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Sarah Jaffe joins Let's Talk Memoir for a conversation about allowing ourselves to be known on the page, learning how to pivot from journalism to the very personal, processing experiences through writing, being upended by grief, taking care of ourselves when writing about violence and terror, witnessing and giving voice to other people's hardships with integrity and respect, becoming undone on the page, how we are haunted by the losses we live through, sculpting material down during revision, and her new book From the Ashes: Grief and Revolution in a World on Fire.   Also mentioned in this episode: -documenting activism and organizing -climate change -the cognitive dissonance of social media   Books mentioned in this episode: -Ghostly Matters by Avery Gordon -Love and Borders by Anna Lukas Miller -Who Cares by Emily Kenway   Sarah Jaffe is the author of Work Won't Love You Back: How Devotion to Our Jobs Keeps Us Exploited, Exhausted and Alone, which Jane McAlevey called “a multiplex in still life; a stunning critique of capitalism, a collective conversation on the meaning of life and work, and a definite contribution to the we-won't-settle-for-less demands of the future society everyone deserves,” and of Necessary Trouble: Americans in Revolt, both from Bold Type Books.   She is a Type Media Center reporting fellow and an independent journalist covering the politics of power, from the workplace to the streets. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Nation, the Guardian, the Washington Post, The New Republic, the Atlantic, and many other publications. She is the co-host, with Michelle Chen, of Dissent magazine's Belabored podcast, as well as a columnist at The Progressive and New Labor Forum.   Sarah was formerly a staff writer at In These Times and the labor editor at AlterNet. She was a contributing editor on The 99%: How the Occupy Wall Street Movement is Changing America, from AlterNet books, as well as a contributor to the anthologies At the Tea Party and Tales of Two Cities, both from OR Books, and Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America, from Picador. She was also the web director at GRITtv with Laura Flanders.   She was one of the first reporters to cover Occupy and the Fight for $15, has appeared on numerous radio and television programs to discuss topics ranging from electoral politics to Superstorm Sandy, from punk rock to public-sector unions.   She has a master's degree in journalism from Temple University in Philadelphia and a bachelor's degree in English from Loyola University New Orleans. Sarah was born and raised in Massachusetts and has also lived in South Carolina, Louisiana, Colorado, New York and Pennsylvania.   Connect with Sarah: Website: https://sarahljaffe.com/ X: https://x.com/sarahljaffe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahljaffe/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarahjaffetrouble   – Ronit's writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The Rumpus, The New York Times, Poets & Writers, The Iowa Review, Hippocampus, The Washington Post, Writer's Digest, American Literary Review, and elsewhere. Her memoir WHEN SHE COMES BACK about the loss of her mother to the guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and their eventual reconciliation was named Finalist in the 2021 Housatonic Awards Awards, the 2021 Indie Excellence Awards, and was a 2021 Book Riot Best True Crime Book. Her short story collection HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE won Hidden River Arts' 2020 Eludia Award and the 2023 Page Turner Awards for Short Stories.  She earned an MFA in Nonfiction Writing at Pacific University, is Creative Nonfiction Editor at The Citron Review, and teaches memoir through the University of Washington's Online Continuum Program and also independently. She launched Let's Talk Memoir in 2022, lives in Seattle with her family of people and dogs, and is at work on her next book. More about Ronit: https://ronitplank.com Subscribe to Ronit's Substack: https://substack.com/@ronitplank Follow Ronit: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ https://www.facebook.com/RonitPlank https://bsky.app/profile/ronitplank.bsky.social   Background photo credit: Photo by Patrick Tomasso on Unsplash Headshot photo credit: Sarah Anne Photography Theme music: Isaac Joel, Dead Moll's Fingers

This episode explores the economic challenges of our time, from inflation and hyperinflation to the Federal Reserve's role in deepening division and corruption. Rudy provides sharp insights on how the 2020 financial crisis amplified the failures of 2008 and discusses Bitcoin's potential to tackle systemic issues, while addressing political polarization and offering a fresh perspective on finding common ground. CHAPTERS : 00:00 - 1:41 - Intro  02:51 - The Story Behind the Rudy's Persona 04:51 - Why the CPI Metric Is a Scam 06:11 - The Devastating Impact of Hyperinflation 07:56 - How the Federal Reserve Is Destroying Lives 09:56 - Why Building a Following on X (Twitter) Matters 15:21 - Is Hyperinflation Unavoidable? 20:31 - The Hidden Failures of TARP Explained 23:54 - 2020: A Financial Crisis on Steroids 28:51 - Rudy's Take on the Occupy Wall Street Movement 30:11 - Why Rudy Almost Voted for Bernie Sanders in 2016 34:06 - How the Federal Reserve Fuels Division and Corruption 38:00 - Democrats vs. Republicans: Why It's a Dead-End Debate 41:09 - Unpacking Doubts About Trump's Election 44:25 - Short-Term Solutions for Federal Reserve Reform 49:12 - The Middle-Class Crisis in America 53:51 - Inflation's Real Impact on Everyday Lives 1:01:21 - Bitcoin's Role in Addressing Economic Issues 1:04:21 - Institutions Are Taking Over Bitcoin – What It Means 1:07:30 - The Importance of Focusing on Shared Goals 1:11:31 - How Bitcoiners Recognize the Real Issues 1:14:30 - The Decline of Public Education in the U.S. 1:16:27 - What's the True Rate of Inflation? 1:23:00 - Why the Fed Will Never Solve Inflation 1:26:30 - The Controversial Death of United Healthcare's CEO Get up to $100 in Bitcoin on River at river.com/Matrix Theya is the world's simplest Bitcoin self-custody solution. Download Theya Now at theya.us/cedric  The best Team Bitcoin merch is at HodlersOfficial.com. Use the code Matrix for a discount on your order. Follow Rudy Havenstein on X  Follow Cedric Youngelman on X Follow The Bitcoin Matrix Podcast on X and TheBitcoinMatrix.com I want to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude to all of you for tuning in, supporting the show, and contributing. Finally if you could write a five star review for The Bitcoin Matrix Podcast wherever you listen to your podcasts that would really help get the word out and help new listeners find the show. Thank you for listening!

