Sociologists Neal Caren and Sarah Gaby of UNC-Chapel Hill crunch the data on #OWS’s spread on Facebook.
Youth
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Occupy the Rules Committee
For last two months, we’ve been engaged in something of a natural experiment to see if presidential speechifying-in this case, a consistent focus on jobs-is enough to move public opinion in a progressive direction and create avenues for legislative success. So far, that hasn’t been the case. Instead, Republicans have taken their usual position of […]
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The NYPD: A Movement’s Best Friend
Occupy Wall Street’s confrontations with police and politicians have only fueled the protest’s growth.
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Must-See OWS Clip
This you gotta see. Really. …in which Alec Baldwin very nicely talks with an Occupy Wall Street whacko and explains that what we really need is an active SEC, not one that’s in the pocket of the banks.
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More Reagan than Reagan
Even the Gipper thought the rich should pay their fair share.
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Fight Smoke with Fire
Why taking on Big Tobacco in the name of children’s health is a winning issue for Democrats.
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Children’s Crusade
They’re at it again — conservatives are masquerading as the patrons of the young. Before you buy it, think carefully about how much kids and young adults depend upon activist government.
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Social Change One on One: The New Mentoring Movement
The evidence is in: Mentoring kids from single-parent families has dramatic benefits. So why aren’t we doing more of it?
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The Economics of Despair
Young adults today earn half of what they would have made 20 years ago. Herewith an explanation, and a prescription, by three labor economists.
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Distancing Dad
“Would you tell your wife to pack your son an extra pair of shoes tomorrow?”
