Friday, May 14, 2010

The Real: Occupy Everything.

Today the news is both what does and what doesn't get coverage in the New York Times. The students occupying Middlesex University, protesting the closure of the entire Philosophy department, have received an eviction notice. The administration has teamed with the police in Peurto Rico, where 11 major campuses continue to strike. The disparity of wealth has forced protesters beyond chants and picket lines, the appropriation of public space empowers a radical demand:
Inside the barricaded protest area, leaders addressed thousands of people who have camped there for weeks, vowing to hold their ground and resist any military incursion. They have been demanding the dissolution of Parliament and the holding of a new election.

"The present crisis of the relation of philosophy to capital means that philosophers will have to change the world in order to interpret it."

The cracks continue to grow.

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