Occupy Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street swept the world and achieved a lot, even if it may not feel like it | Akin Olla
A decade ago Occupy reframed US political debate, trained a generation of activists, and served as a dress rehearsal for movements that followed
Akin Olla
06, Oct, 2021 @10:18 AM
‘We showed it was possible to create a movement from almost nothing’: Occupy Wall Street 10 years on
Some say it inspired BLM and the growth of the US left. Others see it as an abject failure. A decade after the occupation of New York’s Zuccotti Park, the people who were there look back
Andrew Anthony
12, Sep, 2021 @8:00 AM
We're on the verge of breakdown: a data scientist's take on Trump and Biden
Peter Turchin, an entomologist-turned-historian, offers insight into the battle between elites
Edward Helmore
17, Jan, 2021 @6:30 AM
David Graeber pushed us to imagine greater human possibilities | Rebecca Solnit
The anthropologist, who died last week, had cheerful, insurrectionary verve as a scholar and direct-action activist, says Guardian US columnist Rebecca Solnit
Rebecca Solnit
08, Sep, 2020 @6:00 AM
How a decade of disillusion gave way to people power | Rebecca Solnit
From Black Lives Matter and #MeToo to school climate strikes, the power of popular movements can no longer be ignored, says journalist and author Rebecca Solnit
Rebecca Solnit
29, Dec, 2019 @3:01 PM
Streets on fire: how a decade of protest shaped the world
From Occupy Wall Street to Extinction Rebellion, this has been a combustible 10 years
Gary Younge
23, Nov, 2019 @8:00 AM
‘People are finally talking about class’: Astra Taylor on US democracy, socialism and revolution
The writer and film-maker explores the meaning of democracy in a new documentary and book, and discusses the current state of politics, from Donald Trump to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Dominic Rushe
17, Apr, 2019 @7:00 AM
I started Occupy Wall Street. Russia tried to co-opt me | Micah White
We are witnessing the advent of social movement warfare: the deployment of social protest as an effective alternative to conventional military conflict
Micah White
02, Nov, 2017 @9:13 AM
Ex-diplomat Carne Ross: the case for anarchism
How a high-flying diplomat and Middle East adviser lost his faith in western democracy – but put his trust in people power
Andrew Anthony
09, Jul, 2017 @7:30 AM
Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere review – Paul Mason restages global protests
The audience play their part in the Arab Spring and debate whether Occupy curbed capitalist power as the journalist interrogates a decade of revolt
Lyn Gardner
30, Mar, 2017 @11:00 PM
Want to be part of the next wave of activism? Move to rural America
Traumatized by Occupy’s dissipation, the founder of the movement realized that street protests have become outdated. Now he’s focusing on hyper-local activism
Mary Wang
06, Jan, 2017 @11:00 AM
Eight years after the Great Recession, recovery still rings hollow
Eight years after the Great Recessions, the White House claims the economic recovery is here. But many aren’t feeling it. Here, five people reflect on how their lives have changed
Jana Kasperkevic
08, Oct, 2016 @11:00 AM
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