David S. Meyer
I'm a professor of sociology and political science at the University of California, Irvine. I've been thinking, and writing about, protest politics for almost ever. This site offers comments on contemporary events, informed (I hope) by knowing something about history and about the academic study of social movements.
Tag Archives: Wall Street
Occupy without the Occupation
The police in Oakland and New York City have cleared out their local Occupy encampments. Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, who claims to be a supporter of Occupy efforts, saw the downtown encampment as unsustainable–and dangerous. The shooting death of one … Continue reading
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Tagged civil disobedience, innovation, Jean Quan, law, Michael Bloomberg, New York City, Oakland, Occupy, police, vigil, Wall Street
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Occupy Wall Street needs an exit strategy
Starting a large enterprise without having a clear idea of how it could end is risky and dangerous. (Ask George W. Bush about the wisdom of plotting an exit strategy.) Now that Occupy Wall Street has succeeded in getting public … Continue reading
Occupy Wall Street versus the Tea Party (I)
Perhaps predictably, the comments section of the Washington Post in response to my op-ed has provided a space for typists to rail against me in making their own political points. The notion that I would dare to compare the Occupiers … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy Kremer, funding, law, Moveon.org, Occupy, organization, Saul Alinsky, tea party, Tea Party Express, Wall Street
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Wall Street, mass arrests, and media
Mass arrests on the Brooklyn Bridge are a good way for a protest campaign to break into mainstream media nationally. Although Occupy Wall Street got some coverage in national outlets over the past two weeks, international news provided more extensive … Continue reading
Occupied Wall Street
Some of the demonstrators who promised to stay at the protest on Wall Street until their one demand was answered nearly two weeks ago are still there. Several dozen are camping out in Zuccotti Park, a private park nearby, and … Continue reading
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Tagged airlines, demands, democracy, labor, New York City, pilots, police, unions, Wall Street
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Roseanne takes it to Wall Street
Roseanne, the comedian, actress, producer, and a sort of populist progressive, dropped in on the Wall Street occupation, and delivered brief prepared remarks, then improvised. I got the link from someone on Facebook, because her appearance didn’t make much of … Continue reading
Took it to Wall Street
The financial capital of the United States is an attractive and difficult target for activists. Nearly 32 years ago, on Sunday, October 28, 1979 (the anniversary of the great stock market crash), the antinuclear Clamshell Alliance staged a legal demonstration. … Continue reading
Take it to Wall Street
Left activists have decided to target big business, as well as the government. Yesterday, in an event that was months in the making, (at least) hundreds have attempted to occupy Wall Street. Announced by the anti-corporate group, Adbusters, the hacktivist … Continue reading
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Tagged Adbusters, Anonymous, antinuclear movement, corporations, Lyndon LaRouche, New York, police, Wall Street
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