John D. Boy

John Boy is a doctoral student in sociology at the City University of New York.

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May 1, 2012

Social Science’s New Occupation

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According to Jennifer Schuessler reporting in the New York Times, the Occupy movement has inspired numerous research projects in theMore…

May 1, 2012

But is it a General Strike?

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In light of the general strike called for today by the Occupy movement, Bhaskar Sunkara asks, “What is a generalMore…

March 19, 2012

Forum in The Nation

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The Nation currently features a forum on the Occupy movement with contributions by Michael Moore, Frances Fox Piven, Bill Fletcher Jr.,More…

March 1, 2012

Journal for Occupied Studies

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The first issue of the Journal for Occupied Studies is out. From the journal’s credo: The Journal for Occupied Studies isMore…

February 10, 2012

Beyond the Spectacle of Police Brutality

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Reflecting on the January 28 actions in Oakland (and responding to a recent Chris Hedges column critical of “black bloc” tactics),More…

February 7, 2012

Left Forum on the Occupy Movement and Global Capitalism

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Left Forum, the largest annual gathering of the left in North America, meets this March in New York under theMore…

January 4, 2012

Occupy, Organized Labor, and the Strike

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In the latest issue of Jacobin, Seth Ackerman takes Joe Burns’ 2011 book, Reviving the Strike, as a prompt toMore…

December 8, 2011

Changing the Conversation?

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Less than three months into the Occupy movement, its effects on public discourse are already being debated. Is Occupy changingMore…

December 5, 2011

Social Text on Occupy Wall Street

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Continuing a series of shout-outs to interdisciplinary journals hosting content related to the Occupy movement on their blogs, it is timeMore…

December 2, 2011

Critical Inquiry on the Occupy Movement

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In the Moment, a blog published by the editors of the interdisciplinary journal Critical Inquiry…

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