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“Everything the Tea Party Pretended to Be and Isn’t, Occupy Wall Street Is”
http://griid.org/2011/10/29/occupy-wall-street-v-the-tea-party Jeff Smith distinguishes between populism and “false populism” in a thought provoking piece that analyzes a now popular dialogue comparing the Occupy movement with the Tea Party…
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7 Billion – which are you?
World population is about to hit (or has hit) 7 billion. What number baby were you? Use this calendar from The Guardian to find out.
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“Police Fire Tear Gas at Occupy Protesters in Oakland” (NY Times)
Members of #Occupy Movement were forcefully confronted and arrested by riot police this morning in Oakland, CA as they triend to re-enter a space they…
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NYT/CBS News Poll Shows Distrust in Government
See this link for the recent NYT/CBS News poll about perceptions of Obama, the US Government and OWS.
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Environmental Solidarity Working Group & Climate Justice Day @ OWS
– If you believe you can help with the below efforts, or would like to get involved generally, please email: Environmentalist Solidarity: owseswg@gmail.com If you…
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Yale College Panel Discussion on the Meaning of OWS – 10/25
– Sorry for the late notice, but there will be a formal panel discussion on #Occupy at 7pm tonight here on the Yale campus –…
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Building a New Ship: On-the-Ground Perspective from OWS NYC
– The following is excerpted from a group email sent by a friend on the ground who is involved with the Education and Empowerment Working…
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Animal Fashion News
Following the oil spill, New Zealand calls for knitted penguin sweaters. Meanwhile, Brooklyn DIY-ers are using 3D printers to solve a global hermit crab housing…
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From Yale Daily News: Contrasting Opinions on Occupy New Haven
– The Yale Daily News has been covering the Occupy New Haven movement in the past week or so… illustrating that #Occupy Movement is very…
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The Whale Hunt
Photographer Jonathan Harris charts a traditional Inupiat Eskimo whale hunt. One community, two bowhead whales, 3,214 incredible photographs. See the full story or highlights. …
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The World’s Craziet Bike Racks
In which The Atlantic Cities looks into the problem of bike storage in booming urban centers.
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David Graeber: “On Playing By the Rules – The Strange Success of Occupy Wall Street” life
— “The social scientist in me has to ask: Why? Why now? Why did it actually work?” David Graeber posted this worthwhile piece this morning…