At least it's thorough, isn't it? The post at The Monkey Cage is equally interesting and almost as detailed.
Showing posts with label Occupy Wall Street. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Occupy Wall Street. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Detailed, informative protest sign.
At least it's thorough, isn't it? The post at The Monkey Cage is equally interesting and almost as detailed.
Friday, October 14, 2011
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Why Occupy Wall Street is Not the Tea Party of the Left | Foreign Affairs
This piece definitely makes you think deeply about how Occupy Wall Street is different:
"If Occupy Wall Street resembles any movement in recent American history, it would actually be the new women's movement of the 1970s. When that struggle emerged in the wake of the civil rights movement, it shocked conservatives and befuddled liberals. The first saw the activists as a bunch of bra-burning anarchists; the second considered them unladylike, or, well-meaning liberals gone off the reservation. Although the leaders of the new women's movement had policies they wanted on the agenda, their foremost demand was for recognition of, and credit for, the gendered reality of everyday life. Likewise, when the Occupy Wall Street activists attack Wall Street, it is not capitalism as such they are targeting, but a system of economic relations that has lost its way and failed to serve the public."
"If Occupy Wall Street resembles any movement in recent American history, it would actually be the new women's movement of the 1970s. When that struggle emerged in the wake of the civil rights movement, it shocked conservatives and befuddled liberals. The first saw the activists as a bunch of bra-burning anarchists; the second considered them unladylike, or, well-meaning liberals gone off the reservation. Although the leaders of the new women's movement had policies they wanted on the agenda, their foremost demand was for recognition of, and credit for, the gendered reality of everyday life. Likewise, when the Occupy Wall Street activists attack Wall Street, it is not capitalism as such they are targeting, but a system of economic relations that has lost its way and failed to serve the public."
Protests And Power: Should Liberals Support Occupy Wall Street? | The New Republic
The New Republic is skeptical about whether liberals should support Occupy Wall Street. However, The Monkey Cage is skeptical about the motivations behind The New Republic's skepticism. Got that?
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