Tag Archives: Occupy

The Demise of Zombie Politics

A number of academic critics of the global neoliberal system have observed in recent times that in fact the neoliberal is a zombie system, and that in this respect we are governed by a model which embodies the dead walking. Similarly, the focus on the ‘personality’ clash within the Labor Party has starkly revealed the […]

Moving right along: what powers do police have to ‘move-on’ protestors?

  Occupy protestors have a right to protest; police powers to move them on from public spaces should be questioned. RynChristophe/Youtube   When police removed a young woman’s “tent dress” this week at the Occupy Melbourne encampment, it was yet another controversial interaction between protesters and authorities. As shown in the Occupy movement, the increasing […]