The Occupy Wall Street Movement in the American Radical Tradition

Occupy Wall Street (OWS) was well placed in the American radical tradition. As did many of its predecessors which targetted inequality, OWS offered a moral critique of political and economic institutions. Likewise, OWS's emphasis on direct action, had its precedent in earlier protest movements....

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Main Author:	Ronald Mendel
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	University of Bologna 2020-03-01
Series:	USAbroad
Subjects:	occupy wall street radicalism participatory democracy horizontal movements
Online Access:	https://usabroad.unibo.it/article/view/9869

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The Occupy Wall Street Movement in the American Radical Tradition

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