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The #Occupy movement has become America's version of the Arab Spring, continuing the effort of democracy protesters in Wisconsin against financial inequity and capture of government by moneyed special interests.

Black Friday strikes back with ‘freedom to shop’

By Erik Curren | December 2, 2013

Blacklie Day 2013 screenshot

If you're rooting for humanity to survive much into the future, then you'll surely find yourself on the opposite side of the holiday shopping season from America's big retailers. If they're rooting for more sales, you may be rooting for consumers to buy less. People who care about climate change and peak oil want industry to stop trashing the planet. But industries that make … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Economy Tagged With: Black Friday, Buy Nothing Day, Christmas, Occupy Wall Street, Pope Francis, Reverend Billy

Lessons from Sandy a year later

By Erik Curren | October 30, 2013

Occupy Sandy meme

To mark the anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, Josh Fox is encouraging people to watch his short film on storm cleanup and relief efforts, Occupy Sandy. Fox, better known for his two full length documentaries on hydrofracking, Gasland and Gasland II, also makes short films. He made the 25-minute video on Sandy and its connection to climate change at the end of last … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Climate, Films Tagged With: Andrew Cuomo, FEMA, Josh Fox, Occupy Wall Street, Red Cross, Superstorm Sandy

Fear for free!

By Lindsay Curren | June 21, 2013

Protester with sign against NSA

The big brouhaha over former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden's whistle-blowing revelation that the government is tuning in to every last thing We The People are doing has resulted in exactly the effect that an authoritarian government would most want to achieve: leaving us all quaking in fear and paranoia. For my part, I'm neither ready to declare Snowden … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: activism, climate change, Edward Snowden, Naomi Wolf, Occupy Wall Street, plutocracy, Snowden

‘Not about trees anymore’ as Turkey protests intensify

By Staff Reports | June 3, 2013

Turkish protester holding sign

What started as a bid to save public land has escalated as youth face riot police with calls of revolution. What began as a protest to protect a public park in Istanbul from commercial development has escalated dramatically in a week's time with violent clashes between demonstrators and police on Friday leading to an even larger escalation on Saturday as more than ten … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Transition Tagged With: Gezi Park, Istanbul, Occupy Wall Street, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey

The happy ending

By Staff Reports | March 13, 2013

Sandy Stops Our Shopping

Below we present the first chapter of The End of the World by Reverend Billy, leader of the Church of Stop Shopping. Sparing neither fire nor brimstone, the good Reverend preaches sinners in the hands of an angry Earth. He calls on humanity to change its evil ways before the final judgment, inspiring the congregation to a faith that, after Hurricane Sandy, will not allow … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Transition Tagged With: Bill Talen, climate change, Occupy Wall Street, plutocracy, Reverend Billy

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