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The following commentary was contributed by MYD member Jon Reznick. The allergic reaction of the state to creative protest is fueling creative protest. Clausewitz, the German military theorist and author of the seminal book On War tells us that out of the dominant characteristics of both belligerents “a certain center of gravity develops, the hub of all power and movement, on which everything depends. That is the point against which all our energies should be directed.” I made an uncovered assumption when I started writing about the Occupy movement in October, and I’d like to begin by revising that assumption. In my first rumination I viewed the aborted raid of Zuccotti Park on October 14 as a sign that the … More >>

The following commentary was contributed by MYD member Jon Reznick. In late October, I deliberately visited Occupy Wall Street during bad weather. Usually, it was dark and rainy and I took no pictures but I saw people doing fine, even though the crowds were smaller. Before the evening of the 2nd, I actually had not been back to the campus by daylight or during good weather since the day the city cancelled its sweep & clear. That day proved to be as much the turning-point as it seemed at the time: after calling the city’s bluff to go all-in, clear the park, and enforce property rules there, the movement has redoubled its efforts not only by establishing official relations with … More >>