The year 2020 has caused many white people to realize we live in a racist system. The Green New Deal is about systemic change for all, and deconstructing racism must be front and central in this agenda.
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Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1%
In this flashback from May 2011, Joseph Stiglitz writes that 1 percent of the people take nearly a quarter of the nation’s income—an inequality even the wealthy will come to regret.
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Occupy Consciousness Explains it All For You
Occupy Consciousness: The Future is Coming: This piece is from the anthology "Occupy Consciousness," brought to you by the Evolver Social Movement, a non-profit initiative for a new planetary culture.
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A Fish Out of Water: Occupy and the New Media Environment
How we choose to use our new extraordinary connectivity and media power is the front line of a global struggle for the future of the earth.
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Why Paul Robeson Would Have Walked out of Paul Robeson High School
A group of high school students recognized the injustices that plagued their own school's hallways, so they walked out.
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Elect Occupy Wall Street in 2014?
I agree with the OWS activists who say electoral politics isn't the solution. But kicking the worst offenders out of office and putting our people in is a hell of a start. The 2014 midterms could be our year.
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How Norwegians and Swedes Broke the Power of the 1%
Sweden and Norway both experienced a major power shift in the 1930s after prolonged nonviolent struggle, during which they “fired” the top 1 percent of people who set the direction for society and created the basis for something different.
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The Occupy Caravan: Dispatch From Reno
As the Occupy Caravan roars east, organizer and Occupy.com editor Michael Levitin will be filing dispatches from the road. First up: Reno.
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The NYPD Rewrites History
After serving as the epicenter for press suppression and journalist arrests over the last nine months, the NYPD is trying to rewrite history and pretend like nothing ever happened.
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Join Us in Philly for the Occupy National Gathering
The Occupy National Gathering, implemented through a horizontal, democratic and transparent process and endorsed by almost 60 occupations across the country, will allow us to strategically plan for the coming year, work on a vision for the future, and most importantly build relationships and skills that will allow us to strengthen our ties as a movement!
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Reconsidering Word of Mouth
Word-of-mouth made "The Avengers" the third highest-grossing film of all time. I have a hunch that social movements work the same way.
