Background Reading on Occupy Wall Street

Below is a basic reading list of sorts – to describe and outline the movement, to help people get up to speed, to help aggregate good solid coverage into a foundation – sites for following development, specific journalism, prominent voices, and miscellany.

We will be adding to this foundation in the coming days, and in perpetuity while the occupation persists.

This is just a start… please take a look.

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GENERAL COVERAGE

Official Occupy Wall Street Site (Global):

http://occupywallst.org/

The Initial Call to Action from Adbusters:

http://www.adbusters.org/blogs/adbusters-blog/occupywallstreet.html

ADBUSTERS coverage from “CultureJammer Headquarters” :

http://www.adbusters.org/

Global Day of Action

This Saturday there is a call for a Global Day of Action as part of the Occupy Wall Street Movement.

http://15october.net/

 

ARTICLES

Naomi Klein for the Nation:

http://www.naomiklein.org/articles/2011/10/occupy-wall-street-most-important-thing-world-now

Think ‘Occupy Wall St’ Is a Phase? You Dont Get It – Douglas Rushkoff for CNN

http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/05/opinion/rushkoff-occupy-wall-street/

AL JAZEERA:

http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/opinion/2011/10/2011109112727162598.html#.TpbRpa32O_E.facebook

Racialicious responds after a visit to OWS:

http://www.racialicious.com/2011/10/03/so-real-it-hurts-notes-on-occupy-wall-street/

 

SPECIFIC VOICES

BILL MCKIBBEN

http://www.grist.org/climate-change/2011-10-09-join-keystone-pipeline-protest-mckibben-tells-occupy-wall-street

JEFFREY SACHS

Renowned economist and academic speaking very candidly, also talks campaign finance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8svbm4WYmU

CHRIS HEDGES

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQzq_WbH4E0

SLAVOJ ZIZEK

Video –  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEUZNfOtPlE&feature=related

Transcript – http://www.lacan.com/thesymptom/?page_id=1476

PAUL KRUGMAN

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/10/opinion/panic-of-the-plutocrats.html?_r=2

JEFF MANGUM 

Musician from Neutral Milk Hotel

http://www.pitchfork.com/news/44204-watch-neutral-milk-hotels-jeff-mangum-perform-at-occupy-wall-street-protest/