Air Date: 9-30-2026

Today we look at the legacy of Occupy Wall Street, which was in full swing 15 years ago and changed how the country talks about inequality and the 1%. In the meantime, the cumulative wealth of the 1% in the US has roughly tripled and Trump has the wealthiest cabinet in history running the country, so the concerns expressed at Occupy have only come into sharper relief.

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Occupy! An Unfinished Uprising

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KP 1: Episode 1 The Invitation Part 1 - Future Hindsight - Air Date 7-7-26

KP 2: America Lost Trust in Its Government. Now Comes the Dangerous Part. Part 1 - The Hartmann Report - Air Date 9-17-26

KP 3: The Long Fight Against Equality in the United States with Kim Phillips-Fein Part 1 - This Is Hell! - Air Date 9-3-26

KP 4: Occupy Wall Street 15 Years Later; Fighting for Medicare for All with Yotam Marom, Nancy Altman Part 1 - The Majority Report - Air Date 9-23-26

KP 5: We Are the 99 - 15 Years Later, Occupy Wall Street's Impact Is Still Being Felt Part 1 - Democracy Now! - Air Date 9-18-26

KP 6: Episode 6 You Can't Evict an Idea Part 1 - Future Hindsight - Air Date 8-13-26

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DEEPER DIVES

(01:07:45) SECTION A: INSIDE THE OCCUPATION

A1: Episode 1 The Invitation Part 2 - Future Hindsight - Air Date 7-7-26

A2: Episode 3 A Fork in the Road Part 1 - Future Hindsight - Air Date 7-23-26

A3: Episode 4 They Walk Among Us Part 1 - Future Hindsight Part 1 - Air Date 7-30-26

A4: Episode 3 A Fork in the Road Part 2 - Future Hindsight - Air Date 7-23-26

A5: Episode 4 They Walk Among Us Part 2 - Future Hindsight - Air Date 7-30-26

(01:55:33) SECTION B: INEQUALITY'S LONG HISTORY

B1: The Long Fight Against Equality in the United States with Kim Phillips-Fein Part 2 - This Is Hell! - Air Date 9-3-26

B2: The US Tradition of Inequality with Kim Phillips-Fein Part 1 - Behind The News - Air Date 7-16-26

B3: The Long Fight Against Equality in the United States with Kim Phillips-Fein Part 3 - This Is Hell! - Air Date 9-3-26

B4: The US Tradition of Inequality with Kim Phillips-Fein Part 2 - Behind The News - Air Date 7-16-26

(02:34:40) SECTION C: BILLIONAIRES AND THE BACKLASH

C1: How Close Is the US to Crony Capitalism Part 1 - The Indicator From Planet Money - Air Date 10-2-25

C2: America Lost Trust in Its Government. Now Comes the Dangerous Part. Part 2 - The Hartmann Report - Air Date 9-17-26

C3: Bernie Sanders The World Is Moving in the Wrong Direction on War, Climate, Inequality & AI Tech Part 1 - Democracy Now! - Air Date 9-23-26

C4: Stanford Legal California Billionaires Tax with Darien Shanske Part 1 - Stanford Legal - Air Date 3-30-26

C5: Why Is Newsom Fighting Californias Billionaire Tax Part 1 - Lever Time - Air Date 6-18-26

C6: Stanford Legal California Billionaires Tax with Darien Shanske Part 2 - Stanford Legal - Air Date 3-30-26

C7: Why Is Newsom Fighting Californias Billionaire Tax Part 2 - Lever Time - Air Date 6-18-26

(03:32:56) SECTION D: FIFTEEN YEARS LATER

D1: Fifteen Years Later, Revisiting the Promise and Limits of Occupy Wall Street Part 1 - NYC NOW - Air Date 9-16-26

D2: Leaving Occupy Anarchism in the Past with Ben Fong & Christie Offenbacher Part 1 - Jacobin Radio - Air Date 3-18-22

D3: Fifteen Years Later, Revisiting the Promise and Limits of Occupy Wall Street Part 2 - NYC NOW - Air Date 9-16-26

D4: Occupy Wall Street 15 Years Later; Fighting for Medicare for All w_Yotam Marom, Nancy Altman Part 2 - The Majority Report - Air Date 9-23-26

D5: Leaving Occupy Anarchism in the Past with Ben Fong & Christie Offenbacher Part 2 - Jacobin Radio - Air Date 3-18-22

D6: Episode 6 You Can't Evict an Idea Part 2 - Future Hindsight - Air Date 8-13-26

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