We Are the 99%
The Occupy Wall Street movement named the core issue of our time: the overwhelming power of Wall Street and large corporations— something the political establishment and most media have long ignored.
But the movement goes far beyond this critique. This Changes Everything shows how the movement is shifting the way people view themselves and the world, the kind of society they believe is possible, and their own involvement in creating a society that works for the 99% rather than just the 1%.
Attempts to pigeonhole this decentralized, fast-evolving movement have led to confusion and misperception. In this volume, the editors of YES! Magazine bring together voices from inside and outside the protests to convey the issues, possibilities, and personalities associated with the Occupy Wall Street movement.
This book features contributions from Naomi Klein, David Korten, Rebecca Solnit, Ralph Nader, and others, as well as Occupy activists who were there from the beginning, such as David Graeber, Marina Sitrin and Hena Ashraf. It offers insights for those actively protesting or expressing support for the movement—and for the millions more who sympathize with the goal of a more equitable and democratic future.
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Succinct and Savvy For the record, I emphatically disagree with features of Steele’s review.Readers with a working knowledge of YES — a highly respected, progressive magazine — already know that “slick” and “opportunistic” never describe YES publications and projects. I’m speaking to potential readers who might hesitate to buy a copy of the book (all profits donated to the Occupy movement) because of this review’s negative tone. As a former senior editor for the magazine, I had ample opportunity to see how YES operates. Try “embodying the highest ethical standards.” Try “every word weighed for fairness and accuracy.” Try “content informed by intelligence and pragmatism.”"This Changes Everything” neither promotes itself as world-changing nor projects a rosy future. What it does do is offer a fine overview of the beginning and early development of the Occupy movement. The book includes first-hand accounts from the Occupy sites and essays that analyze the movement from different points of view, resisting the temptation to neatly wrap the whole in a palatable, spuriously coherent package. The conscious decision to choose inclusivity over slickness honors the inclusive, grassroots nature of the movement. It means that “This Changes Everything” is, itself, imbued with the spirit of the Occupy movement.And that, as much as anything, makes this an important book.
Great Info, Ever if You are Deep Into Occupy/ OWS I’ve spent about 25 days in five different occupied territories, have covered Occupy protests, had in depth conversations and interviews with many occupiers, attended training sessions on General assemblies, attended many general assemblies, and I STILL learned a lot of very valuable information from this book. If you’re new to occupy and want to get an overview, this is a great book, but it’s also excellent with background, explanations, details and descriptions by people who helped make occupy happen.I was amazed at how much new information I discovered.