Sunday, November 27, 2011

'You're Doing It Wrong!' The Annyoying 'Friendly Critique' of Activists

Everyone on the left side of American politics, from the near end to the far end, has advice for Occupy Wall Street. I’m no exception. But it’s useful to acknowledge first that this movement has accomplished things that the more established left didn’t.

The problems of growing economic inequality and abuses by the masters of the financial world have been in the background for years. Many progressives longed to make them central political questions...   Read more:   Daily Kos