,OCCUPY ,WALL ,/REET R$ISCOV]S ! RADICAL IMAG9ATION 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,GRAEB] 

,TEXT 3 

,:Y >E PEOPLE OCCUPY+ ,WALL ,/REET8 ,:Y HAS ! OCCUPATION - DESPITE ! LATE/ POLICE CRACKD[N - S5T \T SP>KS ACROSS ,AM]ICA1 )9 DAYS1 9SPIR+ HUNDR$S ( PEOPLE TO S5D PIZZAS1 MONEY1 EQUIPM5T &1 N[1 TO />T !IR [N MOVEM5TS CALL$ ,OCCUPY,*ICAGO1 ,OCCUPY,FLORIDA1 9 ,OCCUPY,D5V] OR ,OCCUPY,L,A8 

,!RE >E OBVI\S REASONS4 ,WE >E WAT*+ ! BEG9N+S ( ! DEFIANT SELF-ASS]TION ( A NEW G5]ATION ( ,AM]ICANS1 A G5]ATION :O >E LOOK+ =W>D TO F9I%+ !IR $UCATION ) NO JOBS1 NO FUTURE1 BUT /ILL SADDL$ ) 5ORM\S & UN=GIVABLE DEBT4 ,MO/1 ,I F\ND1 W]E ( WORK+-CLASS OR O!RWISE MODE/ BACKGR\NDS1 KIDS :O DID EXACTLY :AT !Y W]E TOLD !Y %\LD3 /UDI$1 GOT 9TO COLLEGE1 & >E N[ NOT JU/ BE+ PUNI%$ = IT1 BUT HUMILIAT$ - FAC$ ) A LIFE ( BE+ TREAT$ AS DEADBEATS1 MORAL REPROBATES4 

,IS IT REALLY SURPRIS+ !Y W\LD LIKE TO HAVE A WORD ) ! F9ANCIAL MAGNATES :O /OLE !IR FUTURE8 

,JU/ AS 9 ,EUROPE1 WE >E SEE+ ! RESULTS ( COLOSSAL SOCIAL FAILURE4 ,! OCCUPI]S >E ! V]Y SORT ( PEOPLE1 BRIMM+ ) IDEAS1 :OSE 5]GIES A HEAL?Y SOCIETY W\LD BE M>%AL+ TO IMPROVE LIFE = EV]YONE4 ,9/EAD1 !Y >E US+ IT TO 5VISION WAYS TO BR+ ! :OLE SY/EM D[N4 

,BUT ! ULTIMATE FAILURE H]E IS ( IMAG9ATION4 ,:AT WE >E WITNESS+ CAN ALSO BE SE5 AS A DEM& TO F9ALLY HAVE A CONV]SATION WE W]E ALL SUPPOS$ TO HAVE BACK 9 #b#h4 ,!RE WAS A MOM5T1 AFT] ! NE>-COLLAPSE ( ! WORLD'S F9ANCIAL >*ITECTURE1 :5 ANY?+ SEEM$ POSSIBLE4 

,EV]Y?+ WE'D BE5 TOLD = ! LA/ DECADE TURN$ \T TO BE A LIE4 ,M>KETS DID NOT RUN !MSELVES2 CREATORS ( F9ANCIAL 9/RUM5TS W]E NOT 9FALLIBLE G5IUSES2 & DEBTS DID NOT REALLY NE$ TO BE REPAID - 9 FACT1 MONEY ITSELF WAS REVEAL$ TO BE A POLITICAL 9/RUM5T1 TRILLIONS ( DOLL>S ( :I* C\LD BE :ISK$ 9 OR \T ( EXI/5CE OV]NI<T IF GOV]NM5TS OR C5TRAL BANKS REQUIR$ IT4 ,EV5 ! ,ECONOMI/ WAS RUNN+ HEADL9ES LIKE 0,CAPITALISM3 ,WAS IT A ,GOOD ,IDEA80 

,IT SEEM$ ! TIME HAD COME TO RE?9K EV]Y?+3 ! V]Y NATURE ( M>KETS1 MONEY1 DEBT2 TO ASK :AT AN 0ECONOMY0 IS ACTUALLY =4 ,?IS LA/$ P]HAPS TWO WEEKS4 ,!N1 9 ONE ( ! MO/ COLOSSAL FAILURES ( N]VE 9 HI/ORY1 WE ALL COLLECTIVELY CLAPP$ \R H&S OV] \R E>S & TRI$ TO PUT ?+S BACK AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO ! WAY !Y'D BE5 BE=E4 

,P]HAPS1 IT'S NOT SURPRIS+4 ,IT'S BECOM+ 9CREAS+LY OBVI\S ?AT ! REAL PRIORITY ( ?OSE RUNN+ ! WORLD = ! LA/ FEW DECADES HAS NOT BE5 CREAT+ A VIABLE =M ( CAPITALISM1 BUT RA!R1 CONV9C+ US ALL ?AT ! CURR5T =M ( CAPITALISM IS ! ONLY CONCEIVABLE ECONOMIC SY/EM1 SO ITS FLAWS >E IRRELEVANT4 ,AS A RESULT1 WE'RE ALL SITT+ >\ND DUMBF\ND$ AS ! :OLE APP>ATUS FALLS AP>T4 

