Mass movements don’t just appear out of the fog, fully grown, structured and mobilized. They emerge in fits and starts over many years, just as the American Revolution did, and as did the Populists’ original idea of a “cooperative commonwealth.” In 2011, a serendipitous moment for the populist cause rumbled across our land. That September, […]
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Occupy Springfield tries to decide what’s next
The march through downtown Springfield two days ago had gone well, attracting more than 200 demonstrators to an Occupy Springfield protest for a few hours of chanting and waving signs in perfect autumn weather. Now, on Monday, it is raining, and fewer than 30 occupiers have answered the call to gather outside Chase Bank at […]
