Yarvin saw the “red pill” as the realization that the Enlightenment ideals he came to associate with “the cathedral” and democracy are actually a poison leading to societal decadence and decline.
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Noam Chomsky on Human Extinction: The Corporate Elite are Actively Courting Disaster
Climate change poses an imminent threat to human life, said political philosopher Noam Chomsky – and humans are drawing their own doom ever closer.
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An Ex-Banker and Occupier Walk Into A Jail. Guess Which One's Serving Time?
Cecily McMillan is behind bars, unlike any of the architects of the financial crisis. In this exclusive conversation she explains why her sentence serves a purpose.
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New York City Agrees To Largest Occupy Wall Street Settlement Ever
New York City taxpayers are still paying for the NYPD's approach to policing lawful protest.
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Post-Occupied: Where Are We Now?
Occupy did not happen in a vacuum, and any attempt to analyze it in one will fail. What happens next depends on how prepared people are to choose a direction, and how ready they are to push.
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Pussy Riot visits Imprisoned Occupy Activist Cecily McMillan
The Russian activist punk rock group Pussy Riot made a surprise visit to imprisoned Occupy Wall Street activist Cecily McMillan at Rikers Island jail in New York City.
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Criminalizing Dissent: When Peaceful Protest Became A Crime
After the coordinated nationwide eradication of Occupy encampments, the government has used the courts to harass and neutralize Occupy activists, forcing them to accept felony charges with long probation terms.
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'The Next Revolution Will Be Rural'
Micah White, who helped envision Occupy Wall Street, is now a co-founder of the After Party, which seeks to create “mutual aid flash mobs” that improve communities from the grassroots up.
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Around the World in 843 Protests: Living the Most Revolutionary Times in History
Revolts are shaking the world, bursting in the most unexpected places, but they rarely take power. Is the big explosion still coming?
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National Consensus On Inequality Has Deepened Since Occupy
More people are talking about inequality and directly fighting against it.
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What Brazil Protests Mean In the Dialogue of Global Revolt
Seven months after the massive mobilization on the streets of Brazil, there's a network movement of the same stature as those born in plazas during 15M, Occupy or Gezi.
