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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How Norwegians and Swedes Broke the Power of the 1%
Sweden and Norway both experienced a major power shift in the 1930s after prolonged nonviolent struggle, during which they “fired” the top 1 percent of people who set the direction for society and created the basis for something different.
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The Occupy Caravan: Dispatch From Reno
As the Occupy Caravan roars east, organizer and Occupy.com editor Michael Levitin will be filing dispatches from the road. First up: Reno.
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The NYPD Rewrites History
After serving as the epicenter for press suppression and journalist arrests over the last nine months, the NYPD is trying to rewrite history and pretend like nothing ever happened.
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Join Us in Philly for the Occupy National Gathering
The Occupy National Gathering, implemented through a horizontal, democratic and transparent process and endorsed by almost 60 occupations across the country, will allow us to strategically plan for the coming year, work on a vision for the future, and most importantly build relationships and skills that will allow us to strengthen our ties as a movement!
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Reconsidering Word of Mouth
Word-of-mouth made "The Avengers" the third highest-grossing film of all time. I have a hunch that social movements work the same way.
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Biased? Damn Right I Am
I would like to address the most common complaint about my writing about the Québec student movement: namely, that it is “biased.” My simple response to this is: You’re god damned right it is!
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Letter From Newfoundland and Labrador: If Helpers Fell From the Sky
I wonder what we would do if helpers fell from the sky. If, here in St. John’s, a couple dozen people came out of nowhere and started putting in their own time to making this city (and by extension the world at large) a more welcoming place.
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The Occupy Caravan Starts Now
Kicking off this afternoon, the Occupy Caravan will travel the nation’s highways to spread the word that we need to end corporate rule, reclaim our government and establish a new measure of economic fairness.
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#Occupied: Reports From the Front Lines
This week in Occupy, Scott Walker is sadly still Wisconsin’s governor, a judge ruled the indefinite detention provision of the NDAA to be unconstitutional, Occupy won major victories in New York and Seattle, Occupy Fresno became the longest-running encampment in the country and everyone who was anyone wrote the Movement’s obituary.
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At the Heart of an Occupation: Brian Douglas
At the Heart of An Occupation is photographer Stacy Lanyon’s photo journal of the people who comprise Occupy Wall Street. On March 29, she presented Brian Douglas, in his own words.
