Reflecting on May Day – Occupy Needs New Tactics
So after a day of marching, rallies, speakers and events here in NYC, what did the May 1 General Strike change? That’s the question that’s been on my mind since I went to...
journal / Occupy Wall Street / political analysis
by chriscrews · Published 05/02/2012 · Last modified 05/11/2012
So after a day of marching, rallies, speakers and events here in NYC, what did the May 1 General Strike change? That’s the question that’s been on my mind since I went to...
news / Occupy Wall Street / political analysis / prison-industrial complex / technology
by chriscrews · Published 03/24/2012
The latest scandal involving the NYPD, which seems to have an unlimited ability to do whatever they want with no accountability and total immunity, was reported over the weekend by the Village...
economics / environmental politics / news / Occupy Wall Street / political analysis / technology
by chriscrews · Published 01/27/2012 · Last modified 05/17/2016
So I was recently asked to share some thoughts on the rise of the B Corporation–or benefit corporation–and their role in relation both to Occupy Wall Street and possible shifts in economic thinking...
Mótus III A third problem which led to the internal collapse of the occupation was the large student mobilization which occurred on the afternoon of Tuesday Nov. 22nd in Kellen Auditorium hosted by...
education / news / Occupy Wall Street / political analysis
by chriscrews · Published 11/26/2011 · Last modified 12/01/2015
The passion of destruction is a creative joy. -M. Bakunin Zoinks! It’s hard to know where to even begin in terms of the past 72 hours of campus politics here at The New...
education / news / Occupy Wall Street / political analysis
by chriscrews · Published 11/20/2011 · Last modified 12/01/2015
Last night I wrote an extended critique of the ongoing student occupation at 90 5th Ave here in New York, in particular addressing issues of race and privilege. Now I want to turn...
The Adventures of Mr. Chris is a collection of personal reflections, scholarly ruminations, travel adventures, and cultural analysis.