Tag: peter rothberg
Five Ways to Support Re-Occupation
Peter Rothberg on April 16, 2012 – 4:52 PM ET Empowered by a federal court ruling that allows protesters to legally sleep on public sidewalks, as long as they don’t block building entrances or take up more than half of the available space, #SleepfulProtest is proving to be an effective new tactic helping speed Occupy Wall Street’s re-emergence [...]
The 99 Percent Spring
Peter Rothberg The 99 Percent Spring Peter Rothberg on April 4, 2012 – 12:31 PM ET Original Article at The Nation Since Occupy Wall Street emerged last September, debates over its impact have roiled both liberals and conservatives confused by the fact of a (successful yet) leaderless movement lacking concrete demands. But something seems to [...]
Occupy Press Freedoms – Peter Rothberg – The Nation
Occupy Press Freedoms Peter Rothberg on February 7, 2012 – 1:08pm ET Last week police arrested seven journalists covering Occupy events in Oakland and one award-winning documentary filmmaker, Josh Fox, who was trying to cover a federal hearing in Congress. This comes on the heels of repeated harassment of the press in past Occupy protests [...]
