A Movement Too Big to Fail by Chris Hedges + This one could take them all down

by Chris Hedges Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Truthdig Oct. 17, 2011 There is no danger that the protesters who have occupied squares, parks and plazas across the nation in defiance of the corporate state will be co-opted by the Democratic Party or groups like MoveOn. The faux liberal reformers, whose abject failure to stand up for [...]

Two Lefts? by Konstantin Kaminskiy

by Konstantin Kaminskiy Guest Writer Dandelion Salad Questions of Political Economy in Modernity Oct. 14, 2011 This is a report on and some thoughts inspired by “American Dreamers: How the Left Changed a Nation with Michael Kazin,”a panel discussion hosted by Demos. I have described them before as broadly wanting a New Deal. I will [...]

Decline of the American Left by Steven Jonas, MD, MPH

by Steven Jonas, MD, MPH Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Oct. 16, 2011 In The New York Times “Sunday Review” of Sept. 25, 2011, Michael Kazin, a co-editor of Dissent magazine, published an article entitled “Whatever Happened to the American Left?” It is drawn from a new book of his entitled American Dreamers: How the Left [...]

Cindy Sheehan arrested after protest at Occupy Sacramento + Transcript of speech

with Cindy Sheehan Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Cindy Sheehan’s Soapbox Blog Cindy Sheehan’s Soapbox Oct. 16, 2011 http://www.news10.net Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan was arrested Saturday night. “She was charged with remaining after a lawful dispersal order and for being in the park after hours,” said Officer Laura Peck of the Sacramento Police Department.

Occupy Wall Street: Populist Financiers Supporting Protesters Is Part of the Problem, Not the Solution by Finian Cunningham

by Finian Cunningham Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Ethiopia 15 October 2011 [Note: revised by the author and replaced text Oct. 17, 2011] The Occupy Wall Street movement sweeping across the US faces a tricky dilemma, the outcome of which will determine its historic impact. Up to now, part of the movement’s strength derives from its [...]