
It is only a small park of 3,100 square meters. If the place is empty, you can walk across the concrete ground in 2 minutes. Today, the Liberty Square or Zuccotti Park is crammed with people. I’d say 40% of the premises is taken by the occupiers and their tents. A people’s library was recently [...]

“When I was at the World Social Forum in Nairobi, for two consecutive nights, the same woman was sleeping next to me”. Whenever I tell this true story to my friends or colleagues, they give me that puzzled look. They don’t know what to say. * * * It was indeed an exciting week. I [...]