Out Fawkes-ing the Mask
Given the ambiguity right now over how to frame the movement, the exhibition of the Guy Fawkes mask by BusinessWeek serves as much to perpetuate an unease over Occupy than an invitation to better understand it.
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In "Upper Rung America," Things Break but People Aren't Left to Hang
The more I look at this illustration, the more curious it seems to get.
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"Protesters" vs. "Anarchists" — OWS Media Coverage and the Politics of Language
Labeling, and the politics of language is critical to the media coverage of Occupy right now. The fact the media is behind-the-curve in making that differentiating between the non-violent Occupy movement and violent agitators is very dangerous when it comes to informing the public as to what Occupy...
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Self-Policing: Another Part of the Occupy Story We're Not Getting
I'm assuming Occupy -- which is proving itself remarkably savvy at organization and "self-government" -- will continue to improve their self-policing. Something that remains to be seen, however, is whether traditional media picks up on the fact.
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G20 Preview: Station of the Crossed
With the momentum of the U.S. Occupy actions, I believe the 99%, persecuted and trapped in the bonds of financial inequity as they are, have a chance (some bit of tiger, notwithstanding) to convey a higher moral purpose in coalescing at the summit.
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