1848+: Last and First Men

Published on Sunday, October 30, 2011 by New York Magazine And the very classlessness of our society makes the conflict more volatile, not less. by Frank Rich During the death throes of Herbert Hoover’s presidency in June 1932, desperate bands of men traveled to Washington and set up camp within view of the Capitol. The [...]

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A Gut-Wrenching Reality by CARL GINSBURG Protesters at Zuccotti Park spent a very long weekend in an October snow, tarps and tents providing scant protection against some early flurries. Zuccotti sits on the south edge of Tribeca, a tony, toasty neighborhood of the 1 percent, where loft and condo prices still run in the many [...]

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How do the 99% compare with mass protests of the past – and can they succeed? The Spirit of the Age by TARIQ ALI “A map of the world that does not include Utopia is not worth glancing at,” wrote Oscar Wilde, “for it leaves out the one country at which humanity is always landing. [...]

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Published on Sunday, October 30, 2011 by CommonDreams.org Occupy the Public Forum: 5 Values to Profess Beyond the Protest by Carol Schachet While some people are frustrated that the Occupiers haven’t issued detailed policy briefs, they managed to do something arguably more important: open a dialog on values that has been held captive by conservative [...]

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Published on Monday, October 31, 2011 by CommonDreams.org Is Capitalism Losing the Debate? by Carl Finamore A remarkable shift in mass public opinion is occurring right before our eyes. It does not happen often. Normally, only when there is a severe breakdown in public confidence about the future. Now is such a time. Millions are [...]

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Published on Monday, October 31, 2011 by CommonDreams.org The Failure of the “I Got Mine – and Yours, Too” Theory of Governance, And What’s Next? by John Atcheson As week seven of Occupy Wall Street dawns, much of the media and the establishment continue to act as if everything about the protests were an ineffable [...]

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Published on Monday, October 31, 2011 by TruthDig.com A Master Class in Occupation by Chris Hedges NEW YORK CITY—Jon Friesen, 27, tall and lanky with a long, dirty-blond ponytail, a purple scarf and an old green fleece, is sitting on concrete at the edge of Zuccotti Park leading a coordination meeting, a gathering that takes [...]

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Published on Monday, October 31, 2011 by TomDispatch.com OWS at Valley Forge; A (Self-)Graduation Speech for the Occupiers of Zuccotti Park by Tom Engelhardt Once the Arab Spring broke loose, people began asking me why this country was still so quiet. I would always point out that no one ever expects or predicts such events. [...]

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