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Meet the Next Generation of Superstar Activists: Exclusive BUST Interviews
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(Feminism)
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... in fact, that they released their debut album, This Joy, in October.
A relentless organizer, Stamp has been an on-the-ground point person for activist uprisings ranging from the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations ...
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Created on 15 February 2021
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Ignoring Female Expertise Proves We Know Nothing At All, Really
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(Feminism)
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... investors.
In each case, men occupy the top spots – which means, of course, that the reporting on these stories is dominated by opinions expressed by men. These men are presented as the “experts,” but ...
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Created on 05 March 2019
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Ling Ma's “Severance” Is A Zombie Apocalypse Novel That Will Stay With Yo
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(Books)
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... orphaned shortly before the epidemic began—which happens not in some amorphous present, but in 2011, in the midst of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Before the fever, Candace worked in specialty Bible ...
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Created on 13 August 2018
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Meet The Edelweiss Pirates, The Forgotten Working-Class German Teens Who Fought The Nazis
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(Living)
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... the best god damn teens in history.
After the war, the Pirates refused to take the Allied side. The only thing they wanted to do with their new occupying authority was to work out a patrolling rota so ...
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Created on 08 June 2018
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Why Just Wearing Black To The Golden Globes Isn't Enoug
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(Style)
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... like Occupy Wall Street, revolutionaries around the world (including overhyped Guy Fawks-mask-wearing anarchists) often wear black. Protestors worldwide have used the strategy of creating a “black bloc,” meaning ...
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Created on 20 December 2017
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These Women Want You To Have A Better Death
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(Feminism)
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... museum after a generous investment, occupying a large, three-story building, continuing with popular lectures, historical waxworks, and even taxidermy classes. The museum rose to media prominence, covered ...
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Created on 02 August 2017
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Where You Bank Matters — Here's Wh
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(Living)
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... to fail" banks during the financial crisis that sparked the Occupy Wall Street movement. Moving your funds sends a message: you will not tolerate corporate greed or investment in projects wrought with ...
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Created on 10 April 2017
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14 Books By Women To Make Your February A Little Brighter
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(Books)
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... this only drives home the book’s central thesis—that everything from Occupy Wall Street to the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy is connected. And while it’s easy to give up hope in the face of corruption, ...
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Created on 06 February 2017
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How We Turn Those Revolutionary Women's Marches Into A Political Movemen
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(Feminism)
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... public policies. The Occupy Wall Street protests are the first thing that comes to mind. We knew why people were protesting — the egregious fact that global wealth is concentrated in the hands of an elite ...
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Created on 24 January 2017
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10.
Donald Trump's Election Is A Brutal Wake-Up Call ...
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(Living)
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... the people. Years later, when that anger bubbled up again in the form of Occupy Wall Street, I sat it out. I agreed with everything they stood for, but I didn’t see the point of sleeping in a park when ...
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Created on 11 November 2016
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From "Harlan County USA" To "Shut Up And Sing," Barbara Kopple Captures Social Change: 52 Weeks Of Directo
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(Movies)
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... staff on assignment while covering wide-ranging events such as Occupy Wall Street to rebuilding after natural disasters in Haiti. Most recently, in fall 2017, she directed A Murder in Mansfield, a true ...
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Created on 13 October 2016
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This Female Director Made Movies About Abortion And Birth Control - In The 1920s
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(Movies)
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... declared, “When the history… of motion pictures is written, Lois Weber will occupy a unique position.” But while Lois Weber did make an incredible impact on film history, most movie buffs today probably ...
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Created on 07 April 2016
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Why Chicks on the Right Are So in the Wrong
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(Feminism)
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... ultimately quashed the Occupy Wall Street movement. “A house divided cannot stand,” said Abraham Lincoln, a member of the GOP back when it was just the GP. I assume he was talking about feminism.
The ...
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Created on 22 August 2013
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14.
Molly Crabapple Exhibit: Shell Game
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(Arts)
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... and strife in a way that’s pleasing to the eye, and then later, troubling to the mind as you fully process what the work’s about. The subjects that Crabapple touches upon here include Occupy Wall Street ...
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Created on 14 April 2013
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15.
What to Do in Washington, D.C.
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(General)
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... history every day. Whether you Occupy D.C. or stay just a couple of days, this land is your land—D.C. was made for BUSTies like you and me.
Photos (from top); The White House; National Museum of Women ...
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Created on 13 June 2012
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Feminists of #OWS Come Together
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(Feminism)
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The Occupy Wall Street movement doesn't exactly have the most shining reputation. It has been criticized for having no concrete goals or any sort of discernable structure, for oversimplifying the complex ...
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Created on 22 May 2012
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May Day 2012: Music, Lectures, Free Markets Take Over NYC
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(General)
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The Occupy Movement is kicking it up a notch. Tomorrow, May 1st, Occupy is calling for a general strike of the 99%, a continuation of the historical May Day, which has been International Workers Day ...
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Created on 30 April 2012
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Occupy the Patriarchy: We Are the 51 Percent!
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(Feminism)
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While reading the Huffington Post this morning, an article titled “Is Occupy Good for Women?” grabbed my attention. The movement that started in New York City in September gathered strength across the ...
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Created on 13 January 2012
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Pregnant Protester Claims Pepper Spray Led To Her Miscarriage
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(General)
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Pepper spray seems to be the weapon of choice at the Occupy protests across the United States. Recent photos--like the one of the “pepper spray cop” who let loose on students peacefully protesting ...
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Created on 23 November 2011
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Naomi Wolf arrested at Occupy Wall Street
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(Feminism)
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Naomi Wolf is not the only woman to be arrested in the Occupy Wall Street protests but she is probably the most famous. The feminist author and activist was attending the Huffington Post's Game Changers ...
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Created on 23 October 2011