Over the next two years, Democrats have the unfettered ability to be an albatross around the neck of the GOP — and to make sure that what little they manage to get done due to their paper-thin majorities becomes the reason for their undoing.
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Why I Hope Congress Doubles Student Loan Rates
Congress has a matter of days to work out a compromise or interest rates on some federal student loans will double. Carl Gibson of Reader Supported News thinks that's a good idea.
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#Occupied: Reports From the Front Lines
This week in Occupy, the Cruz family was rebuffed by PNC Bank, Rio + 20 was mic-checked and #occupied, Egyptians took to the streets to demand an election and occupiers nationwide saw convictions and dismissals stemming from last Fall’s raids and evictions.
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And Now, a Message From the National Gathering Working Group
The following is a message sent from the National Gathering working group to our good friends at Occupons Montréal and Occupons Québec.
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A Prescription for Uncle Sam
If we want to fix the mess we're in right now, we need the government to make the rich and big business pay their fair share through tax reform.
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Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1%
In this flashback from May 2011, Joseph Stiglitz writes that 1 percent of the people take nearly a quarter of the nation’s income—an inequality even the wealthy will come to regret.
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Occupy Consciousness Explains it All For You
Occupy Consciousness: The Future is Coming: This piece is from the anthology "Occupy Consciousness," brought to you by the Evolver Social Movement, a non-profit initiative for a new planetary culture.
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A Fish Out of Water: Occupy and the New Media Environment
How we choose to use our new extraordinary connectivity and media power is the front line of a global struggle for the future of the earth.
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Why Paul Robeson Would Have Walked out of Paul Robeson High School
A group of high school students recognized the injustices that plagued their own school's hallways, so they walked out.
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Elect Occupy Wall Street in 2014?
I agree with the OWS activists who say electoral politics isn't the solution. But kicking the worst offenders out of office and putting our people in is a hell of a start. The 2014 midterms could be our year.
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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.
