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Occupy Americanew

A proposal for the future of the Occupy movement.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Steven T. Jones, Tim Redmond and Yael Chanoff  |  01-17-2012  |  #OCCUPY

Our Suicidal Ruling Class

Obama could announce a big jobs bill, knowing full well that Congressional Republicans would kill it. It would probably increase his reelection prospects. It would kill the Occupy movement. But don't worry. He won't. He can't.
Maui Time  |  Ted Rall  |  01-05-2012  |  Economy

In 2012, Politics Will Be in the Streets

We who are ready to emancipate humankind, we who are challenging the monstrous hegemony of a corporate state with bottomless pockets and an endless capacity for violence can't afford to have millions of intelligent, otherwise like-minded allies distracted, sucked into the vortex of electoral BS. We need everyone—including the Obamabots.
Maui Time  |  Ted Rall  |  12-28-2011  |  Commentary

What's Next for Occupy?new

"We are the 99 Percent" dominated the second-half of 2011, but will it endure in 2012?
East Bay Express  |  John C. Osborn  |  12-22-2011  |  #OCCUPY

The 99 Percentnew

On the ground in Albany, and in the air everywhere, signs that a movement has changed the conversation about inequality.
Metroland  |  Miriam Axel-Lute  |  12-02-2011  |  #OCCUPY

Three Important Lessons of the Occupy Movementnew

The youth movement is back, the elite have damaged democracy, and always carry a camera.
East Bay Express  |  Jay Youngdahl  |  12-02-2011  |  #OCCUPY

7-7-7: The Battle Cry

Forget Herman Cain's 9-9-9. The battle cry for every American ought to be 7-7-7. 7-7-7: for the $7.7 trillion the Bush and Obama Administrations secretly funneled to the banksters.
Maui Time  |  Ted Rall  |  12-01-2011  |  Commentary

Pepper Spraying Jesusnew

The iconic shot of a UC Davis cop and his pepper spray became an instant Internet meme. But will it help galvanize support for the Occupy movement?
East Bay Express  |  Robert Gammon  |  11-30-2011  |  #OCCUPY

The Rift Within Occupy: Reformists vs. Revolutionaries

There is a rift within the Occupy movement: reformists versus revolutionaries.
Maui Time  |  Ted Rall  |  11-22-2011  |  #OCCUPY

Kevin Six's 'Occupy This Dollar' Movementnew

A San Diego actor and blogger encourages people to continue the occupation from the comfort of your own home.
San Diego CityBeat  |  Kinsee Morlan  |  11-21-2011  |  #OCCUPY

After the Occupationnew

Does the Occupy Movement have a future after the occupations?

See also: Are cities trying to freeze the Occupy movement to death?
Boston Phoenix  |  Liz Pelly  |  11-16-2011  |  #OCCUPY

Our F--- You System of Government

Got a problem? The U.S. government has an all-purpose response to whatever ails you: f--- you.
Maui Time  |  Ted Rall  |  11-16-2011  |  Commentary

Jean Quan's Dilemmanew

Should the mayor raid Occupy Oakland again, embrace the encampment, move it elsewhere, or pray for bad weather?
East Bay Express  |  Robert Gammon  |  11-10-2011  |  #OCCUPY

Occupy Oakland No Morenew

Mayor Jean Quan orders police to break-up the two-week-long encampment in front of City Hall, citing health and public safety concerns.
East Bay Express  |  Robert Gammon  |  10-26-2011  |  #OCCUPY

The Perils of OWS' Cut-and-Paste Revolution, Part I

The Occupy movement has grown nicely. But, just as Mao found it necessary to adapt industrial-proletarian-based Marxism to China's agrarian economy with "Marxism with Chinese characteristics," activists are about to face the negative consequences of trying to replicate Tahrir Square in the United States. The U.S. isn't Egypt. It isn't even European. Americans need Tahrir Square with American characteristics.
Maui Time  |  Ted Rall  |  10-24-2011  |  Commentary

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