This site is designed to highlight interviews and the views of other experts and activists. However, I have also written about Occupy. For a full archive of these columns, click here.
Tag Archives: Occupy Wall Street
Ross: The Future of Occupy [AUDIO AND TEXT]
In this segment of my interview with Carne Ross, the former British diplomat discusses his new book The Leaderless Revolution and criticizes the overall philosophical bent of the Occupy movement. To read the interview in the Brooklyn Rail, click here. To listen to the segment, click here.
Salecl: The Tyranny of Choice [AUDIO AND TEXT]
To read my interview with Renata Salecl, author of the book Tyranny of Choice, click here. To listen to the interview, click here.
Locker: Occupy and Lessons from the 1960s [TEXT AND AUDIO]
Noted labor organizer Mike Locker was active in SDS in the 1960s. In this interview, he talks about the legacy of the 1960s and its relevance for the Occupy movement. Click here to listen.
To read an edited transcript, click here.
Locker: Labor, Occupy and The Generational Divide [TEXT AND AUDIO]
In the 1960s, Mike Locker was a student organizer. Today, he works with the labor unions. In this interview, he talks about the generational divide separating some of the main line labor unions from the younger and more idealistic generation. Click here to listen.
To read an edited transcript, click here.
Holtz: What is the Connection With the Cooperative Movement? [AUDIO AND TEXT]
To read the interview with Joe Holtz, General Manager of the Park Slope Food Coop, click here. To listen, click here.