Exalting upon high the principle of liberty to smash the pedestal upon which the principle of avaricious profit lays.Tune in to hear my case for the need for our society to dedicate itself to the principle of liberty in an era of growing inequality. I take inspiration from many of the greatest human rights icons, educators, and leaders of the modern eras such as President Obama, Nelson Mandela, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, Georges Bernanos, Michelle Alexander and Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR).It was becoming increasingly apparent to many people that America was slowly becoming a plutocracy in the late 19th century. Today that is a definite truth. I try to make the case that a society can be dedicated to either liberty or profit, not both at the same time. I also discuss the problems with vested economic interests having power over ethical implications as well as the dangers of tyranny of the majority/mobs, and increased polarization being directly correlated with increased income inequality. Moreover, job insecurity makes it more difficult to people to unionize as people are dissuaded by their bosses who own the means of production. Since the American New Left Movement 1950-1975 there was a strong student and minority movement demanding rights and a more egalitarian society. Today, there is a strong corporate backlash to this movement that has resulted in a shift in power towards big business also fueled by the growth in multinational corporations and globalization.It was not only the original 1st Amendment from the Bill of Rights and 14th Amendment founded at the beginning of Reconstruction that provided protections and judicial precedent there were also the consumer protection laws passed by FDR to provide a social safety net well into the 1960s. Much of this apparatus was dismantled and some of it was recovered under the Obama administration in response to the 2008 recession. The 2011 Occupy Wall Street Movement was sparked by the disillusionment by young people faced with college loans, unemployment, and a housing crisis. I discuss these issues in the podcast and how the spirit of youth in our generation will exalt the principle of liberty to act on our conscience through a grassroots movement to regulate the spirit of avarice due to our societies material decadence and dedication to profit in the current era.

Whether it was on the Selma bridge, in Cairo, the stadiums of South Africa, the legislative chambers of England and India, or the executive halls of America, President Obama strove to reshape the mores of a globalized society away from separation, extremism, oppression, and bigotry towards a politic that stood for not only human rights, but also an understanding that rights can only be fostered through a sort of collective understanding of agency and responsibility that opened the door to future possibilities. Most importantly, President Obama not only acted as Uniter in Chief during a time of social unrest, racial tension, and turmoil, he also was the main leader for tumultuous social reform that brought the United States of America out of the worst recession from 2008-2011 since the Great Depression. Additionally, President Obama acted not only as a social reformer, but also as an advocate for political and social democracy through the period of the Arab Spring. Through his reform efforts and advocacy, he provided an inherent meaning to millions in the Arab world with aspirations towards self-determination for democratic governance while also navigating and espousing equality for millions in America on the question of economic inequality through the Occupy Wall Street Movement that started in 2011 as well as highlighting racial inequality that was brought to the forefront of American political reality through the Black Lives Matter Movement that was founded during his presidency in 2013.  

On The Ground Level Ep. 8 Welcome to On The Ground Level Thank you everyone for tuning in. Please follow us on social media. @forusnation And on Patreon at Patreon.com/ForUsNation Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1b8... And go check out our website and subscribe to our mailing list ForUsNation.Com and RSVP for our upcoming Meetup on July 19th About Perky and you can follow my social media @perkysexycool and @perkyperspectives You can also find guidance with your wellness journey through @LovePeriodLLC Also check my campaign to raise funds to send feminine hygiene kits to women and girls in need through the link in bio About Tahyira @iletthegoodtimesroll Writer, Activist, Entrepreneur youtube producer Tahyira's Show - Lifestyle talks and trends Live Hangouts: Tahyira Keeps It Too Reel Podcast for Black mental health Twitter @TAsterisk About Our Guest Today Sumumba http://themaatseries.com @sumumba_sobukwe S.S. “SUMUMBA SOBUKWE” NEELY, BSW, is an Experienced organizer, social worker, seminar leader, consultant and author. He is the founder and creator of THE MAAT SERIES, a consulting and educational organization that specializes in personal and professional development workshops, trainings, consultations and facilitation. He has creator over 70 workshops and trainings and has delivered his services to thousands across the city and in several states. Sumumba Sobukwe is also the co-creator of Occu-Evolve, which is currently among the longest running and most active groups within the Occupy Wall Street Movement. Please find more information through the website. Questions: What does protecting a woman look like to you? What inspired you to work in this field of interest? Is there any example of an incident surrounding a women's right to safety that you feel really affected you? 3.Is there any advice that you can give to men who have considered violence against women whether it be physical, financial, or emotional? Can you describe your relationship to mental health and how this relates to your interactions with women? In what ways do you advocate for your community? This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

With 2021 as the 10th anniversary of the “Occupy Wall Street Movement”, sociologist Heather Hurwitz has just published her first-person analysis of interactions within that group that supposedly represented the 99%, while suppressing the voices of women, groups of color, and others. Her book, “Are We the 99%?: The Occupy Movement, Feminism, and Intersectionality” will […] The post Not all voices heard in the Occupy Wall Street movement appeared first on WORT 89.9 FM.

Today's Flash Back Friday comes from Episode 243, originally published in February 2012. Jason Hartman interviews author, former Wall Street senior banker, and best-selling investigative journalist, William (Bill) D. Cohan on the events that led up to the current economic crisis. Bill explains the choices that the big firms, such as Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, etc, made regarding what type of institution they were going to be, the path of these firms that led up to the current crisis, and how they used the bailout money gifted to them. He said it was one big party on Wall Street, during which brokers were to bring in revenue using a lot of whacky products, until everything came crashing down. Huge bonuses were paid out from the revenue collected from unsuspecting clients. Bill and Jason also discuss the Occupy Wall Street Movement. Bill expressed disappointment in the message of the movement, saying it isn't clear and they need to learn how Wall Street really works so that they can be more effective in bringing about reform. Wall Street has been influencing what goes on in Washington and paying lobbyists and donating to congressional coffers so that they can get the regulations, or lack thereof, that they want, i.e. the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Bill talks about how the expansion of Wall Street into Middle Class America was not an accident, using the example of Merrill Lynch being a public company. This ultimately led to broken trust between Wall Street and Main Street, as people have now shied away from risk taking. To solve the problems, Bill suggests changing the incentive system on Wall Street, in that it can no longer be okay to take huge risks with people's money or get paid big bonuses whether they lose money for the firms or not, as well as going back to having to use their partner's capital to operate. William D. Cohan offers audiences a unique, close-up perspective of the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression. He combines deep knowledge of the investment banking world with the fine storytelling skills of an award-winning investigative journalist. Website: www.WilliamCohan.com

Today's Flash Back Friday comes from Episode 243, originally published in February 2012. Jason Hartman interviews author, former Wall Street senior banker, and best-selling investigative journalist, William (Bill) D. Cohan on the events that led up to the current economic crisis. Bill explains the choices that the big firms, such as Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, etc, made regarding what type of institution they were going to be, the path of these firms that led up to the current crisis, and how they used the bailout money gifted to them. He said it was one big party on Wall Street, during which brokers were to bring in revenue using a lot of whacky products, until everything came crashing down. Huge bonuses were paid out from the revenue collected from unsuspecting clients. Bill and Jason also discuss the Occupy Wall Street Movement. Bill expressed disappointment in the message of the movement, saying it isn’t clear and they need to learn how Wall Street really works so that they can be more effective in bringing about reform. Wall Street has been influencing what goes on in Washington and paying lobbyists and donating to congressional coffers so that they can get the regulations, or lack thereof, that they want, i.e. the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Bill talks about how the expansion of Wall Street into Middle Class America was not an accident, using the example of Merrill Lynch being a public company.  To solve the problems, Bill suggests changing the incentive system on Wall Street, in that it can no longer be okay to take huge risks with people’s money or get paid big bonuses whether they lose money for the firms or not, as well as going back to having to use their partner’s capital to operate. Website: www.WilliamCohan.com