,:AT WE'VE LE>N$ N[ IS ?AT ! ECONOMIC CRISIS ( ! #a#i#gS NEV] REALLY W5T AWAY4 ,IT WAS FOBB$ (F BY *EAP CR$IT AT HOME & MASSIVE PLUND] ABROAD - ! LATT]1 9 ! NAME ( ! 0?IRD WORLD DEBT CRISIS04 ,BUT ! GLOBAL S\? F\<T BACK4 ,! 0ALT]-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T01 WAS 9 ! 5D1 SUCCESSFUL3 ! ,I,M,F HAS BE5 DRIV5 \T ( ,EA/ ,ASIA & ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA1 JU/ AS IT IS N[ BE+ DRIV5 FROM ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/4 ,AS A RESULT1 ! DEBT CRISIS HAS COME HOME TO ,EUROPE & ,NOR? ,AM]ICA1 REPLETE ) ! EXACT SAME APPROA*3 DECL>E A F9ANCIAL CRISIS1 APPO9T SUPPOS$LY NEUTRAL TE*NOCRATS TO MANAGE IT1 & !N 5GAGE 9 AN ORGY ( PLUND] 9 ! NAME ( 0AU/]ITY04 

,! =M ( RESI/ANCE ?AT HAS EM]G$ LOOKS REM>KABLY SIMIL> TO ! OLD GLOBAL JU/ICE MOVEM5T1 TOO3 WE SEE ! REJECTION ( OLD-FA%ION$ P>TY POLITICS1 ! SAME EMBRACE ( RADICAL DIV]SITY1 ! SAME EMPHASIS ON 9V5T+ NEW =MS ( DEMOCRACY FROM BEL[4 ,:AT'S DIFF]5T IS L>GELY ! T>GET3 :]E 9 #b1 IT WAS DIRECT$ AT ! P[] ( UNPREC$5T$ NEW PLANET>Y BUREAUCRACIES 7! ,W,T,O1 ,I,M,F1 ,WORLD ,BANK1 ,NAFTA71 9/ITUTIONS ) NO DEMOCRATIC ACC\NTABILITY1 :I* EXI/$ ONLY TO S]VE ! 9T]E/S ( TRANSNATIONAL CAPITAL2 N[1 IT IS AT ! 5TIRE POLITICAL CLASSES ( C\NTRIES LIKE ,GREECE1 ,SPA9 &1 N[1 ! ,U,S - = EXACTLY ! SAME REASON4 ,?IS IS :Y PROTE/]S >E (T5 HESITANT EV5 TO ISSUE =MAL DEM&S1 S9CE ?AT MI<T IMPLY RECOGNIZ+ ! LEGITIMACY ( ! POLITICIANS AGA9/ :OM !Y >E RANG$4 

,:5 ! HI/ORY IS F9ALLY WRITT51 ?\<1 IT'S LIKELY ALL ( ?IS TUMULT - BEG9N+ ) ! ,>AB ,SPR+ - WILL BE REMEMB]$ AS ! OP5+ SALVO 9 A WAVE ( NEGOTIATIONS OV] ! DISSOLUTION ( ! ,AM]ICAN ,EMPIRE4 ,?IRTY YE>S ( REL5TLESS PRIORITIZ+ ( PROPAG&A OV] SUB/ANCE1 & SNUFF+ \T ANY?+ ?AT MI<T LOOK LIKE A POLITICAL BASIS = OPPOSITION1 MI<T MAKE ! PROSPECTS = ! Y\NG PROTE/]S LOOK BLEAK2 & IT'S CLE> ?AT ! RI* >E DET]M9$ TO SEIZE AS L>GE A %>E ( ! SPOILS AS REMA91 TOSS+ A :OLE G5]ATION ( Y\NG PEOPLE TO ! WOLVES 9 ORD] TO DO SO4 ,BUT HI/ORY IS NOT ON !IR SIDE4 

,WE MI<T DO WELL TO CONSID] ! COLLAPSE ( ! ,EUROPEAN COLONIAL EMPIRES4 ,IT C]TA9LY DID NOT LEAD TO ! RI* SUCCESSFULLY GRABB+ ALL ! COOKIES1 BUT TO ! CREATION ( ! MOD]N WELF>E /ATE4 ,WE DON'T KN[ PRECISELY :AT WILL COME \T ( ?IS R\ND4 ,BUT IF ! OCCUPI]S F9ALLY MANAGE TO BREAK ! #c-YE> /RANGLEHOLD ?AT HAS BE5 PLAC$ ON ! HUMAN IMAG9ATION1 AS 9 ?OSE FIR/ WEEKS AFT] ,SEPTEMB] #b#h1 EV]Y?+ WILL ONCE AGA9 BE ON ! TABLE - & ! OCCUPI]S ( ,WALL ,/REET & O!R CITIES >\ND ! ,U,S WILL HAVE DONE US ! GREATE/ FAVOR ANYONE POSSIBLY CAN4 

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