For your post-Thansksgiving long read list, "Pre-Occupied: The origins and future of Occupy Wall Street," in the New Yorker today by Mattathias Schwartz. "It's very tl;dr," said the friend who forwarded it, but we both agree it's an essential read. Not everything fits in 140 characters, after all.
New Yorker on the origins of OWS
- COMMENTS
- long reads
- new york city
- ows
Assessing Occupy's legacy
In 2011, activists began an occupation of Zucotti Park near Wall Street, starting a movement that spread around the world and changed the discourse around wealth, inequality, corruption and justice. READ THE REST
Yellow Vests stand for and against many contradictory things, but are united in opposition to oligarchy
From a distance, it's hard to understand the nuance of the mass "gilets jaunes" protests that rocked France; with one in five French people identifying as a yellow vest and… READ THE REST
Jamie Dimon is getting fed up with the protesters who "occupy" him everywhere he goes
Jamie Dimon is CEO of Jpmorgan Chase, the massive bank that settled a $13 billion mortgage fraud case with the DoJ in 2013 by committing more mortgage frauds to raise… READ THE REST
Learn to produce high-quality music with this Noiselab Production Hub Subscription for only $59.99
We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its views. TL;DR: If you've always dreamed of being… READ THE REST
Learn ChatGPT with this training course bundle for only $14.97
We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its views. TL;DR: Technology is constantly evolving, and no… READ THE REST
This drone bundle just dropped to a mere $109.97 — as long you act before September 30!
We thank our sponsor for making this content possible; it is not written by the editorial staff nor does it necessarily reflect its views. TL;DR: Take flight before September 30 to… READ THE REST