March 6th, 2012
Tracking Tear Gas
This was written by Allison Brown, Udi Pladott and Maia Ramnath for the OWS Global Justice Working Group. One of the biggest clues to understanding the connections among grassroots democratic uprisings across the world may be found by tracking connections among methods of repression. We know that tear gas canisters, stun grenades and other so-called [...]
Purchasing Prisoners, Creating Criminal & How Occupy Could be Next
Corrections Corporation of America (CCA), owner of the largest private prison system in the United States, recently sent a letter to 48 states offering up to $250 million to manage government-owned detention centers. The letter lists the criteria of eligible purchases, which include an assurance that state corrections agencies “have sufficient inmate population to [...]
How Do We Overturn Citizens United?
To the 99%: Nothing could enhance American democracy more than if Occupy Wall Street helped enact a 28th Constitutional Amendment to end the pretense that corporations are people who speak with money. A united 99% could absolutely halt this privatization of government. There’s an important conversation going on about the goals of Occupy Wall Street [...]