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| March 19, 2012

Forum in The Nation

by John D. Boy
By John D. Boy On March 19, 2012 In Occupy, Digest With No Comments Permanent Link to Forum in <em>The Nation</em>Permalink

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

| March 12, 2012

Critical Reactions to “Kony 2012″

by Nathaniel Olin
By Nathaniel Olin On March 12, 2012 In African Futures, Digest With No Comments Permanent Link to Critical Reactions to “Kony 2012″Permalink

Adam Branch, a Senior Research Fellow at the Makerere Institute of Social Research, Uganda, has posted a critique of the recent viralMore…

| March 5, 2012

In Wake of Unrest, Senegal Heads for Runoff

by Nathaniel Olin
By Nathaniel Olin On March 5, 2012 In African Futures, Digest With No Comments Permanent Link to In Wake of Unrest, Senegal Heads for RunoffPermalink

In a region plagued by conflict, Senegal has a history of robust democratic institutions, stability, and relative economic prosperity, attractingMore…

| March 1, 2012

Journal for Occupied Studies

by John D. Boy
By John D. Boy On March 1, 2012 In Occupy With 1 Comment Permanent Link to <em>Journal for Occupied Studies</em>Permalink

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

| February 16, 2012

Police Brutality as Congolese Protest

by Nathaniel Olin
By Nathaniel Olin On February 16, 2012 In African Futures, Digest With No Comments Permanent Link to Police Brutality as Congolese ProtestPermalink

Today marks the twenty-year anniversary of the 1992 Marche des Chrétiens in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), aMore…

| February 10, 2012

Beyond the Spectacle of Police Brutality

by John D. Boy
By John D. Boy On February 10, 2012 In Occupy, Digest With 1 Comment Permanent Link to Beyond the Spectacle of Police BrutalityPermalink

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

by John D. Boy
By John D. Boy On February 7, 2012 In Occupy, Digest With 1 Comment Permanent Link to Left Forum on the Occupy Movement and Global CapitalismPermalink

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

| February 6, 2012

On Temporality and Truth

by Lisa Stampnitzky
By Lisa Stampnitzky On February 6, 2012 In Occupy, Digest With No Comments Permanent Link to On Temporality and TruthPermalink

Aaron Bady comments on recent developments in Oakland.  It’s a worthwhile read for those interested in the production of narratives, chronologiesMore…

| January 23, 2012

Reclaimations Blog on Campus Occupations

by Lisa Stampnitzky
By Lisa Stampnitzky On January 23, 2012 In Occupy, Digest With No Comments Permanent Link to Reclaimations Blog on Campus OccupationsPermalink

Reclamations, a blog edited by a group of University of California graduate students, presents four compilations of work on campusMore…

| January 4, 2012

Occupy, Organized Labor, and the Strike

by John D. Boy
By John D. Boy On January 4, 2012 In Occupy, Digest With 1 Comment Permanent Link to Occupy, Organized Labor, and the StrikePermalink

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

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