The Jacobin fury over the IMF and World Bank having some meetings this weekend continues! As we mentioned last week, a disorganized (but furious) band of marauders called the October coalition has been holding protests and demonstrations since Thursday, most notably the “Disrupt Georgetown!” rally last Friday which targeted flaneuring Victorian plutocrats and their soily “silk-lined bedsheets.” No joke, blood was spilled outside of an Abercrombie & Fitch! And they’re outside Capitol Hill today! And the IMF and World Bank don’t give a shit! Photos (via the Georgetown Voice) and mild commentary after the jump. MORE »

A band of roving progressive pirates have planned a series of events from today through Sunday to “confront Neoliberalism in Washington.” Clearly displaced from all liberal contexts itself, this “October coalition” has the goal in mind of pissing off the IMF and World Bank as much as possible. This weekend’s events will overlap with the IMF and World Bank’s annual meetings, where officials will be devising evil Ponzi schemes to fuck over Uruguay, redefining foreign AIDS relief as “send rat poison to Africa” and championing usury over debt amnesty. The main event, “Disrupt Georgetown!” comes Friday, Oct. 19 at 9 p.m. (after the 5-7 p.m. “Snack” time). We’re still not really sure what it is, but it looks like raping, pillaging and general marauding will be involved, money will die etc etc. MORE »