Activism

Brecht on Wall Street Brecht on Wall Street

The clever, impassioned homemade signs dotting Zuccotti Park recall the work of Bertolt Brecht.

Oct 17, 2011 / Richard Lingeman

Rediscovering Civil Disobedience Rediscovering Civil Disobedience

In Dr. King’s tradition, Occupy Wall Street and the anti-foreclosure movement have been taking the risks that successful activism requires.

Oct 17, 2011 / George Goehl

When Women Make Peace When Women Make Peace

In the wake of three women being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, a new PBS documentary series celebrates women’s roles as peacemakers--but oversimplifies complex conflicts lik...

Oct 17, 2011 / Dana Goldstein

Wall Street’s Second Occupation Wall Street’s Second Occupation

The police occupation of the Wall Street area has been hardly less massive, sustained or impressive than the Zuccotti Park encampment.

Oct 17, 2011 / Tom Engelhardt

Why Cornel West Was Arrested in Memory of Martin Luther King Jr., in Support of Occupy Movement Why Cornel West Was Arrested in Memory of Martin Luther King Jr., in Support of Occupy Movement

 On the day the King memorial was dedicated, Dr. Cornel West was arrested on the steps of the Supreme Court.

Oct 17, 2011 / John Nichols

‘The First Amendment Is Our Permit’ ‘The First Amendment Is Our Permit’

Sign on to RootsAction’s petition to the nation’s mayors and police chiefs affirming your support for the right to unfettered peaceful protest.

Oct 16, 2011 / Peter Rothberg

Occupy Wall Street Protesters Pack Times Square

Occupy Wall Street Protesters Pack Times Square Occupy Wall Street Protesters Pack Times Square

Thousands of Occupy Wall Street activists flooded Times Square on Saturday in a dramatic protest against the upper one percent.

Oct 16, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny

Nation Conversations: Liliana Segura and Laurie Penny on Hacktivism and Social Change

Nation Conversations: Liliana Segura and Laurie Penny on Hacktivism and Social Change Nation Conversations: Liliana Segura and Laurie Penny on Hacktivism and Social Change

From the Arab Spring to Occupy Wall Street, 2011 will be remembered as a year of youthful mass movements and popular revolts—none of which could have occurred without the surreptit...

Oct 15, 2011 / The Nation

After Zuccotti Park: Seven Privately Owned Public Spaces to Occupy Next After Zuccotti Park: Seven Privately Owned Public Spaces to Occupy Next

If Zuccotti Park falls, where will the Occupy Wall Street movement move next?

Oct 14, 2011 / Francis Reynolds

The Weekly Standard, National Review and the ’53 Percent’ Meet Occupy Wall Street

The Weekly Standard, National Review and the ’53 Percent’ Meet Occupy Wall Street The Weekly Standard, National Review and the ’53 Percent’ Meet Occupy Wall Street

Conservative pundits are misrepresenting everything about the Occupy Wall Street, from their views to their legal right to be in Zuccotti Park. 

Oct 14, 2011 / Ben Adler

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