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Tear Down the System, Not Each Other
Social media-fueled cancel culture is a dead end. Only leading with love will take us where we need to go.
Sandy Nurse’s Journey from Occupy Wall Street to City Council
Occupy Wall St. alum vows to bring her social movement values with her when she joins the New York City Council on January 1.
The Impact of Occupy Wall Street Continues to Grow
Ten years later its legacy continues growing.
The Rise of Occupy Wall Street: The Movement Moment That Revived The U.S. Left
Ten years ago this fall a protest movement took root in Lower Manhattan that transformed how we think about inequality and reinvigorated the Left.
Contested Ground: 9/11, Occupy Wall Street and the Future of America
9/11 and Occupy Wall Street took place within a block of each other at the center of American Empire. Their legacies couldn’t be more different, nor the futures they point to.
I am choosing hope and solidarity. Tonight, as the United States remains mired in sexism, climate change, a pandemic,…
Twenty Years Later: How the New World Trade Center Became a Monument to Greed and Power
Twenty years after September 11, the World Trade Center redevelopment story encapsulates the political, economic, and cultural forces that…
What I Learned during the Forever Wars
Many people my age went off to fight in Afghanistan and Iraq. Our paths would cross again when they returned.
How 9/11 Kneecapped a Movement
The smell of the “Pile,” the media elevation of Rudy Giuliani to near-sainthood and the sudden disappearance of the global justice movement are memories I would like to forget but can’t.
Students, Teachers at Risk of New COVID Surge as NYC Adopts Lax Approach to Classroom Safety
“We must fight to keep us safe,” write two rank-and-file educators who say the teacher’s union leadership is too cozy with Mayor de Blasio.
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