{"title":"Occupied Media Pamphlet","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"occupy-book-noam-chomsky-9781884519253","title":"Occupy","description":"PRAISE FOR NOAM CHOMSKY'S \u003ci\u003eOCCUPY\u003c\/i\u003e AND ZUCCOTTI PARK PRESS: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOccupy\u003c\/i\u003e is another vital contribution from Chomsky to the literature of defiance and protest, and a red-hot rallying call to forge a better, more egalitarian future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Alternet\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor decades, Chomsky has been marginalized for his insightful, levelheaded, and accurate observations about how our society functions. In \u003ci\u003eOccupy\u003c\/i\u003e, Chomsky... sets the record straight. And he's got an answer for everything. It's necessary, Chomsky warns, to get out into the country and get people to understand what this is about, and what they can do about it, and what the consequences are of not doing anything about it. \u003ci\u003eOccupy\u003c\/i\u003e begins with a powerful editor's note from Greg Ruggiero, who comments on 'the heartlessness and inhumanity of the system, ' where 'people's stolen homes are sold off to the highest bidder.' And if it isn't obvious to those who are still asking what the demands of Occupy Wall Street are, Ruggiero puts it plainly: 'Occupy embodies a vision of democracy that is fundamentally antagonistic to the management of society as a corporate-controlled space that funds a political system to serve the wealthy, ignore the poor.' One can only cringe at the thought of what will happen if we continue to ignore the wisdom of Noam Chomsky. He gives a clue in \u003ci\u003eOccupy\u003c\/i\u003e....\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--The Coffin Factory, The Magazine for People who Love Books\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChomsky advocates intelligent activism by those who see the divorce between public policy and public opinion. He is both optimistic and realistic towards this first major public response to 30 years of class war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--IRISH TIMES, PICK REVIEW \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOccupy\u003c\/i\u003e, is at once a vivid portrait of the now-global movement and a practical guide to intelligent activism, infused with Chomsky's signature meditations on everything from how the wealthiest 1% came to steer society to what a healthy democracy would look like to how we can separate money from politics. Alongside Chomsky's words are some of the most moving and provocative photographs from the Occupy movement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Maria Popova, Brain Pickings\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHaving spent so much time thinking about and engaging with social movements, Chomsky is both optimistic about the energy of Occupy and realistic about the challenges it faces. He appreciates the just do it ethos and embraces its radical approach to participatory democracy...What makes Chomsky's perspective so interesting, aside from the wealth of his political experience, is the range of his interests. He draws from examples around the world to demonstrate his points. ...It's a big agenda that Occupy has identified, nothing less than a complete renewal of U.S. society and the U.S. role in the world. Chomsky sees not only the radical agenda but also the radical practice of the Occupiers. Part of what functioning, free communities like the Occupy communities can be working for and spreading to others is just a different way of living, which is not based on maximizing consumer goods, but on maximizing values that are important for life, he concludes in this valuable set of remarks and interviews.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--John Feffer, Foreign Policy in Focus, Pick Review \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this updated and expanded edition of \u003ci\u003eOccupy\u003c\/i\u003e, Chomsky speaks to and with supporters of the Occupy movement about the structural injustices of the current economic and political system and the prospects for real change. The new edition includes all the material of the first edition plus four new in-depth interviews. Throughout, Chomsky encourages people to continue organizing, to continue struggling, and to continue defending citizenship and community-driven democracy from predation from the relentless encroachments of corporate power and wealthiest few. What counts most, says Chomsky, is solidarity.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49617602380049,"sku":"GOR013750787","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49772590235921,"sku":"CIN1884519253G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50467469721873,"sku":"CIN1884519253VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1884519253.jpg?v=1751423319"},{"product_id":"dream-foreclosed-book-laura-gottesdiener-9781884519215","title":"A Dream Foreclosed","description":"Told through the eyes of four homeowners--a grandmother in Detroit, an entrepreneur in rural North Carolina, a disabled man in Chattanooga, and a mother in Chicago--\u003ci\u003eA Dream Foreclosed\u003c\/i\u003e presents a people's history of the U.S. financial crisis and the rise of a people's movement for economic justice, dignity, and freedom from foreclosure. With power and humanity, Laura Gottesdiener bears witness to the ordinary people organizing their communities to challenge the banks and legal system. Their stories are extraordinary but the situation is all too common. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe ongoing mortgage crisis has created one of the longest and largest mass displacements in U.S history. While profiting from government bailouts, banks have evicted more than ten million Americans from their homes, their life savings, and their dreams. As many of the families victimized by bank fraud, predatory loans and other corporate crimes are African American, communities of color have been among the most outspoken and organized in confronting the banks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWoven throughout Gottesdiener's page-turning narrative are clear explanations of the origins of the crisis, the consequences for housing, and how community organizing and social movements are having national impact. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eA DREAM FORECLOSED\u003c\/i\u003e BY LAURA GOTTESDIENER \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Columbia Journalism Review \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGottesdiener's book is a welcome, mortgage-edition proof for Faulkner's line that the past isn't dead. It's not even past ... The footnotes alone are worth the price of the book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlice Walker\u003c\/b\u003e, Pulitzer Prize winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Color Purple\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI'm spreading the word about Laura Gottesdiener's fine book wherever I go and wherever I am.  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Using the dreams and aspirations of four families as her point of departure, Laura Gottesdiener narrates a beautifully crafted story about predatory lending, foreclosure abuse, the racial politics of home ownership, and the brave struggles launched by African American communities to keep their dignities and their homes. ... a powerful, impressive and page-turning testimony that ordinary people can fight back and win. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNoam Chomsky\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe legislation to rescue the perpetrators of the current financial crisis included provisions for limited compensation to their victims...the enormity of the crime strikes home vividly in the heart-rending accounts of those who are brutally thrown out of their modest homes -- for African Americans particularly, almost all they have -- then survive in the streets, struggle on, and sometimes even regain something of what was stolen from them thanks to the courageous and inspiring work of the home liberation activists, now reinforced by the Occupy movement. 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