Articles by Matt Dineen

Can art change the world? In his new book A People’s Art History of the United States, author and radical artist Nicolas Lampert details the important role that art and culture has played in social justice struggles throughout history.

A look back on the NATO protests, Chicago Spring, and the current state and trajectory of the Occupy movement, its vast challenges and seemingly infinite possibilities.

“They are saying that the world leaders are coming to Chicago to meet next weekend, but I have news for them: The leaders are right here,” organizer Pat Hunt said when kicking off the People's Summit in Chicago.

I found myself in Chicago on May 1st marching through the streets. I quit my job to come out here and cover the fight for a different future, what local organizers are calling “Chicago Spring.”

A hidden history of the 1960s and what lessons it offers movements in these current radical times.