In this episode TruthSeekah has a conversation with O.D.D. Reality about Conspiracy Theories, Spirituality and Religion. TruthSeekah talks about his distaste for conspiracies now a days due to EVERYTHING being a conspiracy. It seems like everything that happens in the media quickly becomes a conspiracy theory and the illuminati secret cabal must have something to do with it. Everything from the Sandy Hook shootings, Death of celebrities to forgetting the title of popular childrens book. Although it may be fun to entertain these ideas, could they be in some ways harmful? Maybe hurtful to the families who have lost the lives of their children due to a tragic incident or mass shooting? Or, are you the hero because you have done the research and uncovered data that negates the mainstream media's story? Are you doing the family of the deceased justice by connecting dots that only you can see? Whatever the"truth" maybe be there is by far no shortage of conspiracy theories, fake news and uneducated opinions that muddy the waters when searching for the truth. It seems that all that is needed in making a name for yourself in the conspiracy community is that you are able to make decent YouTube videos that spread this information regardless of how correct it is. I can remember watchings hours upon hours of conspiracy documentaries and being so infatuated with these ideas that it bled over into my reality. I begin to see life different, people different, buildings, books, teachers, masons, catholics and essentially everything that someone made a documentary on about it being evil and malicious. I remember telling my wife about the illuminati and FEMA Camps fully equipped with coffins for mass genocide that was to come upon unsuspecting Americans. And let's not forget about FEMA trains! Those days are well behind me and I do appreciate that those types of things help to wake people up from their slumber and cause them to become more conscious in life and like me eventually lead to a path of spiritual belief. Because you can only go so far in creating change in dealing with the political system and conspiracy theories. Sure we can protest, riot and rally but, we see how well that has been going right? Nothing really changes. We have seen the biggest mass organized protest in our generation during the Occupy Wall Street Movement that I believe that we will ever see. Though some say it had its flaws it was a movement that was grassroots and even had many people from corporate America involved with its protest. Doctors, Lawyers, Bankers, Police Officers and Teachers all rallied alongside the peaceful protestors in wanting to see change come to our great land. A movement with huge momentum all to be dissipated in the wee hours of the mornings by the government and task force around the states. It didn't work. Nothing changed. But what I have personally seen in my life and the world around me is changing oneself spiritually and consciously spreads the most positive energy and causes true liberation. Spreading love and forgiveness and showing people how to connect with the creator has been a huge blessing and it's amazing to see people grab ahold of it and being to teach others to do the same. I make that connection because from what I have seen is that people who are very big into the "Truther" Movement and going to rallies eventually hit a brick wall and naturally the next step is to ascend spiritually and bring change that way. SOCIAL CONNECT WITH TRUTHSEEKAH ON SOCIAL MEDIA iTunes - Facebook - YouTube - Twitter - Email - SUPPORT THE SHOW BECOME A MEMBER via PATREON AND GET REWARDS!!! We do not exist without the help of our Patrons! 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In this episode TruthSeekah has a conversation with O.D.D. Reality about Conspiracy Theories, Spirituality and Religion. TruthSeekah talks about his distaste for conspiracies now a days due to EVERYTHING being a conspiracy. It seems like everything that happens in the media quickly becomes a conspiracy theory and the illuminati secret cabal must have something to do with it. Everything from the Sandy Hook shootings, Death of celebrities to forgetting the title of popular childrens book. Although it may be fun to entertain these ideas, could they be in some ways harmful? Maybe hurtful to the families who have lost the lives of their children due to a tragic incident or mass shooting? Or, are you the hero because you have done the research and uncovered data that negates the mainstream media's story? Are you doing the family of the deceased justice by connecting dots that only you can see? Whatever the"truth" maybe be there is by far no shortage of conspiracy theories, fake news and uneducated opinions that muddy the waters when searching for the truth. It seems that all that is needed in making a name for yourself in the conspiracy community is that you are able to make decent YouTube videos that spread this information regardless of how correct it is. I can remember watchings hours upon hours of conspiracy documentaries and being so infatuated with these ideas that it bled over into my reality. I begin to see life different, people different, buildings, books, teachers, masons, catholics and essentially everything that someone made a documentary on about it being evil and malicious. I remember telling my wife about the illuminati and FEMA Camps fully equipped with coffins for mass genocide that was to come upon unsuspecting Americans. And let's not forget about FEMA trains! Those days are well behind me and I do appreciate that those types of things help to wake people up from their slumber and cause them to become more conscious in life and like me eventually lead to a path of spiritual belief. Because you can only go so far in creating change in dealing with the political system and conspiracy theories. Sure we can protest, riot and rally but, we see how well that has been going right? Nothing really changes. We have seen the biggest mass organized protest in our generation during the Occupy Wall Street Movement that I believe that we will ever see. Though some say it had its flaws it was a movement that was grassroots and even had many people from corporate America involved with its protest. Doctors, Lawyers, Bankers, Police Officers and Teachers all rallied alongside the peaceful protestors in wanting to see change come to our great land. A movement with huge momentum all to be dissipated in the wee hours of the mornings by the government and task force around the states. It didn't work. Nothing changed. But what I have personally seen in my life and the world around me is changing oneself spiritually and consciously spreads the most positive energy and causes true liberation. Spreading love and forgiveness and showing people how to connect with the creator has been a huge blessing and it's amazing to see people grab ahold of it and being to teach others to do the same. I make that connection because from what I have seen is that people who are very big into the "Truther" Movement and going to rallies eventually hit a brick wall and naturally the next step is to ascend spiritually and bring change that way. SOCIAL CONNECT WITH TRUTHSEEKAH ON SOCIAL MEDIA iTunes - Facebook - YouTube - Twitter - Email - SUPPORT THE SHOW BECOME A MEMBER via PATREON AND GET REWARDS!!! We do not exist without the help of our Patrons! Running a professional podcast is very costly and has many monthly fees. If you enjoy the content please consider coming on board as a partner at any level. You enable me to continue to bring you content and you get tons of Patreon Only Rewards on the Patreon page. Choose Level...

