Mini-Me: Organization of American States Fails — Obama Blocks “Right to Health Care” — Should UNASUR “Occupy” the OAS HQS?

Huh? U.S. Blocked Declaration of “Right to Health Care”, Says Bolivia’s President at OAS Summit Bolivia’s President Evo Morales has blamed U.S. President Barack Obama for the failure of the recent OAS (Organization of American States) Summit of the Americas to issue a final declaration, and he says that a major sticking point for Mr. …

Michel Bauwens: #Occupy Role of Power in a P2P Open Source Economy

2012, trending again. The role of power relations in a p2p economy The #occupy movement, which is a surface manifestation of a deeper Multitude movement, is in fact a refutation of power. Not only of the “power in place”, i.e. big banks, governments, etc. but of what we call “instituted power”, the kind of power your boss has …

Jean Lievens: Physical space and ‘Occupy’ tactics: a new trend in civil resistance?

Physical space and ‘Occupy’ tactics: a new trend in civil resistance? Given the importance of broad, diverse, and sustained participation, it remains to be seen whether movements have been doing themselves a favor or a disservice by allowing themselves to be defined by the site of occupation or by the tactic itself, and not by …