Why is Russia demanding NATO boots on the ground in Libya?

by ClayClai of Occupy LA May 18, 2012

There were a hundred and twelve deaths associated with the construction of the Hoover Dam but those that opposed the dam would have decried even a dozen deaths, and used them to condemn the whole project. This is the situation that the Libyan Revolution and the Libyan National Transitional Council face with regards to their [...]

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A New Direction for The North Star Site

by admin May 18, 2012

The North Star was originally launched as a horizontal, collaborative project/publication by and for occupiers that would unite people geographically from different occupations and politically from different ideological backgrounds. At the time (February 2012) there was no other project with this orientation/ambition. Now there is an overabundance of similar projects with similar aims but far [...]

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Unity or Austerity? We Decide

by Pham Binh of Occupy Wall Street May 17, 2012

A project is launched in Britain, bringing together activists from around the U.K. in a new network for united action and open debate. Will the “Leninists” within it continually misrepresent those who disagree with them? Or will they be able to put their schemas and dogmas aside and play a constructive role in undermining the [...]

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May Day Matters

by admin May 16, 2012

By Cindy Milstein. Reposted with permission from Occupy Theory. Originally posted here. Every since this occupy “movement” began, it has surprised me. Like a package I didn’t order appearing on my doorstep, gifting me some sweet little zines written by a near stranger I met long ago. And just when this occupy thing seems to [...]

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Occupy: Rebirth of American Radicalism

by Pham Binh of Occupy Wall Street May 10, 2012

[The following was written on April 30, 2012 for the French journal Contretemps for an audience unfamiliar with Occupy's birth, ideas, and spirit.] For all its many faults, Occupy succeeded in mobilizing more workers and oppressed people in four weeks than the entire American socialist left has in four decades combined. It quickly grew into [...]

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New Radical Alliances For A New Era

by admin May 9, 2012

How the Left’s talk of co-optation missed the real critical questions that 99% Spring offers our movements By Joshua Kahn Russell and Harmony Goldberg. First published at Znet. Last month, a broad alliance of organizations from across the progressive spectrum came together to train 100,000 people in nonviolent direct action in the hopes of supporting [...]

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Occupy Boston Joins the World in Celebrating May Day

by admin May 8, 2012

By Doug Enaa Greene. First published by Boston Occupier. Despite heavy rains and an unseasonable chill, May Day, otherwise known as International Workers Day, sparked celebration across Boston. On Wednesday, May 1, a series of marches and rallies brought together Boston-area immigrants, anarchists, communists, occupiers, labor activists, and others. The day’s message was one of [...]

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