Environment; and air quality and pollution, 37, 75, 85, 131, 184, 189–190, 192, 193, 196; crisis, 32, 184, 189; and economy, 183, 184, 187; and Europe and Asia, 189; and Gore, 25; and Green Bank, 72; and jobs, 187–188; and Koch brothers, 85; and Millennials, 100; and oil, 76, 77; and patriotism, 230, 232; protecting, 37–38, 40; and stimulus, 33, 37
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 37, 59, 81, 195
Environmentalists and environmental movement, 40, 72, 75, 76, 77, 81, 174, 189
European Central Bank (ECB), 33
European general strikes and other protests, 95, 97
European Union Emission Trading Scheme (EUETS), 75
Extinctions, 183, 185–186
Facebook, 84, 119, 125, 142, 143
Fair Elections Now Act, 167
Fairey, Shepard, 124
Fannie Mae, 207
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 39
Fey, Tina, 124
Filibuster, 50, 68; and Clean Air Act, 195; and DISCLOSE Act, 165; fixing, 160, 169–170; and Obama, 32, 169; and tyranny of minority, 157
Financial crisis and collapse, 7, 18, 54, 70, 73, 127, 175, 212
Financial reform, 34, 70–74, 235
First Amendment, 160–161, 162, 164
First National Bank of Boston v. Bellotti (1978), 161
Foreclosures, 71; and banks, 202–203; and Occupy Wall Street, 151; and resistance and organizing, 10, 206, 207, 212
Fossil fuels, 75, 185, 186–187, 194
Foster, Natalie, 177
Fox News, 61; and emotionalism of right-wingers, 115; and Obama, 61, 149; and Occupy Wall Street, 132, 155; and stimulus, 56; and Tea Party, 87, 128, 142, 143, 223
Frank, Barney, 91
Franken, Al, 22
Free Speech for People, 163
FreedomWorks, 66, 86, 91, 130, 141
Gaddafi, Muammar, 97
Ganz, Marshall, 125
Gates, Bill, 192
Gays and lesbians, 20–21, 35, 139, 174, 228
Geithner, Timothy, 41, 59, 148
Generational Alliance, 20
Get Corporate Money Out of Politics amendment, 163–164
Get Money Out, 165
Glass–Steagall Act, 72
Global warming, 28, 86, 196; See also Climate change
GOP. See Republican Party (GOP)
Gore, Al, 22, 25, 172, 225
Great Depression, 7, 55, 204
Great Recession, 199
Greece, 97, 98
Green bank, 72, 76
The Green Collar Economy (Jones), 184
Green Party, 21, 49, 50, 173
Greenberg, Stanley, 53
Greenhouse gases, 184, 191, 193, 194
Gun control and rights, 84, 86
Haley, Nikki, 90
Halliburton, 26, 201
Hamer, Fannie Lou, 81
Hansen, James, 184
Hari, Johann, 137
Hartmann, Thom, 22
Head Space; and Contract for the American Dream, 177–181; and green economy, 182–196; and grid, 116–117, 118, 119, 120, 121; and Hillary Clinton, 122; and Obama, 126, 127; and Occupy Wall Street, 175–177; and Tea Party, 130
HeadCount, 20
Healthcare, 70, 75; and Contract for the American Dream, 180; failure to hold mass mobilizations for reform of, 68–69; and Koch brothers, 85; legislation, 35–36, 48, 59, 63, 69, 74; and lobbying, 165; and narratives, 148, 152; and Tea Party, 66, 67, 68, 87, 91; workers, 38
Heart Space, 134; and grid, 116, 117–118, 119, 120, 121, 122; and Hillary Clinton, 123; and narratives, 145; and 99% movement, 226, 233–236; and Obama, 123, 125, 126, 127; and Occupy Wall Street, 130, 133, 155; and patriotism, 226–233; and Tea Party, 128, 129
Heart Space/Head Space grid, 5, 113–134
Henry, Mary Kay, 217
Heritage Foundation, 23, 59
Hip Hop Caucus, 20
Hip Hop Summit, 20
