Book description
'Occupy is the first major public response to thirty years of class war.'
Since its appearance in Zuccotti Park, New York, in September 2011,
the Occupy movement has spread to hundreds of towns and cities across
the world. No longer occupying small tent camps, the movement now
occupies the global conscience as its messages spread from street
protests to op-ed pages to the highest seats of power. From the
movement's onset, Noam Chomsky has supported its critique of corporate
corruption and encouraged its efforts to increase civic participation,
economic equality, democracy and freedom.
Through talks and conversations with movement supporters,
Occupy presents Chomsky's latest thinking on the central
issues, questions and demands that are driving ordinary people to
protest. How did we get to this point? How are the wealthiest 1%
influencing the lives of the other 99%? How can we separate money from
politics? What would a genuinely democratic election look like? How
can we redefine basic concepts like 'growth' to increase equality and
quality of life for all?
