From Rolling Stone, Jeff Sharlet goes inside Occupy Wall Street: How a bunch of anarchists and radicals with nothing but sleeping bags launched a nationwide movement; and Matt Taibbi on how he stopped worrying and learned to love the OWS protests. Max Blumenthal on how Israeli occupation forces, Bahraini monarchy guards trained U.S. police for coordinated crackdown on “Occupy” protests. Commune plus one: James Panero on Occupy Wall Street and the legacy of the Paris Commune. Occupy Wall Street, 1979: Before there were hashtags, more than a thousand protesters were arrested for trying to shut Wall Street down for a day. The case for taxing the wealthy: The 1% didn’t get there by themselves — Chuck Collins offers a TED Talk on why the wealthy should pay it forward. The Occupy protests have much in common with political movements of the 1840s, 1890s, and 1930s — including a spiritual dimension. The Age of Uncertainty: Sheri Berman on discontent and its failure to effect transformation. Jerome E. Roos on how the year 2011 marks the end of the End of History. An interview with V For Vendetta co-creator David Lloyd about how the Guy Fawkes mask has become an internationally understood symbol of protest, resistance and anarchy. Vijay Prashad on occupying the imagination, cultivating a new politics. Why protest equality? Valery Publius unmasks the deeper motivation of the Occupy movement. From First of the Month, writers comment on OWS. The Storm Troopers of OWS: "Occupying" a public space and blocking its use by the public, however, is an initiation of force (and more). Smithsonian museum collects Occupy Wall Street memorabilia: Cultural timepieces or archival ephemera?
