Two weeks ago I had an intense conversation with a colleague working with a local Occupy community. A small faction had recently done a protest that - although physically nonviolent - was not verbally...

Rebecca Solnit has written a great article on Occupy, relationships, differences, violence, and a lot more. A potent, passionate framing for our times, worth a full, reflective read.   Coheartedly...

Below are four documents that provide interesting insight into the kinds of energies and proposals that get born through Occupy Wall Street's collective thinking process of working groups and General...

Here is another example of the potential of the Occupy movement. A major focus of Occupy is the need to radically reduce the toxic impact of corporations in our society and on our shared environment...

It is Christmas Eve Day. The Occupy encampment in my hometown of Eugene has just been evicted from its park, shortly after the City Council had extended its permission to remain. After the shock, the...

There is SO much going on in and around the Occupy movement - even in the midst of and aftermath of the many recent evictions - and even as the holiday season gets seriously underway. The diversity...

Those who think the Occupy movement will die away just because several encampments in major cities have been evicted are likely to be surprised. They remind me of people who think that climate change...

During the next week I'll be reporting on a wide variety of initiatives and inquiries arising among Occupy activists in this transition phase of their movement. But first I want to share one of the...

This post looks at the social and economic conditions that fostered the emergence of the Occupy movement, as well as a timeline of events, books, and commentary that, in retrospect, offer significant...

Stimulated by Occupy and an expanding inquiry into new forms of economics, combined with my ongoing interest in bringing wisdom to politics and governance, I've stumbled on a productive approach to...

Feminist and anti-oppression activists, the human potential movement, and other ongoing organizers and movements for human betterment have played important roles in the emergence and nature of the Occupy...

Let's take a look at the influence of activist arts and video game culture - and the novel idea that fun and social change are a marriage made in heaven. One of the trademark characteristics of Occupy...

This is the first of a series of postings I'll do about the sources of the Occupy movement, from a number of angles. Each mailing will cover one or two of them. They are, of course, not definitive or...

Where did the Occupy Movement come from and where is it going? The following New Yorker article is a good complement to the Bloomberg Businessweek article on David Graeber that I referred to in an...

Something remarkable has been going on out there - especially at UC Davis. I have a hard time figuring out how to articulate it. I haven't yet seen anyone talk about quite what I'm seeing, so I'll give...