Today's Flash Back Friday takes us back to Episode 77 from February 2012. Astrologer Linda Schurman feels 2012 is going to be a rough year for all people around the world due to physical and psychological conditions and events, based on a number of configurations. Join Jason Hartman as he interviews Linda, editor and publisher of Soothesayer newsletter and author of What Next? A Survival Guide to the 21st Century, about her predictions for the year and beyond. Linda discusses government overreach with the National Defense Authorization Act, SOPA, and PIPA, our outrageous national debt that is owed to so many countries around the world, the involvement of major financial institutions in governments worldwide, such as Goldman Sachs, the systematic retraction of our constitutional rights, current and upcoming unemployment figures, the demise of the dollar, and a lengthy depression. She also touches on climatic extremes and an increase in earthquakes and volcanic activity around the world, as well as the possibility for a real water crisis. For more details, listen at: www.HolisticSurvival.com. Jason and Linda also talk about the distinct differences in commodity investments, such as precious metals and real estate versus derivatives and hedge funds, the inevitable encroachment of inflation with the printing presses running overtime, spewing out more and more worthless bills, and the effect of the government's reaction to our economic crisis. Linda feels that the states will begin taking over legal matters, reinstating state rights. Linda expresses concern about the U.S. involvement with Iran, feeling it is a very dangerous situation. She feels that the Occupy Wall Street Movement will become more cohesive and perhaps form a third political party. She discusses the real possibility for multitudes of emergencies, whether water shortages, earthquakes, glacial melting and the rise of oceans, and advises people to be prepared. But she also feels there will be breakthroughs in energy sources and health during this tumultuous time. Linda's book, What Next? calls for action by humanity to stop the insanity of corruption, greed, war, and waste and misuse of resources and human life. Website: www.SootheSayer.com What's Next? A Survival Guide to the 21st Century

Harrison Schultz of the 4/20 Fight Club joins me to discuss the state of the United States Monetary System, his thoughts on the Federal Reserve, and what really happened behind the scenes during the Occupy Wall Street Movement. Find him Facebook and Twitter.

DR. LISA'S LEVY, S.P. (Self-Proclaimed) REPORT: Took is amazing—she is so creative and unafraid, plus smart. I learned a bit about where Took get's her staunch freedom and activism from; her mother was overbearing, it seems as if she may have had some trauma herself. Took was extremely rebellious in adolescence, yet currently enjoys a good relationship with both parents who remain married. It was fascinating to hear Took's stories of participation in the Occupy Wall Street Movement (she lived there in a tent) and subsequent stays on communes. Currently Took has her own RFB show, https://audioboom.com/channel/what-would-save-the-world and performs and creates regularly. As Took knows, I am very impressed with her talents and her achievements. She is a roaring fountain of ideas and I would recommend she work towards harnessing her energy at some point (she's only 24!) in more specific ways so she can achieve everything she wants. COUNTERTRANSFERENCE: (How I felt about this interview.) As I told Took, I was a little afraid of her since she is such an outspoken personality. Frankly, her breadth of commune experiences, etc. was a little intimidating to me since I have never lived on a commune and am personally afraid of having to deal with so many people that close up. This session was a broadening experience for me. #art #performance #psychology #Dr.Lisa #TookEdalow #Radio

On the dawn of election day 2016 Jeff, Mona and Allen discuss compassion fatigue.  What do you do when you’re tired of caring?  When you’re tired of believing anything is going to change?  These are questions many people who desire to be a part of a bigger solution face.  And although no one really has the answers, it helps to talk about it and know we are not alone in our occasional desire to give up.  And since it is election day we close out the episode with our own exercise in democracy in a segment called Biblical Elections.   Compassion Fatigue Conversation (00:43) Biblical Elections Segment (54:07)     RELEVANT LINKS From Our Compassion Fatigue Conversation Compassion Fatigue Sarah McLachlan Animal Cruelty Video (YouTube) All About Mindfulness – Finding Peace in a World of Mass Distraction – 009 (Irenicast Episode) Slacktivism Hunger in America – Interview with Allison Bovell – 035 (Irenicast Episode) Consumption by the United States Is Not Having Children Selfish? Far From It (Video) California Proposition 8 (2008) This episode discusses the study behind how people change their minds.  YANSS 086 – Change My View (You Are Not So Smart Podcast Episode) The Revolution Will Not Be Patronized (Article on Ben & Jerry’s Connection with Occupy Wall Street Movement)     YOUR SUPPORT Thank you for listening to Irenicast.  If you appreciate the show please consider sharing your appreciation by rating, reviewing and/or subscribing to the podcast on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, or whatever platform you’re listening on.   You can also help support the show financially by going to irenicast.com/amazon to do your Amazon shopping.  This will cost you nothing, but Amazon will give a portion of the proceeds to the show.     ADD YOUR VOICE TO THE CONVERSATION Join our post-evangelical conversations on faith and culture by interacting with us through the following links:   Read Us on our blog Irenicon Email Us at podcast@irenicast.com Follow Us on Twitter and Google+ Like Us on Facebook Listen & Subscribe to Us on iTunes, Google Play, Android, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, Spreaker and SoundCloud Speak to Us on our Feedback Page and the Post-Evangelical Facebook Group See Us on Instagram Support Us on Amazon Love Us?     CREDITS Intro and Outro music created by Mike Golin.     This post may contain affiliate links.  An Irenicon is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com

Tonight, in addition to learning more about Skywatcher co-host Crystal Storm, we will be talking about the very big changes going on with the Dark Matter Digital Network. Here is Crystal’s bio: Crystal “DCS” Storm is a woman of many hats, pun intended! She is the science-fiction thriller author of the critically acclaimed The Synarchy Series. Synarchy Book 1: The Awakening and Synarchy Book 2: The Ascension, are the first in what will be an eight book series. The novels have been called, “The Godfather meets Stargate.” & “Better than science-fiction.” Teaming up with Louisiana Producer/Director Aaron L Williams, Storm has stepped into the world of Script Writing as the two prepare to turn Synarchy Books 1 and 2 into a Web Series. They recently shot a Promotional Trilogy to introduce the series and have started an IndieGoGo Campaign to raise money for the first four episodes. Episode 1 is expected to air in February 2013. And if that wasn’t enough, Storm is also a comic book writer. While doing an interview for InvestComics TV, she meet and befriended DarkBrain creator Andrew Zar. She completed the first arc for The Church of One Series. She has also written The Butcher Series, contributed to the Pissy Pussy Sunday comic, and is now working with Andrew on one of his most ambitious projects, The Ascension graphic novel that will combine four independent arcs into one massive interlaced story. Crystal has a decade of corporate management under her belt. With an endless imagination and non-stop desire to create, with the help of some key collaborators she has breathed life into SVT Publishing. A one stop shop where in her words- “Independent Authors can showcase their work to an audience that’s eagerly waiting for them.” Last but certainty not least, Storm considers herself a Spiritual Activist. She has protested, marched, and occupied. She is a huge support of the Occupy Wall Street Movement, and a die hard advocate for DIY, Self-Sustainable living. Storm believes Spirituality is a huge part of everyday existence and that the key to changing the world is to changing ourselves, inside out. ?

