Gordon Cook: On the State of Economics – An Exchange Dedicated to #OWS and Society Achieving a Broader Understanding

Here is the final paragraph from an essay by John Kay titled The Map is Not the Territory: An Essay on the State of Economics The preposterous claim that deviations from market efficiency were not only irrelevant to the recent crisis but could never be relevant is the product of an environment in which deduction …

#OWS Deputy Major Stops Confrontation Over Cleaning

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 14, 2011 www.nyc.gov STATEMENT OF DEPUTY MAYOR CAS HOLLOWAY ON BROOKFIELD PROPERTIES POSTPONING THEIR CLEANING OF ZUCCOTTI PARK ³Late last night, we received notice from the owners of Zuccotti Park ­Brookfield Properties ­ that they are postponing their scheduled cleaning of the park, and for the time being withdrawing their request …

John Steiner: Declaration of Occupation of NYC + Revolution USA RECAP

Declaration of the Occupation of New York City Posted on September 30, 2011 by NYCGA This document was accepted by the NYC General Assembly on september 29, 2011As we gather together in solidarity to express a feeling of mass injustice, we must not lose sight of what brought us together. We write so that all …

Koko: Leaderless Mobs – Occupy Wall Street & Occupy Freedom Plaza in Limbo

Occupy Wall Street protesters driven by varying goals Almost two weeks into an anti-greed sit-in, the ‘leaderless resistance movement’ is at a crossroads. By Tina Susman Los Angeles Times September 29, 2011, 5:48 p.m Reporting from New York— Michael Moore and Susan Sarandon have dropped in. A seasoned diplomat dispenses free advice. Supporters send everything …

Koko: One Simple Demand — Electoral Reform — Photographic Essay in Search of the Truth

‘One Simple Demand’: Scenes From the Wall Street Protests Julie Dermansky – Julie Dermansky is a multimedia reporter and artist based in New Orleans. She is an affiliate scholar at Rutgers University’s Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights. Visit her website at www.jsdart.com. The Atlantic, 27 September 2011 They’re calling it America’s …

John Steiner: October 2011, Occupy Wall Street, Whatever Happened to the US Left?

“American Autumn” Will Depend on People, Not Parties” Monday 26 September 2011 by: Ron Boyer, Truthout | Interview EXTRACT: A few years later, with the nation plunged into what appears to be a sequel to the Great Depression and another presidential campaign season taking shape, signs of mass populist resistance to the global dominance of …

Koko: Wall Street Occupation Continues, Ignored by Media

Occupy Wall Street Protest Being Systematically Ignored by Mainstream Media Even a rather non-observant person would have noticed by now that the Occupy Wall Street protest is being ignored by the mainstream media, or at least not taken seriously. Corporate-owned media knows its masters well. DJ Pangburn Death & Taxes, 23 September 2011 Read full …