@jonathansmucker.bsky.social
Sociologist, political strategist, campaigner, organizer, communicator
Co-founder: Popular Comms, Beyond the Choir, Lancaster Stands Up, PA Stands Up, Mennonite Action
Member: UAW Local 4811, DSA
Author of hegemonyhowto.org
@mgouldwartofsky.bsky.socialReposted by @jonathansmucker.bsky.socialSupplement The Occupiers with the following radical reads, all of which come with my highest recommendation for those looking to learn more about the movement.
@jonathansmucker.bsky.socialHi! Good to re-meet you here! I agree completely (very aligned with the analysis in the article).
@jonathansmucker.bsky.social"Evicting Zuccotti Park didn’t solve the underlying crises that Occupy named any more than defeating the Bernie Sanders insurgency did. Inequality has only gotten worse, and now we have several additional apocalyptic crises to go with it."
@jonathansmucker.bsky.social"The Democratic Party’s mistake is imagining that the left only represents itself, just like thinking Occupy was just “those countercultural kids occupying the park” — and that mistake could be fatal...
@jonathansmucker.bsky.socialPublished 5 years ago, ugh: "If the Dem Party continues to deny the deep crises of inequality and democracy that Occupy named, our nation will very likely succumb to the dangerous rising authoritarianism that we have only gotten a small taste of with Donald Trump’s [first] presidency."
@jonathansmucker.bsky.socialCheck out (and order) Yotam's book, For Louder Days: Reaching Beyond the Politics of Powerlessness: thenewpress.org/books/for-lo...
@jonathansmucker.bsky.socialTo mark the 15-year anniversary of #OccupyWallSt this week we were excited to have Yotam Marom on the @fightingfascismpod.bsky.social. Reminiscing about our time together at Occupy, we discussed the left's "politics of powerlessness" and Yotam's new book on the topic. Check it out!
@jonathansmucker.bsky.socialMy book re: Occupy Wall Street, Hegemony How-To: A Roadmap for Radicals, available here: hegemonyhowto.org
(2nd edition with @haymarketbooks out in 2027)
@jonathansmucker.bsky.social"Occupy Wall Street Changed Everything" — @astra.bsky.social's and my coauthored article for the 10-year anniversary of Occupy. (Today is the 15-year anniversary) nymag.com/intelligence...
@jonathansmucker.bsky.socialHappy 15th birthday, #OccupyWallStreet, the movement that introduced the 99% vs. the one percent and set the stage for the still unfolding insurgency within the Democratic Party—an insurgency that's making big advances in 2026.
My piece for the 10-year anniversary: theintercept.com/2021/09/17/o...
@fightingfascismpod.bsky.socialReposted by @jonathansmucker.bsky.socialThis week and next week, The Nation's podcast feed is on holiday, but you can catch new episodes on our direct feed!
