Life can be different: 10 years ago, Occupy Wall Street changed the world

The movement launched a generation of leftist activists -and gave them a vision of real change

I sprinted down 7th Avenue, down 6th Avenue, across Canal Street. Trucks and cars stood still as the bodies flooding the street halted their movement. People walked out of stores to cheer. Children pressed their faces to backseat windows while parents held up peace signs from the front.

Minutes earlier, I'd been standing in a crowd in New York City's Union Square. Then the running had commenced, outpacing the police as we took the streets on our way to join another march.