Hitler, Adolf, 128
Hoenig, Thomas, 73
Homeowners, 202–203, 207
Homeowners Affordability and Stability Plan, 84
Hope and change movement; collapse and mistakes of, 5, 45–82, 127; and Heart Space/Head Space grid, 122, 126; and Obama, 18, 28–31, 39, 40, 45, 47, 77, 79, 80–81, 82, 122, 126–127, 147; precursors to, 18–28; and 2008 election, 5, 18, 29–30, 126–127; and 2010 elections, 45; See also Pro-democracy movement
Huffington, Arianna, 72
Huffington Post, 22
Hughes, Chris, 125
Hurricane Irene, 38–39
Hurricane Katrina, 24
Hussein, Saddam, 34
Immigration, 25–26, 40; and Arizona, 92, 174; and Contract for the American Dream, 181; and Culture Kitchen, 220; and foreclosure and mortgage relief, 71; and H. R. 4437 legislation, 26; and patriotism, 228, 229; and Tea Party, 91–92
Infrastructure, 148, 179, 200, 215, 231
Inside Game; and elections and voting, 157–158; and filibuster, 169–170; and getting big money and corporations out of system, 159–168, 171; and grid, 116, 120–121; and Hillary Clinton, 122; and 99% movement, 156, 157, 159, 223; and Obama, 126, 127; and Occupy Wall Street, 155, 156; and rebalancing the political parties, 171–173; and running 99% candidates and ballot measures, 170–171; and Tea Party, 129, 155; and tough choices and dilemmas, 173–174; and transparency, 168–169, 170
International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 184
International Programme on the State of the Ocean (IPSO), 185
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, 185
Internet; and collaborative production, 136; and Contract for the American Dream, 179; and Dean, 20; and Iraq protest, 18; and multiplying charges and statements, 62; and Occupy Wall Street, 106; and pranksters and provocateurs, 61
Iraq; and Abu Ghraib, 27; and Arab Spring, 96, 97; and Bush, 3, 18, 26–27, 28, 35; and costs, 34; and Obama, 34–35; and protest, 18–19; and weapons of mass destruction, 26–27
Jackson, Lisa, 37
Jim Crow, 13, 100, 200
Jobs, Steve, 192, 234
Jobs with Justice, 214
Johnson, Lyndon, 81
Johnson, Ron, 129
Jones, Walter, 164
K Street, 89
Kennedy, John F., 176
Kennedy, Ted, 68, 90
Kerry, John, 20, 21, 62
Keystone XL Pipeline, 77
King, Dr. Martin Luther, Jr., 202; and American Dream, 2, 13; and capitalism, 60; and civil rights movement, 81, 108, 109; and green economy, 196; and “I Have a Dream” speech, 115, 129; and patriotism, 226, 228
Klein, Naomi, 106
Koch brothers, 75, 85–86, 141, 143, 157
Koch Industries, 85
Kohn, Sally, 220
Kroll, Andy, 8
Krugman, Paul, 55
L.A. City Life, 207
Labor; and care workers, 214; federal standards on minimum wage and overtime pay, 38; movement, 81, 174, 216, 217; and Obama, 38, 39; and patriotism, 230, 232; See also Unions
Lakoff, George, 22, 114, 131
League of Young Voters, 20
Lessig, Lawrence, 165
Lewis, John, 91
Lewis, Peter, 23
Libertarian Party, 84
Libertarians, 46, 50, 63, 64, 83, 85, 86, 88, 172, 190
Liberty Labs, 141
Lieberman, Joe, 27
Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, 40
Limbaugh, Rush, 61
Lincoln, Abraham, 81
Lobbyists and lobbying, 160, 165–166, 181; and blocks to progressive change, 157; and Inside Game, 120; and Occupy Wall Street, 132, 197; and Tea Party, 130; and Wall Street, 70, 158
Maddow, Rachel, 22
