The Republicans have decided to back the payroll tax extension, fearful of being painted as anti-middle class in the coming elections. As Kos noted in a tweet, there’s no way this happens without Occupy Wall Street. This is concrete evidence of how OWS has changed the discussion in America. Remember 6 months ago? The Republicans […]
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A good Chris Fan piece at Hyphen asking a question that has plagued social movements for a long time–why do solidly progressive politicians end up siding with forces of order when they are elect
Rather than 2 discrete posts on OWS, it makes more sense to combine them. First, I really don’t care whether OWS is losing popular support, as one poll suggests. While I suppose falling support
I gave an interview to a newspaper journalist the other day who wanted some information about Occupy Wall Street in the context of the history of American social movements. One question she asked was about how technology makes this movement different. And it struck me that while this movement is rightfully being lauded for its […]
Speaking of protest marches, NPR has a good little piece on the Bonus Army, which occupied Washington, D.C. in the summer of 1932. These protestors had a very concrete goal–the payment of their
So I saw this political ad yesterday while eating my morning bagel: This is produced by Karl Rove’s Crossroads GPS, connecting Elizabeth Warren to the “extreme left protests” and
Like Yglesias, I pretty much believe that being evicted from Zuccotti Park is about the best thing that could happen to the Occupy Wall Street movement. Let’s face it, they had not succeeded in the last couple of weeks in retaining the media’s attention. The movement was beginning to seem stagnant to a larger public. […]
The great James McMurtry offers his song “We Can’t Make It Here” as a free download in support of the Occupy movement. Says McMurtry: We quit playing “We Can’t Make It He
Yesterday, Occupy Oakland approved a motion for a general strike, to be called for November 2. I’m curious to see where this goes. General strikes have always had trouble gaining traction in Ame