OWS Summary

       In "Ask Not What Occupy Wall Street Will Do Next; Ask How We Will Change The Status Quo," the author begins by discussing how there there hasn't been much progress of late in the movement. He goes on to counter that with the idea that it has come along way from when it began. The movement has become a kind of reality television show, or a brand. He describes the two sets of people, 'the 99%' who are the have-nots, and 'the 1%' who are the elites.

     Another process similar to branding is reification. Wether you want to call it that or a brand it must me acknowledged before you can carry a conversation about politics nowadays. He says the way to revamp OWS is to resist it formation into a concrete thing rather than an idea. The explanation of Wall Street is that "we" as a person can participate in the stock market but only a select few have the power and wealth to sway the market. We have the illusion that we have an influence on the stock market. OWS called Wall Street's bluff, saying that they are pretending to be public but really it is all in the private interest. He says they were acting in the interest of the people. They were occupying for us. Today, the two parties co-exist. He concludes with the idea that we need to keep asking questions that challenge the status qou and change the thinking of Wall Street from "them" to "us".