OCCUPY CHICAGO? 1968 AGAIN?
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2012 AT 2:01PMWith Adbusters inviting 50,000 “culture jammers” to attend the NATO-G8 Chicago summit May 18-20, as part of an “International Spring Offensive” beginning on May 12, the Occupy movement will experience new growth – and new tests – this spring.
The Occupy movement already has influenced the 2012 national elections by “changing the conversation” to a greater focus on economic inequality, Wall Street corruption and the evils of money in politics more than any time in six decades. But there appears to be no chance that Occupy will engage with or campaign for candidates, or even lobby for specific proposals for policy reform. Those efforts will be up to organized labor, environmentalists, peace advocates, online advocates, Progressive Democrats, and a few elected officials and candidates around the