Notables From Wellfleet Conference Back Occupy Wall Street in "Open Letter"
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From: Katrina vanden Heuvel Katrina vanden Heuvel The pepper-spraying of UC Davis students reminds us all over again why Occupy is so urgent.
View ArticleWhy the Pepper Spray Spree Should End
Tom Hayden A health risk assessment required by California state law was never completed, but that hasn’t stopped police from using the weapon against thousands of citizens, including the students at...
View ArticleNovember 28: A Tale of Two Universities
From: Extra Credit Angus Johnston When the governing bodies of two of the country’s greatest institutions of higher education are literally, physically walling themselves off from the students of those...
View ArticleSilent Majority: California’s War on its Students
From: Extra Credit Jennifer Doyle A professor at the University of California calls out the University's war on students.
View ArticleVIDEO: Fighting Back Against Student Debt
From: Extra Credit The Nation Democracy Now! interviews the founders of the Occupy Student Debt Campaign" Pledge of Refusal.
View ArticleRon Paul, Take Two
Katha Pollitt It’s true that Paul has brought important issues to the national debate. It’s also true that he’s a reactionary crank.
View ArticleOccupy Riverside Student Injured by Police
From: Extra Credit Natalia Abrams Students, many who believed the days of violent police actions were behind them, will continue to protest until officials get it right: students have the right to...
View ArticleIs Black and Latino Voter Registration Threatened or Not?
From: Voting Rights Watch 2012 Brentin Mock There may be some disagreement on the numbers, but we should agree on one thing: while voter registration numbers may not be as bad as reported, that doesn’t...
View ArticleWhen a Woman Dared to Run for the US Senate: Helen Gahagan Douglas, 1950
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