Occupations – do they play in Peoria?
It is the classic question of American marketing - will it play in Peoria? And now, it seems, we will have an answer. Of the many occupations expected to launch…
United for #GlobalDemocracy
This statement was written in advance of today's global day of occupations. It has already been signed by a number of the people's assembies at various of the occupations, and…
Kill electoralism, not the NHS
So that's it then. It's all over (bar the committee and third reading). The lords didn't save the NHS. Despite all the petitions, all the tweets and hashtags, despite adopting…
Blocking the Bridge
In Spain they sit in public squares, ban alcohol, and have meetings which last for months. In America they assert their presence - repeating and repeating that "we are the…
Counterpower – a review
We are a generation facing failed economic policies, high expenses without the means to pay for them, a lack of employment opportunities that mirrors the Great Depression and a government…
Beyond ninety-nine-percentism: dreaming of actually occupying Wall Street and not being frightened of ‘revolution’
Sophielle writes from New York One notable feature of Occupy Wall Street is its participants’ lack of hesitation in using the term ‘revolution’. Here comes the revolution! This is the first…
The Occupy Wall Street “We are the 99%” solidarity march
The NYPD is only a new acquaintance of mine. Forgive me for sounding pre-emptively judgmental. I’m not basing my expectations on the fact that I heard hundreds of people chanting…
“Let All Indignados in all the squares join together”: Beginning From the Beginning
The Occupation of Wall Street is entering into it’s third week and things are heating up. The large Transport Workers Union has pledged it’s support, echoing the much-vaunted ‘Teamsters and…
Lower Than Vermin
Maggie, Maggie, Maggie! Die, die, die! This was one of the most enthusiastic chants I heard outside the Tory party conference on Sunday; two decades later, protesters in Manchester haven't…
Does the action of the Sparks herald a return to militancy?
Two years ago a wave of militant industrial action swept across the UK. As the global financial crisis unfolded, neo-liberal capitalism seemed to be in crisis, banks were nationalised, and…