The (Pre-)Occupied Political Media The (Pre-)Occupied Political Media
Christie won’t run, but the MSM couldn’t stop pleasuring themself over the prospect.
Oct 4, 2011 / Blog / Leslie Savan
We Are All Human Microphones Now We Are All Human Microphones Now
It's people-powered, no-tech, lo-fi and astonishingly slow. But the human microphone, an adaptation to New York's laws against amplified sound, may be Occupy Wall Street's secret w...
Oct 3, 2011 / Blog / Richard Kim
Occupy Wall Street: Why So Many Demands for Demands? Occupy Wall Street: Why So Many Demands for Demands?
Previous protests have presented detailed policy proposals to no avail. Maybe it’s time to try something new.
Oct 3, 2011 / Blog / Betsy Reed
Top Ten Songs About Class Top Ten Songs About Class
Since every great protest movement needs its culture, here's my stab at a list of the ten best songs ever written about class and poverty in tribute to #OccupyWallStreet.
Oct 3, 2011 / Blog / Peter Rothberg
Why DO They Occupy Wall Street? Why DO They Occupy Wall Street?
What is the occupiers' agenda? It’s the humanity, stupid!
Oct 3, 2011 / Blog / William Greider
The Ever-Changing Narrative Of Occupy Wall Street Mass Arrests The Ever-Changing Narrative Of Occupy Wall Street Mass Arrests
Inititial reports heaped the blame for the confusion on the Brooklyn Bridge this past weekend on the NYPD. Now, the narrative is changing, with the establishment media shifting acc...
Oct 3, 2011 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny
Occupy the NBA! Occupy the NBA!
If we are going to Occupy Wall Street, DC and other locales, let’s take the fight to corporate greed ground zero: David Stern’s NBA.
Oct 3, 2011 / Blog / Dave Zirin
How to Support #OccupyWallStreet How to Support #OccupyWallStreet
Show up at Liberty Plaza, donate money, buy pizza, spread the word and start your own occupation.
Oct 3, 2011 / Blog / Peter Rothberg
Jonathan Franzen on Occupy Wall Street, Obama, Nixon, HBO ‘Corrections’ Series and, Yes, Oprah Jonathan Franzen on Occupy Wall Street, Obama, Nixon, HBO ‘Corrections’ Series and, Yes, Oprah
One of Obama’s favorite novelists holds court on politics, the Wall Street protests and a new HBO adaptation of his famous work The Corrections.
Oct 1, 2011 / Blog / Ari Melber
This Week: Right-Wing Hypocrisy Revealed, Again. PLUS: Behind the ‘Occupy Wall Street’ Protests This Week: Right-Wing Hypocrisy Revealed, Again. PLUS: Behind the ‘Occupy Wall Street’ Protests
This week, The Nation reveals private letters from Charles Koch to Friedrich Hayek privatley praising America's social insurance system. Plus, I join NPR's Talk of the Nation...
Sep 30, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel