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Occupy Sends In the Clowns
posted Mar 06, 2012 - Meet the + Brigades, an Occupy effort to bring more innovation to the art of nonviolent protest.
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Nurses Fight for a Dose of Tax Justice
by Sarah Andersonposted Mar 06, 2012 - Before there was Occupy, thousands of nurses were already taking on Wall Street to demand a financial transaction tax.
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Occupy Takes On ALEC
by Brooke Jarvisposted Feb 29, 2012 - Occupy’s latest target: corporations that write their agendas into state laws.
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The Undead Pipeline Returns
by Madeline Ostranderposted Feb 29, 2012 - The Keystone XL pipeline is back, sort of. But will its promoters’ tactics cause a property rights backlash?
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Fracking Bans that Can Stand
by Maura Stephensposted Feb 29, 2012 - In New York, judges are standing up for communities’ rights to say no to corporate drilling.
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Now, Let’s Occupy the Ballot
by Van Jonesposted Feb 28, 2012 - During election season, all eyes turn to politics. How do we ensure that the interests of the 99 percent are represented in the halls of power?
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Change Now, Vote Later
by Nathan Schneiderposted Feb 28, 2012 - Political answers will come when we build a network of solidarity and action that pushes on all fronts for a true democracy.
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Pancho Ramos Stierle: Nonviolence Is Radical
by Sarah van Gelderposted Feb 23, 2012 - An interview with the activist who made headlines when he was arrested while meditating at Occupy Oakland.
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9 Best Strategies to End Corporate Rule
by Doug Pibelposted Feb 21, 2012 - Corporate power is behind the politics of climate denial, Wall Street bailouts, union busting, and media consolidation, to name just a few. But real people have power, too. Here are some of our most successful strategies.
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A People’s History of Robin Hood
by Paul Buhleposted Feb 15, 2012 - For hundreds of years, he’s fought tax injustice, tyranny, and the seizure of the commons. Why we still need him today.
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We’re the People: Close-Ups from Zuccotti Park
by Joseph O. Holmesposted Feb 15, 2012 - Photo Essay: Portraits of a nascent society.
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Bill McKibben: “The Biggest Fight of Our Time”
by Madeline Ostranderposted Feb 14, 2012 - In which one of the world’s best-known climate activists gets personal about the enormous task of saving our planet.
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Organic Farmers Take Monsanto to Court
by April Dávilaposted Feb 12, 2012 - Why hundreds of thousands are seeking protection from the seed giant.
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The People’s Media
by Joseph Torresposted Feb 08, 2012 - Public interest groups have waged a spirited campaign to prevent a corporate takeover of the Internet.
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Book Review: We Are Wisconsin
by Josh Eidelsonposted Feb 07, 2012 - The Wisconsin uprising in the words of the activists, writers, and everyday Wisconsinites who made it happen.
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