From Bernie to Mamdani, how the Occupy movement transformed American politics

Yotam Moram, who helped lead Occupy Wall Street, discusses why power must be built through movements, not simply through elected officials Yotam Marom knows why the Occupy Wall Street movement fell apart 15 years ago. The New York-based organizer and author was a key participant in the nationwide constellation of encampments and rolling protests that brought tens of thousands of people into its fold. But the movement could not withstand police raids, evictions, a bitter winter and, as Marom…