When a group of us got involved in the Occupy movement in Wellington, New Zealand, we experienced how massively empowering it could be when everyone’s voice is included in a decision-making process.

The US imagines itself a great democracy, yet most Americans despise its politics. Which is why direct democracy inspires them. As the history of past movements all make clear, nothing terrifies those ...

In our research series on Occupy’s alternative politics, our aim is to address some of the fundamental criticisms held against the movement. Confronting in the process why it is wrong to conflate ...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Nine leaders of Hong Kong's 2014 civil disobedience "Occupy Central" movement go on trial on Monday at a time when the Chinese-ruled financial hub's civil liberties are coming ...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong court on Tuesday found nine leaders of the 2014 pro-democracy "Occupy" movement guilty of public nuisance during the mass protests, in a landmark verdict as freedoms ...

Hong Kong's student protesters have called for Leung Chun-ying, Hong Kong's Chief Executive, to resign, and government officials recently canceled a meeting with the Hong Kong Federation of Students.

New York, NY - Almost every time I'm interviewed by a mainstream journalist about Occupy Wall Street I get some variation of the same lecture: "How are you going to get anywhere if you refuse to ...

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An interview with Sebastien Lai, whose father, Jimmy Lai, was arrested over his participation in the 2019 protests in Hong Kong. By Michael Barbaro He attributed his rags-to-riches ascent to the ...

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