Remember - structure + discipline = creative freedom!  Listen as Nora tries to Hit the Bullseye and talks about the year that was 2011.Hit the Bullseye!Alien or The ThingXBox or PlayStationDoritos For the Bold or Lays Betcha Can't Eat Just OneThe Office or Parks & RecreationI'm a Mac or I'm a PCYou're Not You When You're Hungry or Nobody Better Lay a Finger on My ButterfingerProgressive's Flo or Jake from State FarmTHE Burger King or THE Most Interesting Man in the WorldAmerican Horror Story or The Walking DeadSights & Sounds of 2011 include:Season 1 of Face Off Premieres!!HBO introduces its new fantasy drama series Game of Thrones.The Occupy Wall Street Movement focuses on the other 99%Lady Gaga releases her 2nd full length album “Born This Way”VW's “The Force” ad features a kid dressed up as Darth Vader using the force to start up his Dad's PassatSteve Jobs passes away

Join us for a conversation with Nathan Schneider, author, and one of the first journalists to cover the Occupy Wall Street movement. His work on the subject has appeared in multiple publications, including Harper's, The Nation, and The New York Times and was described by Ezra Klein of The Washington Post as "the single best place to start" learning about the movement. In this personal interview, Nathan talks about his involvement with the movement and the relationship between what happened in Zuccotti Park and his own spirituality.

Tonight on Interchange host Doug Storm talks with three faculty members of Indiana University who were active in Occupy Bloomington, one of many occupations of public spaces in US cities that appeared as a response to the Occupy Wall Street Movement that originated in New York City in September of 2011. Ben Robinson, associate professor …

January Jones sharing "Mistakes of a Better World" with Steven KrageNovember 26, 2013 January Jones welcomes author Steven Krage discussing his recently published book, “Mistakes of a Better World” sharing his thoughts on life, love with some very eclectic essays. How the Golden Girls Saved My Life (memoirs and essays)Rev. Dr Martin Luther King (memoirs and essays)My Fear of Being Alone (the best of the young republican)The Occupy Wall Street Movement (the best of the young republican)My Opinion of Gay Marriage (From the Objectivist Point of View)Silenced (Silenced)Femininity: Vice or Virtue? (Film as Literature)"Lost Soul" Finding Your Inner Leatherface (Horror Movie Trio)Edward Teller's Los Alamos (Creative nonfiction writing)Maria Callas (Creative nonfiction writing)

Jason Hartman interviews author, former Wall Street senior banker, and best-selling investigative journalist, William (Bill) D. Cohan on the events that led up to the current economic crisis. Bill explains the choices that the big firms, such as Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, etc, made regarding what type of institution they were going to be, the path of these firms that led up to the current crisis, and how they used the bailout money gifted to them. He said it was one big party on Wall Street, during which brokers were to bring in revenue using a lot of whacky products, until everything came crashing down. Huge bonuses were paid out from the revenue collected from unsuspecting clients. For more details, listen at:  www.JasonHartman.com. Bill and Jason also discuss the Occupy Wall Street Movement. Bill expressed disappointment in the message of the movement, saying it isn't clear and they need to learn how Wall Street really works so that they can be more effective in bringing about reform. Wall Street has been influencing what goes on in Washington and paying lobbyists and donating to congressional coffers so that they can get the regulations, or lack thereof, that they want, i.e. the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Bill talks about how the expansion of Wall Street into Middle Class America was not an accident, using the example of Merrill Lynch being a public company. This ultimately led to broken trust between Wall Street and Main Street, as people have now shied away from risk taking. To solve the problems, Bill suggests changing the incentive system on Wall Street, in that it can no longer be okay to take huge risks with people's money or get paid big bonuses whether they lose money for the firms or not, as well as going back to having to use their partner's capital to operate. William D. Cohan offers audiences a unique, close-up perspective of the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression. He combines deep knowledge of the investment banking world with the fine storytelling skills of an award-winning investigative journalist. Bill's new book is titled Money and Power: How Goldman Sachs Came To Rule The World, a revelatory history of Goldman Sachs. His previous book, House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street, lays out in gory detail how the financial crisis began with the collapses of Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers. The Last Tycoons: The Secret History of Lazard Frères & Co. won the 2007 Financial Times/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award for its candid revelations about how Wall Street works. He should know; he spent six years at the firm. Bill Cohan has a long-time insider's in-depth knowledge of investment banking—he was a Wall Street banker for 17 years. In addition to his years as Associate and then Vice President at Lazard Frères, he was a Director in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group at Merrill Lynch and a Managing Director at JPMorgan Chase. He left JPMorgan to write The Last Tycoons, which appeared on the bestseller lists of The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and USA Today. It edged out Alan Greenspan's Age of Turbulence to win the FT/Goldman Sachs award. Bloomberg.com and The Evening Standard named it Book of the Year. William D. Cohan writes regularly for The New York Times, Vanity Fair, Fortune, The Daily Beast, ArtNews, and The Financial Times. His columns have also appeared in The Washington Post. He is a contributing editor for Bloomberg TV and is a contributor to Bloomberg View. His series of articles on the controversy of the ‘recently discovered' Degas plaster casts in ARTNews won the Silurians 2011 Excellence in Journalism Award. Be sure to check out our prior shows with Richard Kiyosaki, G. Edward Griffin, Peter Schiff, Doug Casey, Chris Mayer, T. Harv Ecker, Denis Waitley, John Stapleford, Addison Wiggin, Thomas E. Woods, and many more.

The Occupy Wall Street Movement has been a powerful force in representing the 99% who are controlled by the 1%. Strike Debt is an off shoot group who have taken it upon themselves to highlight the gross inadequacies of a system that requires people to go into debt to pay for basic human needs such as housing, education and medical care.  Disgusted by the stories of personal debt that they heard during their time occupying parks in New York, this group of volunteers decided to circumvent the system and began investigating how they could take positive action and make a positive difference to people's lives.  Rolling Jubilee is a very successful initiative managed by the Strike Debt group to help people become free of the burden of debt. Recognising that debt is what bonds 99% of Americans and that by joining forces, with everyone donating a little, large amounts of debt can be bought and literally written off.   Aaron Smith is representing the Strike Debt group in the following interview.  A young man passionate about this cause and intent in creating waves in a system that is crippling the American people.  It is an enthrallling conversation and an issue that we must not wait for others to take action on, but look for ways in which we can play our own part in creating a new world that is fair to each and every one of us.   

