Politics for the 99%, A

The Occupy Wall Street demonstrations were remarkably successful in capturing the public imagination and identifying the need for a new kind of politics. Why have they floundered. Why did this happen? Was the Occupy movement stifled by misconceptions of political power? What kind of political theory do we need to advance a new politics? How can we realistically challenge the power of the 1%?

Table of Contents:

Introduction

1. Theories of the State: Marxism and Anarchism

2. Social Contract Theory: Its Influence and Problems

3. The Polis Tradition: A Lost Theory of Politics

4. A New Leftwing Generation