About this episode

The episode explores the beginnings of the Occupy Wall Street movement through the experiences of its early participants.

Optimist Economy is on break this month, but we know that optimist listeners are interested in tales of economic history, issues of inequality and movements for change. So we thought some of you might enjoy "Occupy!" a six-part narrative series about Occupy Wall Street, the 2011 protest village that lasted nearly two months and turned a spotlight on systemic economic inequality in the U.S. --- EPISODE 1: An Invitation 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. This is the first episode of Future Hindsight’s brand new 6-part series, OCCUPY! An Unfinished Uprising. Subscribe to Future Hindsight wherever you get your podcasts so you don’t miss a single episode! 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…

People in this episode

Hosts: Kathryn Anne Edwards, Robin Rauzi

Guests: Micah White, Kurt Andersen, Manuel Pastor

Topics covered

• economic history
• inequality
• protest movements
• Occupy Wall Street
• anti-capitalism
• activism

Keywords

• Occupy Wall Street
• economic inequality
• protest
• activism
• New York
• anti-capitalism
• 2011

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Occupy Wall Street, Future Hindsight

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