Jason Hartman interviews author, former Wall Street senior banker, and best-selling investigative journalist, William (Bill) D. Cohan on the events that led up to the current economic crisis. Bill explains the choices that the big firms, such as Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, etc, made regarding what type of institution they were going to be, the path of these firms that led up to the current crisis, and how they used the bailout money gifted to them. He said it was one big party on Wall Street, during which brokers were to bring in revenue using a lot of whacky products, until everything came crashing down. Huge bonuses were paid out from the revenue collected from unsuspecting clients.Bill and Jason also discuss the Occupy Wall Street Movement. Bill expressed disappointment in the message of the movement, saying it isn't clear and they need to learn how Wall Street really works so that they can be more effective in bringing about reform. Wall Street has been influencing what goes on in Washington and paying lobbyists and donating to congressional coffers so that they can get the regulations, or lack thereof, that they want, i.e. the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Bill talks about how the expansion of Wall Street into Middle Class America was not an accident, using the example of Merrill Lynch being a public company. This ultimately led to broken trust between Wall Street and Main Street, as people have now shied away from risk taking.To solve the problems, Bill suggests changing the incentive system on Wall Street, in that it can no longer be okay to take huge risks with people's money or get paid big bonuses whether they lose money for the firms or not, as well as going back to having to use their partner's capital to operate. William D. Cohan offers audiences a unique, close-up perspective of the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression. He combines deep knowledge of the investment banking world with the fine storytelling skills of an award-winning investigative journalist. Bill's new book is titled Money and Power: How Goldman Sachs Came To Rule The World, a revelatory history of Goldman Sachs. His previous book, House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street, lays out in gory detail how the financial crisis began with the collapses of Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers. The Last Tycoons: The Secret History of Lazard Frères & Co. won the 2007 Financial Times/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award for its candid revelations about how Wall Street works.

Join Doc this week for a Thanksgiving special as he interviews Julio Lara who went into the mountains to join Fidel Castro’s revolutionaries. After Castro’s victory came the stunning killings by the thousands and not the worker’s paradise that Julio had been promised. Julio has seen communism and what it does up close and personal. Hear his amazing story on … Read more about this episode...

What are we to make of the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement? What are its goals, its aspirations? Is it the left-wing equivalent of the Tea Party movement on the right? Is there any ideological coherence to this group?

Dianne Linderman talks about the health benefits of making decadent, simple recipes from un-processed foods. Dianne exposes what the ?Occupy Wall Street? movement is really all about – she has been closely following the demands of protesters and speaks openly about what this movement is really meant to accomplish. Learn more about Dianne on her website at http://www.everythingthatmattersradio.com/

This week ID Project founder Ethan Nicthern interviews David Loy and Michael Stone as they discuss the Occupy Wall Street Movement as it relates to Buddhist Practice and Philosophy. This is the second of a two part interview. Ethan Nichtern is the founder and principle teacher for the...

Thus far, with the exception of the day the public moved some money from the big banks to local ones, the occupy Wall St. movement has contented itself with protests of little significance in terms of bringing about real change. While the movement is yet young and difficult to judge, it nonetheless has not spurred the kind of action which … Read more about this episode...

The first day of our new season and we're talking about the Occupy Wall Street Movement

The Occupy Wall Street Movement has shifted the way the nation discusses the role of banks in our communities. Out of this shift comes the "change your bank" call to action.  On this episode, Lurie discusses the "Bank Transfer Day" action, the role of community banks and more.   (Please note, this episode was originally set to air on Friday 10/21. Due to a technical error that audio file was inactive. This espisode was re-recorded to address that. Thanks for your patience!)

The Occupy Wall Street Movement has shifted the way the nation discusses the role of banks in our communities. Out of this shift comes the "change your bank" call to action.  On this episode, Lurie discusses the "Bank Transfer Day" action, the role of community banks and more.   (Please note, this episode was originally set to air on Friday 10/21. Due to a technical error that audio file was inactive. This espisode was re-recorded to address that. Thanks for your patience!)

One of the more perplexing aspects of our culture right now is the Occupy Wall Street movement. Questions about this movement abound, most important of which are what exactly does this movement want? What are the action points they are demanding?

An unhealthy and unholy alliance is Soros, Unions, Code Pink, the KGB, the Communist and Socialist Parties of America, MoveOn.org, the White House and the Progressive (formerly the Democratic) Party. As Van Jones and others of his ilk are fond of saying, “from the top down, from the bottom up, and from the inside out.” […] The post Reid L Rosenthal On the Right Side – “Take off Your Slippers, Put on Your Marching Boots” Shouted Obama. And, They Did. Cast Your Normalcy Bias Aside–What is the Occupy Wall Street Movement–and what does it mean for America, and You? appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 21:30:05 GMTClaude and Justin discuss the Occupy Wall Street Movement. Part 1 of 2.

The first in a series of weekly audio essays written and read by C.S. Spence. This week's installment focuses on the Occupy Wall Street Movement. This Broken World is updated weekly with a new essay focusing on controversial social issues and current events.

Posted: 12 Oct 2011 21:30:45 GMTClaude and Justin discuss the Occupy Wall Street Movement. Part 2 of 2.

Claude and Justin discuss the Occupy Wall Street Movement. Part 1 of 2.

Claude and Justin discuss the Occupy Wall Street Movement. Part 2 of 2.

