Photo: The New York Observer Thousands of "occupiers" converged on the financial district Monday attempting to blockade the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in celebration of the Occupy Wall Street one year anniversary. Roving marches of hundreds choked off key intersections and dozens of arrests were made by the New York Police Department. Fences and flex cuffs were their weapons of choice today instead of batons and pepper spray, a reflection of the fact that heavy-handed tactics were a key re...

Free Syrian Army fighters. Credit: commons.wikimedia.org Never in the history of revolutions has it been possible to see what is actually happening on the ground the way it is today in Syria. Dig, and you will find the unfiltered, unembedded truth. For those who believe the Syria revolution is just as much a part of the Arab Spring as the revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen, and Libya, the following are concrete steps you can take to lend Syrians a hand in toppling their tyrant. Wha...