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5 Good Ideas from Occupy’s National Gathering
by James Trimarcoposted Aug 07, 2012 - Occupiers used the National Gathering to trade ideas about what was working and what wasn’t. The 5 ideas profiled below show a movement determined to adapt and stay vibrant.
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Occupy Los Angeles Blends Art & Activism
by James Trimarcoposted Aug 01, 2012 - The writing’s on the wall—literally. Occupiers in L.A. take to a new medium and spread words of protest with chalk.
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Syria: Lamp in the Storm
by Michael Naglerposted Jul 30, 2012 - How can we can create the right vision to support indigenous nonviolence and unarmed civilian peacekeeping?
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The Power of Training for Direct Action
by George Lakeyposted Jul 26, 2012 - Training for acts of civil disobedience can delve deeper than the actions themselves.
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Occupy the Dam: Brazil’s Indigenous Uprising
by John Perkinsposted Jul 23, 2012 - In the Amazonian backcountry, tribes are challenging construction of the world’s third-largest dam—by dismantling it. Here’s what they can teach us about standing up to power.
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Climate Emergency Action Plan
by Sarah van Gelderposted Jul 20, 2012 - We can still avoid a devastating climate crisis, but we’ll need a World War II-level mobilization — and we’ll need to stand up to Dirty Energy.
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A Student Debt Strike Force Takes Off
by Yates McKeeposted Jul 19, 2012 - Debt—and the shame that surrounds it—is the tie that binds the 99 percent. Can young people reimagine it as something productive, rather than a tool for profiteering?
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Minnesota’s Ground Zero for Unjust Evictions
posted Jul 18, 2012 - A glitch in PNC Bank’s online payment system meant the Cruz family’s home fell into foreclosure, putting it at the center of a committed community stand-off.
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States Close in on Citizens United: California, Montana, and Beyond
by John Bonifazposted Jul 13, 2012 - Two weeks ago, the Supreme Court justices behind the notorious decision struck down a century-old Montana law curbing corruption in politics. Last week, California became the largest state yet to officially join the movement to end Citizens United for good.
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When You Should Vote For Book Burning
posted Jul 09, 2012 - The people of Troy, Mich. almost lost their public library—until they launched a shocking reverse-psychology campaign to convince their city it still needs books.
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Occupy’s National Gathering: A Vision for the Next Step Forward?
by James Trimarcoposted Jul 06, 2012 - The movement has been accused before of lacking direction. But this week in Philadelphia, delegates to the first-ever national Occupy gathering created a streamlined vision for the change they want to see.
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How the Student Loans Debate Got Religion
by Christa Hillstromposted Jul 06, 2012 - There’s a biblical precedent for forgiveness—of debt. Why churches are standing by students on one of the Bible’s most surprising social principles.
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Medicare for All: A Single Solution to the Health Care Fracas
by Robert Weissmanposted Jun 29, 2012 - The Affordable Care Act was upheld by the Supreme Court, but many remain dissatisfied. How we can still make health care work.
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The Achilles' Heel of the American Dream
by Sean Burnsposted Jun 28, 2012 - Book Review: “Hillbilly Nationalists, Urban Race Rebels, and Black Power” profiles the radical, working-class movements of the '60s and '70s—a guide for transformation today.
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Occupy: The National Gathering
by Jake Blumgartposted Jun 27, 2012 - Occupiers from around the country will gather to discuss the future of the movement. What's at stake?
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