About this episode

The episode explores the experiences of New Yorkers who participated in Occupy Wall Street, highlighting their stories of hardship and the formation of a community.

In 2011, a handful of skeptical New Yorkers answer a call to Occupy Wall Street. What they find feels less like a protest and more like a glimpse of a different world—one where people openly share stories of debt, hardship, and frustration. They start to build an anti-capitalist village in a tiny Manhattan park — under the watchful eyes of police. Want to dive deeper? Listen to these episodes of Future Hindsight: For a conversation on activism with a co-founder of Occupy Wall Street, tune in to this episode with Micah White: https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/episode/micah-white For a recap of how American capitalism evolved into what it is today, listen to this episode with Kurt Andersen: https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/episode/americas-evil-geniuses-kurt-andersen On solidarity and mutual aid, listen to this conversation with Manuel Pastor: https://www.futurehindsight.com/episodes/episode/solidarity-and-mutuality-manuel-pastor Subscribe to our Patreon for early access to episodes: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ Follow Mila on X: https://x.com/milaatmos Sponsor: Shopify: Stop…

People in this episode

Host: Mila Atmos

Guest: Micah White

Topics covered

• activism
• Occupy Wall Street
• anti-capitalism
• community building
• social justice

Keywords

• Occupy Wall Street
• activism
• anti-capitalism
• New York
• community
• social justice
• protest

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Mentioned in this episode

Places: Manhattan

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