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Michael Gould-Wartofsky
Michael Gould-Wartofsky is the author of the new book, The Occupiers: The Making of the 99 Percent Movement (Oxford University Press). He is a PhD candidate in Sociology at New York University and holds a BA in Government from Harvard University. His writing has appeared in The Nation, TheWashington Post, Salon, Jacobin, and TomDispatch, and his research has been featured on PBS and NPR.
Thousands of young activists are poised to protest at the Democratic and Republican conventions. In the age of Obama, is street protest still relevant?
The fast-food giant's insistence on paying poverty wages to tomato pickers could backfire, as student activists' campaign for fair food cuts into their business.