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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “The Occupy Wall Street movement began as a collective of…”

Featuring: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democratic | U.S. House, New York, District 14

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Rep. AOC Speaks at TU Berlin on The Future of U.S. Politics

Published | Video Starts at 11:25

And when I think about some of the formative moments that led up to an ascendant progressive left in the United States, they were things that people dismissed. The Occupy Wall Street movement began as a collective of students and it grew. And in the moment, even when it was disrupted and dismantled, it created a cultural moment that captured the attention of millions of people. (11:25–11:34)

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