Occupy Wall Street and the Democrats

New York magazine published an article called "2012=1968?"  Author John Heilemann implies that Occupy Wall Street should forge the "working alliance between Democrats and the movement" that Todd Gitlin hopes for. But in my view this alliance would be a suicidal disaster; it would rob the movement of its potential to spark real change.

Occupy Rome

     I am in Rome for a one-week vacation. Yesterday I was traveling on the bus with a friend, just having finished a visit to the beautiful San Giovanni in Laterino church. We were on our way to another church, when I saw out the bus window a large group of people, an array of tents, and at the top of the steps of the Palazzo delle Esposizioni a speaker at the microphone. I knew there was an occupation going on in Rome, so I jumped off the bus and ran over. Sure enough, it was the occupation.

CPD Statements on Syria and Israel

The Campaign for Peace and Democracy issued two statements on June 9, one on the movement for democracy in Syria and the other on Israel's brutal response to unarmed demonstrators.

CPD Salutes Syria's Courageous Democratic Movement

June 9, 2011

Hundreds of Bahrainis join call to end US support for Bahrain gov't

NEW YORK, N.Y., May 24 2011 -- In a response that surprised U.S. organizers of a campaign calling on the United States government to repudiate its partnership with the Al Khalifa regime in Bahrain, hundreds of people from Bahrain joined in signing the Campaign for Peace and Democracy's launching statement "End U.S. Support for Bahrain's Repressive Government."

End U.S. Support for Bahrain's Repressive Government

[This sign-on statement organized by the Campaign for Peace and Democracy, "End U.S. Support for Bahrain's Repressive Government," will be of interest to many NP readers. Please support the statement by adding your name to the signer list by clicking here.]

End U.S. Support for Bahrain's Repressive Government

Statement by the Campaign for Peace and Democracy

May 2011

CPD Statement on Libya

We Support the Libyan Democratic Revolution and
Oppose Western Military Intervention and Domination

By Thomas Harrison and Joanne Landy
Co-Directors, Campaign for Peace and Democracy
April 6, 2011

Nuclear armageddon and the experts

     New Politics readers will be interested in reading Mina Hamilton's sharp analysis of Japan's nuclear crisis in her recent article on Dissident Voice. Since the article was published on March 16, Mina has added the following note:

CPD statement on Egypt

The Campaign for Peace and Democracy issued the statement below about the democratic revolution in Egypt.

Egypt After Mubarak

Statement by the Campaign for Peace and Democracy
February 14, 2011

Explaining Poverty

Stephen Steinberg’s Boston Review article “Poor Reason: Culture still doesn’t explain poverty“ is a breath of fresh air, reminding us that the path toward ending poverty is creating decent jobs for everyone.

Campaign for Peace and Democracy Iran sign-on