Because the wars are endless,we are having a party.This strange sentence came to me as I stood rinsing and cutting up endless bunches of COSTCO grapes in the very well-appointed catering kitchen of the SEIU-1199 "penthouse," organized labor's most impressive … [Read more...]

I took a good look around Zuccotti Park this afternoon, because I won't be seeing it for a few days. I'm headed up to Vermont to fulfill some obligations connected with my job at Goddard College, and tomorrow will be the first day since October 10th that I haven't … [Read more...]

Even though I go every day, sometimes I feel like I can't believe it'll still be there. When I approach from Fulton Street, I look for the arms of that weird red-orange sculpture sticking out over Broadway, and from blocks away, I find myself thinking: there it is. … [Read more...]

When I got to Zuccotti Park, I noticed again the presence of the large, sturdy army tents that made their first appearance yesterday. I think I saw at least three of them today. I also noticed a long rack of jackets hanging under a sheltering tarp--the free … [Read more...]

From Oakland, Goddard student Liz Latty writes:" thank u for your blogs, they are my favorite thing to follow coming out of new york right now. have u been involved with the poetry assembly or any of its subgroups at all? here in oakland we are having readings … [Read more...]