Madoff, Bernie, 234
Markey, Edward, 75
Mayer, Jane, 85, 89
McCain, John, 29, 31, 46, 76, 146
McGovern, Jim, 163
McKibben, Bill, 77
Media attention, 88, 103, 138, 142, 143
Medic
aid, 42, 86, 177, 178, 229
Medicare, 35, 157; and Contract for the American Dream, 177, 178, 180; and deficit reduction, 42; and government, 188; and patriotism, 229
Mercatus Center, 85
Middle class, 4, 7, 41; decline and destruction of, 2, 8, 9, 196; homeowners, 203; and labor movement and unions, 216, 217; and Occupy Wall Street and 99% movement, 5; and patriotism, 229, 232; saving and rebuilding, 108, 196
Military spending, 178, 181
Militias, 86, 91
Millennials, 20, 100–101, 171, 199–201
Minimum wage, 38, 84, 180
Moore, Michael, 20, 106
Mortgages, 34, 71, 84, 98, 157, 171, 202–203
Move Our Money, 211–213
Moveon.org; and healthcare, 69; and Iraq protest, 18; and Occupy Wall Street, 142, 143, 156; and Rebuild the Dream, 215
Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (MEChA), 25
Moyers, Bill, 158
Mubarak, Hosni, 95–96
Murman, Ruth, 207
Murray, Caroline, 221
MyBarackObama.com, 125, 139, 143
NAACP, 91, 92
Nader, Ralph, 21, 172
Narratives and stories, 5, 145–152
National Council of La Raza (NCLR), 25
National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON), 25
National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA), 214, 215
National Public Radio (NPR), 115, 117
New Bottom Line, 101, 206, 211–213
New Deal, 81, 204
New Economics Foundation (NEF), 186
New Organizing Institute, 171
New York Times, 19, 91, 117, 170
Newsom, Gavin, 20
99% movement, 11–12, 173–174; and alternative economic models, 217–222; and Contract for the American Dream, 178; and economic casualty groups, 198–206, 217; emergence of, 5; future and continuation of, 197–198, 222–223, 225–226; and Head Space, 177, 196; and Heart Space, 226; and Inside Game, 156, 157, 159, 223; need to be for the 100%, 13, 226, 233–236; and new approaches, 206–217; and Outside Game, 197–198, 218, 222–223; and patriotism, 226–233; and public support, 225; and running candidates and ballot measures, 170–171, 173, 174, 215; See also Occupy Wall Street: and 99% movement
Nixon, Richard, 81
Norquist, Grover, 89
Oath Keepers, 86, 197–198
Obama, Barack; accomplishments of, 32–39, 55; as alleged atheist and/or Muslim, 128, 149, 150; as alleged socialist, 56, 58–65, 128, 149; and bipartisanship, 79, 148; constraints on, 3, 32, 50; disappointments, missteps, and mistakes of, 31–32, 39–42, 45–82, 148–149; and Heart Space/Head Space grid, 122–127; and hope, 17, 31, 42, 113, 124, 126, 127, 139; and hope and change movement, 18, 28–31, 39, 40, 45, 47, 77, 79, 80–81, 82, 122, 126–127, 147; inauguration of, 46, 67, 78; and media, 142, 143; and movements, 2, 3, 5, 11, 18; and Mubarak, 96; and narratives, 146–149, 150, 152; and Occupy Wall Street, 99, 130; and OFA, 47, 50, 51–52; in office, 148–149, 152; and open source brands, 139–141, 143; and reelection, 170; rise of, 28–29; and support centers, 141, 143; and swarm theory, 5, 135, 139–141, 142–143; and Tea Party, 83, 87–88, 89, 90, 127, 128, 140, 149–150, 152; and transparency, 168; and 2008 campaign, 17–18, 20, 29–31, 34, 41, 43, 46, 47, 49, 51, 52–53, 113, 122–127, 134, 139–140, 141, 142–143, 146–148, 152; and 2008 election, 2, 17, 101, 126–127, 216; and 2010 elections, 39, 42, 45
