupy groups are diving into the nitty-gritty of crafting public policy.
Jan 26, 2012 / Rachel Signer
Help Peaceful Uprising Rebuild Help Peaceful Uprising Rebuild
The grassroots environmental group Peaceful Uprising recently discovered that it was one of 200 nonprofit projects that have been financially wiped out in an astonishing act of ap...
Jan 26, 2012 / Blog / Peter Rothberg
From Nation Interns: This Week’s Top Stories (1/26) From Nation Interns: This Week’s Top Stories (1/26)
Every week, interns at The Nation try to cut through the echo chamber and select an important article in their area of interest that they feel deserves more attention.
Jan 26, 2012 / StudentNation / The Nation
Delaware AG Biden: The Banks Aren’t Scared of Us Delaware AG Biden: The Banks Aren’t Scared of Us
How worried are too-big-to-fail banks over pending investigations into mortgage fraud?
Jan 26, 2012 / Blog / George Zornick
An Open Letter to the UC Riverside Chancellor Timothy White An Open Letter to the UC Riverside Chancellor Timothy White
The people beaten and shot at by the UCPD are our students; they are our colleagues. And they are our neighbors. We were all in it together. They are the public, and the public i...
Jan 26, 2012 / StudentNation / Jennifer Doyle
The Occupy Effect The Occupy Effect
It’s too early to tell how Occupy Wall Street will impact the 2012 election, but one thing seems pretty clear: it’s changed the national conversation.
Jan 26, 2012 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Obama Takes a Populist Stand in His State of the Union Obama Takes a Populist Stand in His State of the Union
But Washington won't follow through unless the grassroots insurgency of Wisconsin and Occupy grows.
Jan 25, 2012 / Editorial / The Editors
What If ‘Citizens United’ Actually United the Citizens? What If ‘Citizens United’ Actually United the Citizens?
A week full of progressive victories—SOPA, Keystone and Wisconsin recall efforts—bring great reminders about the long game of organizing.
Jan 25, 2012 / Editorial / Ilyse Hogue
An Iraq Vet’s Journey From Wall Street to OWS An Iraq Vet’s Journey From Wall Street to OWS
Zuccotti Park was not my first occupation. But it showed me the need to live up to our values.
Jan 25, 2012 / Feature / Derek McGee
Federal Park Police Will Start Citing Occupy DC Protesters Federal Park Police Will Start Citing Occupy DC Protesters
Occupiers in the nation’s capital have enjoyed a largely peaceful coexistence with authorities so far, but that may soon change.
Jan 25, 2012 / Blog / George Zornick