Over the past few weeks we have seen local and national outrage at the treatment of Occupy protesters by police. Who can forget the image of Seattle’s own Dorli Rainey, mercilessly hosed down with pepper spray while protesting peacefully? Campsites have been razed, often with little or no warning. The unified cry that has risen …

Last month I wrote about the growing failings of the Occupy Seattle movement, and the Occupy movement in general. I said Occupy is a failed effort that lacks among other things, organization, unified messages and overall purpose- aside from taking up space, demanding attention and stroking each other’s misguided interpretation of revolution, Occupy, especially in …

Alright, this is it; what I believe to be my final, FINAL 2 cents on #OccupySeattle.  As regular readers already know, I not only write for the blog, but also for community newspapers, including Real Change.  Because of this (and the power of the Editor’s pen), different versions of what I write on the blog …

Alright, I did it. I went down to Occupy Seattle today (Saturday, Global Reset Day) to see with my own eyes just who is occupying Westlake Park.  Most- I’d wager 99%, ironically- of the people in the park were White, older, middle class people. That’s not a judgement, just a simple observation. There was a …