On this week's 51%, we hit the streets. We stop by a rally for the Women's March in Albany, New York. And we also speak with author and researcher Heather McKee Hurwitz about what we can learn from the Occupy Wall Street movement, 10 years later. Guests: Heather McKee Hurwitz, author of Are We the 99%? The Occupy Movement, Feminism, and Intersectionality 51% is a national production of WAMC Northeast Public Radio. Our producer is Jesse King, our executive producer is Dr. Alan Chartock, and our theme is "Lolita" by the Albany-based artist Girl Blue. Follow Along You're listening to 51%, a WAMC production dedicated to women's issues and perspectives. Thanks for tuning in, I'm Jesse King. We're talking women in activism today - starting with the Women's March. On October 2, thousands of protesters marched in cities across the U.S. for the fifth official Women's March. The movement, prompted in opposition to the election of former President Donald Trump, has never quite seen the turnout it first received in 2017, when hundreds of thousands of women marched in Washington D.C., and an estimated millions more followed suit in cities across the globe. But this month's march had added fuel in the form of the now more conservative Supreme Court and Texas Law S.B. 8. The Supreme Court is expected to take up a case that could threaten the future of Roe v. Wade by the end of the year, and in September, Texas enacted the “Texas Heartbeat Act” to restrict abortion at the six-week mark - before many women even know they are pregnant. The combination has led to enormous outcry from aboriton providers and abortion rights activists across the country. National organizers for the Women's March actually bumped up this year's event from its usual winter/spring slot specifically to “rally for abortion justice.” In Albany, New York, a woman's right to an aboriton is much more protected by state law, but a few hundred people still rallied outside the State Capitol in support of Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood. Chelly Hegan is the center's president and CEO. "We all deserve to be seen as full, human members of our society. We deserve to make decisions about our own destinies. We deserve to be free from violence, from oppression, from shame, from stigma. We deserve to live the dignified lives in front of us," says Hegan. "Today we stand together for abortion justice, but we will come together again for justice in all its forms. Together we are an unstoppable force. I will stand with you, I will hear you, I will fight with you, and I will win with you." The rally outside the State Capitol was perhaps a lot less tense than it may have been in D.C. or Texas, with very few counterprotesters in attendance and almost a party-like atmosphere within the crowd. Making my way through the crowd, I found many protesters lounging on the Capitol lawn, dancing with friends, or taking selfies in front of the Capitol building - plus many, many signs, ranging from the typical “I stand with Planned Parenthood,” and “My body, my choice” to more...creative pieces that I can't read over the air. Alana Yannick, Molly Merola and Margo Springer all came with friends, both for the community and the cause. “Without basic healthcare of any kind - which this is basic healthcare - you can't have a functioning society," says Yannick. Her friend, Merola, nods. "I came here because I think that every one deserves the right to their body, and I think the Texas law is absolutely disgusting. It just really bothered me when I heard it, and how much Albany does for women is just amazing to me. So every time there's an event, Alana and I are out here. Women just deserve the right to choose no matter what age they are. I just love women and think women deserve everything that a man has, honestly." “For me, as an older person, it's so great to see young people here. My friends are here with their children, their grandchildren, all ages, race, men and women," says Springer. "And I think we're very happy that we have a woman governor who is so prominent in her support for reproductive rights. But we need to be here to support the people in Texas and across the nation.” Ultimately, the day itself was short and sweet. Where the Supreme Court will stand on abortion later this year remains to be seen. On October 6, a federal judge temporarily blocked enforcement of Texas Law S.B. 8, following an emergency request for a preliminary injunction from the Justice Department. But the Women's March has had a few bumps in the road on a national level. While it's had diverse leadership, the movement as a whole has been criticized as a space for primarily white, cis-gendered women, and in 2019, three of its founding members stepped down amid allegations of anti-Semitism. Many of the protesters at Albany's event said they feel the movement is getting better on that front. Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood's Chelly Hegan particularly noted the diversity of the crowd, and said she specifically planned a rally, rather than a march, to make the event more accessible for attendees. But the conversations happening within the Women's March are not uncommon for large protest movements. Heather McKee Hurwitz is a sociology and gender studies researcher based in Cleveland, Ohio who has long focused on the Occupy Wall Street Movement, which marked its 10th anniversary starting in September. This time in 2011, thousands of protesters took to the streets of Manhattan, with many camping out in Zuccotti Park, to protest income inequality across the U.S. The protests in New York City were accompanied by similar movements in cities nationwide, and McKee Hurwitz says it really was part of a worldwide conversation about income inequality following the start of the Great Recession in 2007. Despite that - and despite the movement's slogan, “We are the 99%” - McKee Hurwitz says not all of Occupy's attendees felt equally represented by the movement as a whole. She spent years speaking with more than 100 protesters in various organizations and encampments tied to the Occupy movement, and in her new book with Temple University Press, titled Are We the 99%?: The Occupy Movement, Feminism, and Intersectionality, she looks back on the movement's legacy, and what activists today can learn from the way it all played out. You talk a lot in the book about "collective identity" and "oppositional collective identities." Could you go into what that is? And what were some of the identities at play in the Occupy movement? Collective identity is a fancy word meaning "the feeling of being part of a group, feeling like you're a 'we,' or 'us,' or 'us together.'" And the primary collective identity for the movement was, "We are the 99%." It was the idea that anyone except for that 1 percent most wealthy have a reason to feel like we're part of a group, and we have a reason to be together. At the same time, especially the women who I spoke with, said, "Are we the 99 percent? Are we really part of this 99 percent? Are our particular issues as women being recognized in this movement?" And also, women of color, and racial justice activists of a variety of genders, people of minority sexualities, also really questioned, "Am I part of this collective identity of the 99 percent?" And as a result, they formed their own groups, these oppositional identities - so kind of subgroups. A place where they could feel more like they belonged, like they were more of the "we" of a group that was a name like "Women Occupying Wall Street." A number of the women I spoke with said, "You know, I can really see myself as a part of this group, I feel a part of this collective. And we're gonna use this separate subgroup to kind of push against that 99 percent identity, and try to make more of a space for women to be included by having this kind of separate group." And so I found a lot of that happening within the movement. In fact, it was phenomena that I credit with part of the kind of faltering of the movement. There were so many of these splinters and separate groups [that it] started to fray away at that overarching 99 percent identity. You go into detail in your book about how women and minorities felt that either they weren't considered part of the 99 percent, or weren't protected as part of the group. At the time, there were reports of sexual harassment or sexual assault in the encampments. There was even some opposition to the word "occupy" in Occupy Wall Street, with some indigenous people noting that word has ties to colonization, so you had groups like "Decolonize Wall Street" popping up. Tell me a little more about the various arguments being made by these subgroups. Absolutely. These subgroups felt that the framing of inequality as just economic-based, class-based, about somebody's income or job - was really not enough. The Great Recession, the economic downturn of little more than 10 years ago, impacted women and people of color more severely than other groups. I mean, everyone really was impacted, so many people lost their homes and their jobs - but there were a disproportionate number of older, African American women who had been kind tricked into these mortgages, and were left unable to pay and were being evicted. And these groups came at this problem and came at this movement with an intersectional lens. Intersectionality is this idea that Kimberly Crenshaw, a professor and lawyer, developed to help us to understand that inequality is not just one dimensional. It's not just about class, but [also] about those experiences that people had as being women: in their sexuality, their particular racial identities, and the kinds of inequalities or lack of privileges that perhaps came along with some of those more underprivileged positions in our society. It really shaped how activists saw the problems of the day and were trying to address them. And these subgroups were so focused on having that more intersectional analysis. Let's talk a little bit about some of those specific groups, then. What are some examples of ways that you saw them contributing to the movement, but in their own way. So, when women felt that they weren't being thought of as the leaders, or