Occupy Wall Street: One Decade Later

Here's a look back – and forward – at the influence of this disruptive movement.

Curated byAnna Oakes, Hark Editor

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What Are Mortgage-Backed Securities?

Let's start with the crisis itself: a key component of the 2008 global financial crisis, which gave rise to Occupy movements around the world, was a pattern of predatory lending by banks to economically vulnerable homebuyers.

Stuff You Should Know

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Spain's Indignados

Before there was Occupy Wall Street, there were the indignados in Spain. Months before the Wall Street occupation in September, Spanish activists occupied the Puerta del Sol in Madrid to protest austerity measures.

Economist Podcasts

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The Start of the Occupation

Alan Minsky, Occupy activist and executive director of Progressive Democrats of America, on why the Wall Street occupation gained rapid visibility and impact.

Living in the USA

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Making Demands Wasn't the Point

Organizer Kelly Hayes and labor journalist Sarah Jaffe talk about how Occupy felt different from other protest movements, and what future organizers can learn from the disruption.

Movement Memos

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When the FBI Infiltrated the Movement

FBI and NYPD infiltration of protest movements wasn't limited to COINTELPRO. Journalist Colin Wright describes the work by law enforcement to access and undermine Occupy.

Let's Know Things

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Occupy's Lasting Influence

Stephen Lerner, organizer and labor researcher, and Jonathan Westin, director of New York Communities for Change, explore the legacy of Occupy in the protest movements since.

Belabored

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Moving Forward After Occupy

What's next after Occupy? Host Kelly Hayes and labor journalist Sarah Jaffe talk about what organizing looks like, going forward – and why even political defeats can lead to new possibilities.

Movement Memos

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7 CLIPS31 MINS

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Occupy Wall Street: One Decade Later

What Are Mortgage-Backed Securities?

Stuff You Should Know

Spain's Indignados

Economist Podcasts

The Start of the Occupation

Living in the USA

Making Demands Wasn't the Point

Movement Memos

When the FBI Infiltrated the Movement

Let's Know Things

Occupy's Lasting Influence

Belabored

Moving Forward After Occupy

Movement Memos

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