When people talk about the photos that changed the world, there is this one at Kent State and this one in Saigon, both of which show what happens when you have power without restraint. Like those images, this one will not be forgotten.

UPDATE: The police department has issued a statement saying “The officer was surrounded and feared for his safety.”

Photographs can change people’s minds and change the world. I think this one will. Here is a video of the event that should not be missed [A.K.: and that when I picked it up from youtube, had already been viewed over 300,000 times . . .]:

Here is a roundup of our recent coverage of the #occupy movement:

Why Environmentalists Should Care About the Occupy Wall Street Protest

Beyond the connection to wealth inequality made above, pervasive joblessness is a byproduct of the systematic dismantling of the American manufacturing base under the ideological pretext of free market absolutism and neoliberal globalization, an economic system disconnected from place and person. Re-localizing, re-regionalizing our economies, focusing on domestic needs first and export needs second, whether in so-called developing or developed nations (both inadequate words) is key factor in making our communities more environmentally resilient, more climate resilient, and in supporting local economies and jobs.

Memo to #OccupyWallStreet: It’s Not Just Neoliberalism That’s Destroyed the Environment

There’s not really room on TreeHugger to go into all the nuances of why these different visions of economic planning have failed to protect Mother Earth from her rapacious creation known as homo sapiens doing its darndest to commit matricide, but the quick version is this: There has been no major economic system to date that has properly valued the environment, incorporating the true and full costs of depleting natural resources into the price paid for those resources. There is no economic system with a good grasp of ecology, or one that has adequately internalized social and environmental damage.

Quote of the Day: David Suzuki on the Occupy Wall Street Movement

Why does our economic system place a higher value on disposable and often unnecessary goods and services than on the things we really need to survive and be healthy, like clean air, clean water, and productive soil? Sure, there’s some contradiction in protesters carrying iPhones while railing against the consumer system. But this is not just about making personal changes and sacrifices; it’s about questioning our place on this planet.

Bloomberg’s Eviction of Occupy Wall Street is an Assault on the Power of Public Spaces

By aggressively clamping down on this peaceful demonstration in a public space, doing so without due cause, and then failing to acknowledge a court’s order to allow it to continue, Bloomberg has set a precedent that bodes ill for the future of civil liberties in New York City. We must recognize the importance of these common spaces, and the role they play in enabling the workings of a healthy democracy — and we must push back when leaders like Bloomberg attempt to diminish our access to them.

Why The #Occupy Movement Is An Environmental Movement

The current economic system against which the “occupation” protest across the industrialised world are directed, both creates and depends on unsustainable consumption, and has driven income and asset inequality within and between nations.

The photo says it all.