In a few short weeks, Occupy Wall Street became the genesis for the social change movement that is in full force today. Levitin, who spent much time at Zuccotti Park during the autumn of 2011, speaks with the movers and shakers who began their activism there and have become some of the major agents of change today. We see how Occupy Wall Street begat Bernie Sanders' incredible national rise to prominence and his presidential campaigns, which begat the election of progressive representatives like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Squad.

Although OWS lacked in organization and focus, those who learned from what worked there and what did not work have taken lessons from that volatile and educational time to spurn the hashtag movements we know well today: The Movement for Black Lives, Fight for $15 minimum wage, #MeToo, Medicare For All.. We understand that economic inequality, the focus of OWS and the attempt to shine the light on the 1% controlling the 99%, continues today, and would not have been possible without the pioneers in Zuccotti Park.