We’re No. 27!
Being at the bottom of the heap in terms of social justice confirms the reality of both economic and political inequality that the Occupy movement is protesting.
How the 1 Percent Could Do Its Share to Rebuild America
When taxes were higher, this nation built a vibrant middle-class life for millions.
Tax the Rich
I wish those occupiers had a coherent message.
Crude Tragedy: Price hikes for gasoline add fuel to a volatile situation in Nigeria
Activists plan to hold a demonstration in solidarity with Occupy Nigeria, the Nigerian “We The People” coalition and Nigeria’s organized labor sector, who have called for a general strike to protest the soaring price hikes for oil on Monday, January 9.
Occupy the Food System
The world can feed itself, without corporate America’s science-experiment crops and expensive chemicals.
The Other 99 Percent: How the U.S. Compares
The other 99 percent fare much worse in the United States than in any other developed country.
How the 1 Percent Can Camp Out with the 99 Percent
Neiman Marcus is selling decadent tents that are more opulent than the interior of that I Dream of Jeannie bottle.
Occupy Ellis Island
She should take a shower and get a job.
Ideas into Action in Durban
This week, IPS is taking its ideas to the UN Climate Change Summit in South Africa.
The UC Davis Pepper Spray Incident
Lt. John Pike hosed down a line of silent, passive, determined, and frightened students, as if they were nothing more than weeds he needed to kill.
Shocked and Disappointed
Walmart’s sales are down because people are skimping on things like milk and food while Saks Fifth Avenue is selling lots of $1,000 handbags and $2,000 suits.
Misrepresenting Occupy Wall Street
Even the Anti-Defamation League denies that the Occupy movement is infused with anti-Semitism, but ultra-conservative pundits are sticking with that non-story anyway.
Lost Causes Can Win
The Occupy movement relies on people power, which has triumphed in Poland and elsewhere.
The Class War is So Over
You may have noticed the collateral damage.
Not Our Golf Games! CEO Worries Reach New Levels
The rich and their handlers are doing a good deal more than rethink security. They’re recalibrating their ideological defenses.