Police Can’t Raid Our Dreams
The Occupy movement has made millions of Americans think harder about our economic, environmental, and political realities, and that has the potential to change everything.
The Next Marx
The financial crisis and the Occupy movement have challenged Left-Right distinctions and prompted calls for an entirely new economic order.
Overthrow Wall Street
We may not yet have reached our Tahrir Square moment, but it’s looming.
The State of the 99 Percent
The Occupy movement is clearly affecting political rhetoric… but what about real action?
How the Left Changed (and Can Further Change) America
Join us for a brown bag lunch discussion with Michael Kazin, professor of history at Georgetown University, co-editor of Dissent Magazine, and author of the recent book American Dreamers: How the Left Changed a Nation. We’ll talk about how progressive movements have transformed the United States and what impact they continue to have through Occupy Wall Street and other efforts.
Author Event: 99 to 1
Join IPS for this talk and book signing, featuring IPS Fellow Chuck Collins, author of 99 to 1: How Wealth Inequality Is Wrecking the World and What We Can Do About It.
Occupy to Liberate & Take Back the Land Movements
The Institute for Policy Studies invites you to a cutting edge and interactive forum featuring one Take Back the Land leader (TBL), Max Rameau. Accompanied by video presentations, Max will lead a discussion about the historical context; an analysis of how the Occupy movement relates to TBL ; and the differences, similarities, and synergies between the Occupy Movement and TBL. An integral part of this discussion will be about race, class, and internationalism issues.
Traitors to Their Class
The Harvard students who occupied their campus are not betraying their class, but forming part of a long tradition of citizens with a conscience.
How to Occupy the World
This call for true internationalism challenges the Occupy movement to engage the Global South.
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.
Occupy Foreign Affairs
Inequality has become so extreme that even the foreign policy elite is worried.
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.