The Leaderless Revolution on The Colbert Report, May Day (May 1st), 2012
A New Politics for a Disorderly World
Published on The Nation (http://www.thenation.com)
Occupy Wall Street and a New Politics for a Disorderly World
Carne Ross | February 7, 2012
The global financial crisis has provoked a profound and necessary questioning of the prevailing political and economic orthodoxy. So pervasive is this disillusionment with the current order that it is hard to find anyone prepared to defend it. Disorder is the new order; disequilibrium rules, and old assumptions no longer hold.
Revolution through Banking: The Nation
Article published online in The Nation on December 22nd, 2011:
Revolution through Banking?
Carne Ross | December 22, 2011
Occupy Wall Street: Alternative Banking: The Commons concept note
This note was shared with members of the OWS working group on Alternative Banking today:
The Commons: A Good Bank
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This note has been prepared by the alternative banking working group of the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement. The note is for discussion with the OWS movement and more broadly.
The Daily Telegraph Books of the Year 2011 features The Leaderless Revolution
The Daily Telegraph features The Leaderless Revolution as a book of the year for 2011. Key passage below:
Occupy Wall Street on Alternative Banking
Huffington Post did a great little piece on the Alternative Banking working group that I’m part of. You can find the original article here. I’ve also pasted it below. Thank you Janell Ross for coming along, and taking an interest.
Alternative Banking – some suggestions
The Alternative Banking working group of Occupy Wall Street (OWS) is meeting this afternoon. Here are some suggestions for the meetng:
Here are a few notes to get us started this afternoon. These are just suggestions for discussion.
Alternative Banking – a new working group in #OccupyWallStreet
The other night, at the Occupy Wall Street “General Assembly”, I announced the formation of a new working group to examine alternatives to the current banking system.
The idea is to explore existing alternatives to mainstream high street banks (credit unions, cooperative banks etc), think about an ideal system, then try to set it up. No small ambition. But you’ve got to start somewhere.
Javier Bardem at the UN to demand justice for the Western Sahara
Independent Diplomat was really pleased to help with this visit. JB is making a documentary about the Western Sahara, and has a long-standing interest in the issue (he has visited the refugee camps in Algeria).
Demand Better Banking – A suggested manifesto for #OccupyWallStreet
Here are some suggestions for a manifesto for the Occupy Wall Street protests, which are currently taking place. The manifesto attempts to summarize common concerns about current banking practices and articulate a new agenda for a better system. The banks are busy lobbying lawmakers and the Administration every day.