Occupy Design, 132
Occupy Homes, 207, 212
Occupy Sound, 131–132
Occupy Student Debt, 208–210
Occupy Wall Street, 134; and bailouts, 42; and Citizens United ruling, 161, 163; core group, 98, 99–101; and decentralization, 102, 104–105, 140; and demands, 102, 103, 175–177; and economic casualty groups, 199; emergence of, 10, 5, 82, 94–99, 101, 113, 130, 177; and emotionally resonant messages, 101; and encampments, 101, 103, 142, 198; future and continuation of, 99–101, 197–198, 225–226; and Head Space, 175–177; and Heart Space, 155; and Heart Space/Head Space grid, 130–134; and Inside Game, 155–159, 174; and media, 103, 142, 143, 175–176, 197; and memes, 101, 102, 142; and messages, spectacle, and humor, 132–133; and narratives, 151–152; and new approaches, 206–217; and 99% movement, 107–109, 133–134, 156, 174, 197–198, 206; and nonviolence, 102, 105–106, 155; and open source brands, 101, 140–141, 143, 223; and Outside Game, 155, 197–198; and patriotism, 152; and political candidates, 170–171; and public support, 108, 198, 225; and social media, 101, 108, 130–131, 133, 142; spread of, 98–99, 225; successes of, 43, 99, 101–106, 197; and support centers, 101, 142, 143; and swarm theory, 5, 101, 135, 140–141, 142, 143, 223; and timing, 101, 102–103; and “we are the 99%” slogan, 10, 94–95, 102, 130–131, 132, 133, 151, 152, 225
Occupying classrooms (teach-ins), 210–211, 218
O’Donnell, Christine, 62
Ohio, 10, 21, 174, 205, 216
Oil spills, 37, 74, 75, 76, 187, 228
Open source brands, 92, 101, 138–141, 143, 223
Organizing for America (OFA), 47–53, 66, 67, 69, 77
The Other 98%, 101
Outlawing Corporate Cash Undermining the Public Interest in our Elections and Democracy (OCCUPIED) amendment, 163
Outside Game; and alternative economic models, 217–222; and clean energy, 189; and economic casualty groups, 198–206; and grid, 116, 118–119, 120, 121, 122; and 99% movement, 197–198, 218, 222–223; and Obama, 125–127; and Occupy Wall Street, 133, 155, 197–198; and occupying everywhere, 206–217; and swarm theory, 134, 135; and Tea Party, 129, 155, 156
Palin, Sarah, 93, 124
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 35–36, 180
Patients United Now, 85
Patriotism; cheap, 11, 226, 227, 228, 230–233; deep, 11, 226–230; and narratives, 5, 147, 149, 150; and 99% movement, 226–233, 234, 235; and Obama, 147, 149; and Occupy Wall Street, 152; and Tea Party, 140, 150, 229, 230, 231
Paul, Rand, 90, 93, 129
Paul, Ron, 83, 86, 93
Pearce, Russell, 174
Pelosi, Nancy, 27, 28, 87, 148, 149, 152
Penn, Mark, 46
People for the American Way, 159
People’s Rights Amendment, 163
Perot, Ross, 172
Pharrell, 132
PIRG, 20
Planned Parenthood, 215
Plutocracy, 158
Podesta, John, 23
PolicyLink, 23
Political concepts and political action, 113–122
Pollution. See Environment: and air quality and pollution
Poo, Ai-jen, 214
Poverty and the poor, 1, 8; and economic casualty groups, 199; and federal taxes, 131; and Kiva, 220; and 99% movement, 196, 226; and Occupy Wall Street, 132; and patriotism, 226, 228, 232; and Tea Party, 129
Pro-democracy movement, 21–25, 47; See also Anti-Bush movement; Hope and change movement
