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The Missed Insurrection

Posted on January 6, 2014 by olaasm

(ed. Originally published November 10, 2013 – here!) “Find Each Other” (just don’t tell Glenn Beck)…     We found each other with a conspiratorial wink – our alliance affirmed. We spilled our secrets deep into morning, sparking at the resin … Continue reading →

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Building Something Better Than A Building

Posted on December 30, 2013 by olaasm

BUILDING SOMETHING BETTER THAN A BUILDING                                               OLAASM’s Experience at Occupy Oakland’s “Move In Day” (ed. Originally published on … Continue reading →

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Making Topiaries Out of Hedges

Posted on December 30, 2013 by olaasm

MAKING TOPIARIES OUT OF HEDGES; #TRIMHEDGES (ed. Originally published Feb. 9, 2012 – here!) Fascifists like Tina Dupuy from Crooks & Liars (and others immersed in the careerist, “liberal establishment”) have been falling over themselves to denounce, defame, and perhaps worst … Continue reading →

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What is Hegemony? And the Risks of Dissent

Posted on December 29, 2013 by olaasm

WHAT IS HEGEMONY? AND THE RISKS OF DISSENT (ed. Originally published Feb. 8, 2012 – here!) Today we revisit the basic issue at hand in every post on this site: dissent within the movement. What are the risks of dissent … Continue reading →

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Colonizer: A Postcolonial Reading of Chris Hedges

Posted on December 29, 2013 by olaasm

COLONIZER: A POSTCOLONIAL READING OF CHRIS HEDGES (ed. Originally published Feb. 6, 2012 – here. This blistering critique of Hedges’ brazen hypocrisy and shameless “orientalism” inspired him to pen a wholly unsubstantiated screed that included snitch-jacketing OLAASM, suggesting we: “infiltrated the movement to foster … Continue reading →

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Statement of the General Assembly of OLA, Feb. 1, 2012

Posted on December 29, 2013 by olaasm

Statement of the General Assembly of Occupy Los Angeles, Feb. 1, 2012: (ed. Originally published Feb. 2, 2012 – in response to Mayor Quan asking other “Occupy” assemblies to denounce Oakland – here!) “Occupy Los Angeles has always stood in unwavering … Continue reading →

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