someone who could take a great responsibility for the movement, I found that women's groups broke off and did some of their own things, and drew on their femininity to really do unique kinds of tactics. And one of them that comes to mind is protests in front of Bank of America, where women brought bras, they kind of flung the bras at the bank, to say, "Bust up big banks!" So using that play on words, bringing the bras to kind of call attention to Bank of America and say, "This bank has gotten way too big." That idea of "too big to fail," well, they felt, we really need to transfer our money into smaller banks. And they called attention to it by wearing pink and bringing pink bras and trying to get more women involved. So that's one way that women kind of used their femininity in a unique way. There was a great group called "The Safer Spaces." They were staunch supporters of the Occupy movement, and they felt that there was a need for a kind of community pledge that this was not just going to be any old activist space, but a space where people could be striving to end things like racism and sexism. People could take into account that, for women to camp overnight, in an urban environment, with a lot of people that they did not know, they need some extra security, especially if, let's say, that they may be bringing children to the event. They helped to create these separate spaces. So not only the agreement, but also tents and designated areas that women could camp and sleep together. And that became a great way to encourage more women to join into the protest. As far as the main movement was concerned, how did they view these subgroups? Did they see them as contributing to the overall movement and expanding the message, or as diluting the message? Contributing but not part of that main movement. There was a greater appreciation for the vast diversity of these different subgroups, be it a Spanish-speaking newspaper that developed within the movement, to queering OWS, which was a group specifically for LGBTQ+ persons. And these groups were so important, because it was a space where more non-traditional leaders could really have a space and a voice and put forward important issues. And that was appreciated by the movement overall, but not woven into that central core idea of what it meant to be Occupy, what it meant to be "the 99%." And that's where I think the movement kind of faltered. If groups in the future see this kind of splintering happening, it's not just a moment to appreciate it, but to really stand back and kind of re-examine that movement and say, you know, "Why are people feeling they can really be themselves in these separate groups, but not in the main group? Maybe we need to stop, we need to retool things, we need to do something differently." How was the main movement structured? Was there any kind of leader that could have stepped in and said, "Hey, let's re examine this."? There was not a central leadership hub. Part of the beauty of it was anyone could come down and take responsibility and develop a creative space or movement or tactic or march. And there's something really great about that. But as the movement got to be so big, and as different elements started popping off within the movement, there wasn't really a central group to bring it back to a core message or to say, you know, "This is a great protest happening, we like this message, it's on point with the movement. But maybe the video about the 'Hot Chicks of Occupy Wall Street' is not really on the point. It's not really being inclusive. It's not really the message we need." Unfortunately, because the structure was just so voluntary, and so kind of rotating, there wasn't that check on the movement. If there were, is there a way that you think that they could have had that conversation in a productive way? Because it is such a large group. I mean, we're talking, "We are the 99%." That's the majority of the world's population, and we have trouble navigating these conversations on a day-to-day basis, let alone when you're trying to determine the overall demands and messaging of a movement. Oh, it's so tough, and it was so really utopian. As much as I critique the movement, I celebrate it as well. I celebrate it also, in part, by critiquing it. Because they had this vision, this big tent movement, a force of progressive politics, saying "How could I involve everyone, and let's make some really substantial change?" There's something so powerful and exciting about that moment, and it got thousands and thousands of people into the streets together. Could there be a way to kind of orchestrate more, or have more leaders? You know, they tried, they really tried, and I feel like there's a lot to learn from the movement that groups in the future could [learn]. Potentially, if there were a central body to go back to, if there were those moments of recognizing the messages or framings that were not intersectional. If there were leadership trainings that were consistent and understood the great under representation of women in leadership, right, and acknowledged it head on - that the majority of activists, leaders and political leaders who were interviewed in the newspaper are not women, and that's a problem. I think there are some steps that could be taken to make even a large scale, big tent movement more inclusive. And so what remains of the Occupy movement today? Do you think anything like it could happen again? I do think that something like it could happen again. I'm inspired, really, by the trajectory that started from the Occupy movement. So of course, there's been feminist activists and racial justice activists and anti-police-brutality activists long before the Occupy movement. But the Occupy movement really got people into the streets 10 years ago, and we've seen so much activity in the areas of protests since then. Many of the people who met at the Occupy encampments formed friendship networks, they formed various groups that kind of spun off of Occupy. People floated into the Black Lives Matter movement. Many of the people who were active in Occupy joined up with Bernie Sanders, who really has the same message. I mean, he jumped on the heels of the Occupy movement and used that idea of the 99 percent versus the 1 percent. You know, I don't think we would have the Bernie moments that we had without Occupy really starting to popularize that idea about inequality. And so there have been a lot of groups that continued and transformed. Some of them kept the Occupy name, like "Occupy The Farm," which was based in California. Some of them shifted into other configurations, like to support Bernie Sanders, and I'm sure that a number of women who met at the marches in Occupy floated into the anti-Trump organizing and, you know, were sparked by that initial Occupy moment, but joined the Women's March and other areas. I mean, that's, that's in part, my story. I've just kind of stayed active since the Occupy movement. And I think it really helped to get going this incredible period of activism that we've seen over the last 10 years. What was your own personal experience as being a part of this movement, and in movements going forward? So I really wore three hats in this movement. I was a participant, I was a researcher, so I would go home and just dig into all of my notes and kind of stand back and reflect on the movements. And at the same time, I was a feminist. I came to the movement thinking about issues, about inequalities and diversity and inclusivity in the movement, kind of bringing that feminist lens and really wanting to talk with a lot of the women activists and hear their stories and record them, because many women were not interviewed in the mainstream media or heard within the movement - and yet, they played a really important role. And so I've spent the last years since then, both writing the book, speaking around the country about the book, and continuing to do activism myself. And just trying to use all of the skills that I can as both an activist and researcher to address inequalities. And that's my continuing work. Now I'm working a little bit more in the health sphere, on ending health disparities. But I see it as a continuum of addressing sexism and racism in a range of different areas of life. And I definitely think about my colleagues from Occupy and the wonderful experiences I had, and the challenging experiences, I think, still shaped me personally. You've been mentioning some of the lessons we can take from the Occupy movement. Is there anything else you'd like activists or aspiring activists to know? Well, I think it's important that activists today, or anyone who's just come into political life, be it through protesting for or against the Trump administration, or Bernie Sanders, to know where some of this activism has come from. The initial Occupy moment was an important moving of people into the streets and getting a vision for a different kind of a world. There's a lot to learn from the Occupy movement. I have actually created an archive of documents from the movement, more than 400 documents that people can revisit, so that when future activists encounter things like, well, "Should we have a voluntary leadership structure?" or, "There's a number of disgruntled women in the group here who don't feel really safe in our protest camp. What should we do about it?" Well, we could look to the Occupy movement, and what happened in those experiences, and not just do the same thing, again. Many of your listeners as they're hearing this, they may be thinking of women who were active in the Civil Rights movement, or the New Left - these issues of women being thought of as second-class activists, or not getting the leadership roles, or feeling like they were objectified as part of their activism. Unfortunately, these are not really new issues. In the Occupy movement, people dealt with it more quickly than activists of, let's say, 30 or 40 years ago, but these issues are still there. So we, I think, should be a lot more conscious that that is a dynamic, even within progressive movements. And we need to be really conscious about ending gender inequalities in even our progressive spaces.