The way the urban commons create a space to solve material problems and enable social movements to forge city-wide networks are antidotes to people being attracted towards the far-right.
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The Occupied Times of London: 18 Issues and Counting
With the rise of citizen journalism and a revival of independent media, the Occupy Movement's most prolific newspaper soldiers on.
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Poem: America, Where Are You Now?
I make $7.25 an hour, and this work breaks my back; my government says I'm lazy, seeking an easy track.
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A More Equal Economy Would Mean a Happier Society
Four major and a host of minor factors have driven rising inequality over the past third of a century -- principal among them, a more regressive tax system and less willingness to invest in education.
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Now the Work of Movements Begins
Missed by the mainstream media, but churning at the heart of our democracy, are social movements, movements without which President Obama would not have been re-elected.
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Move to Amend Wins Big at the Ballot Box
Citizens throughout the country voted overwhelmingly for their legislators to pass a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision.
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Raw Video: In Colorado, Militarized SWAT Team Evicts 63-Year-Old
A militarized police force armed with live-ammo AR-15s and grenade launchers arrived at the Denver home of 63-year-old Sahara Donahue to evict her, forcing occupiers to the ground at gunpoint.
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If You're Poor, Come Out of the Closet
Just as brave gays and lesbians around this nation have stood up to say "Yes, we are gay," so too should poor Americans stand up and demand dignity.
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How Conservative Media Lost America
Nate Silver was right. His ideological antagonists were wrong. And that's just the beginning of the right's self-created information disadvantage.
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Hey, Fossil Fuel Industry: Money Can’t Buy You Love
The fossil fuel industry spent more than $150 million on ads to elect polluter-friendly candidates. But on Tuesday, Americans overwhelmingly voted for those who support clean energy, clean air and strong public health safeguards.
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Occupy Sandy Emerges as a Relief Organization for 21st Century
As local leaders and citizens complain of FEMA, the Red Cross and government absences in their neighborhoods, Occupy Sandy has been organizing actual, tangible responses.
