The OWS movement does not need a leader, nor does it need a point by point agenda. The demand for specifics is an authoritarian ploy with the aim of framing the need for vast social change in narrow ways. The idea is to frame everything as demands that the powerful can’t or won’t meet. Such a  framework makes … More Hattie

At this point, we do not know whether the vandalism came from paid provocateurs or sincere anarchists. Looking back at my own failures, I would argue that the distinction does not make much difference. Whatever the source, the police and those for whom they work will use even the slightest deviation from a very visible … More Steve Weissman