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Free School University Saturday 21, 2012: Citizens United Summit
A Rally and Summit to Unite Citizens for Democracy On the January 21 anniversary of the Citizens United decision, a wide coalition of groups will stand together for GETTING MONEY OUT OF POLITICS
Read More »Occupier Profile: Jon Noble
Being politically conscious isn’t easy. With most people too apathetic to vote, trying to start a conversation about economic injustice is even harder. “People don’t like bad news like layoffs and bad government spending
Read More »OPINION: Why Ending the Fed is Wrong
Anyone who walked through the former Occupy Boston encampment at Dewey Square was confronted with the sight of tents, colorful signs, deep political discussions and the long, ominous shadow of the Federal Reserve Bank
Read More »Community Honors Dr. King
About 270 people – many from the Occupy Boston community – filled Arlington St. Church’s Hunnewell Chapel to capacity Monday evening to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The event featured poetry, song, speeches
Read More »Let Freedom Ring: A New Hampshire Prelude
The Occupy Movement convened at Veterans Memorial Park in Manchester, New Hampshire on the first weekend of 2012 for five days of action leading up to the state’s presidential primary. Their prevailing demand: a
Read More »Free Charlie! Occupy Activists Take on the T
On January 3, the MBTA unveiled plans to institute major service-cuts and fare-hikes. On January 10th, just a week after this announcement, more than twenty people met in Somerville to begin organizing against the
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PHOTOS: Martin Luther King day Community Gathering 01/16/2012
An Occupy Boston Community Gathering dedicated to exploring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at Arlington St. Church, Boston, MA. On Martin Luther King day, Monday, Jan 16, 2012. Photos: Tess Scheflan/
Read More »Bursting the Economists’ Bubble: Occupy Chicago at the AEA
In January 2009, as economists gathered in San Francisco for the annual meetings of the American Economic Association (AEA), the economy was in a shambles as a result of the financial crisis
Read More »“The Fetishism of Debt” by Michael Denning
The following is a shortened version of a lecture presented at Dewey Square on November 22 as part of Occupy Boston’s Howard Zinn Memorial Lecture Series. Michael Denning is professor of American Studies
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