Progressive Majority, 171
Public Citizen, 163
Public Enemy, 132
Race to the Top program, 36
Rakha, Youssef, 95
Ratigan, Dylan, 165
Rebuild the Dream, 4, 171, 177, 206, 210, 214–215
Recession and depression protections, 72
Reform Party, 172
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), 194
Regulation, 70–74, 235; and Koch Industries, 85; and lobbyists, 165, 166; of markets, 12
Reich, Robert, 73, 163
Reid, Harry, 27, 28, 148, 152
Renewable Energy Standard, 195
Republican Party (GOP), 25; and economic inequality, 4; and economic policy, 41; and Fox News, 61; and hope and change movement, 29; and Latinos, 26; and public employees, 204–205; and rebalancing the parties, 172, 173; and Rove, 27, 143; and stimulus, 58; and Tea Party, 86, 87, 89, 105, 172; and 2006 elections, 27; and 2010 elections, 45, 129, 166; and Wall Street reform, 34; and Waxman-Markey, 75
Resource Gene
ration, 131
Restore Honor rally, 129
Restore the American Dream for the 99% Act, 178
reTeaParty.com, 84
Rock the Vote, 20
Roemer, Christine, 55
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano (FDR), 55, 81
Rootstrikers, 165
Rove, Karl, 27, 28, 143
Rubio, Marco, 63, 129
Ruffalo, Mark, 106
Rumsfeld, Donald, 27
Rustin, Bayard, 81
Sacks, Danielle, 218
Sallie Mae, 208
Same-sex marriage, 20
Sanders, Bernie, 27, 163
Sandler, Herb, 23
Sandler, Marion, 23
Santelli, Rick, 84
Saving American Democracy Amendment, 163
Savings and loan debacle, 41
Second Amendment, 129
September 11 attacks, 38
Service Employees’ International Union (SEIU), 215, 217
Sherrod, Shirley, 128
Shirky, Clay, 136
Sierra Club, 81, 215
Sifry, Micah, 104
Simmons, Russell, 106
Simpson-Bowles deficit-reduction commission, 42
Skocpol, Theda, 91
Small businesses, 9, 33, 71, 98, 220
SmartMeme, 146
Smith, Adam, 60
Social Security, 42, 84, 177, 178, 180, 208, 229
Social Venture Network (SVN), 220
Soros, George, 23
Sotomayor, Sonia Maria, 35
Stein, Rob, 23
Stewart, Jon, 22
Stiglitz, Joseph, 73
Stimulus (economic); and aid to states and cities, 55, 57; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), 33, 54; and Bush, 59; and charges Obama is socialist, 59; and education, 36; and environment, 37; and jobs, 55, 56, 57, 58; and Koch brothers, 85; and police and firefighters, 56, 57–58; and progressives, 88; and tax cuts, 33, 55, 56, 57, 59; and Tea Party, 84, 87; wrong spin on, 54–58
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), 108–109
Students, 6, 209; and loans, 37, 71, 98, 151, 171, 208–210
Summers, Lawrence, 41, 59
Support centers, 86, 101, 138, 141–142, 143
Supreme Court, U.S., 21, 35, 160–162, 172, 195
Swarm theory, 12, 101, 134, 135–144, 223
Taibbi, Matt, 86
Take Back the Land, 207
Talk radio, 22, 61, 142, 143
Talking Points Memo, 22
Tax cuts; and Bush, 56, 59, 180; and stimulus, 33, 55, 56, 57, 59; and Tea Party, 5
Taxes, 131; appropriate, 234; and breaks and advantages to rich and corporations, 8–9, 85, 90, 165, 179, 180–181, 204, 215, 231–232; and Contract for the American Dream, 178, 179, 180–181; and liberals, 119; and Libertarian Party, 84; and Occupy Wall Street, 131; and patriotism, 229; and political candidates and ballot measures, 171; and Social Security, 180; and Tea Party, 87, 88, 90, 128, 140