Thanks for having us, Bev.

I wish Occupy would take a page from the Tea Party and form local groups that vote religiously. Maybe not in state or national level elections that are dominated by parties, but in local elections based on issues.

Maybe the talking point is that most of these people wouldn’t have voted anyway. Occupy is bringing in new people. If they don’t vote, that’s too bad, IMO–but at least they’re not shifting votes to a third party candidate. At least they’re shifting the conversation in the right direction. They’re creating space for Elizabeth Warren to talk about inequality even if they never vote for her.

Hi, Sarah! Thanks for joining us.

The idea of bringing libraries to the people is very big in mainstream library science these days. So, I expect the People’s Library phenomenon to grow. There are lots of professional librarians who are excited about the concept. And the symbolism really resonates with the public.

What do you guys make of mayors like Jean Quan and Antonio Villaraigosa–generally progressive, with lefty bases–who started out supportive of the Occupiers and were among the first to call in the riot cops. What changed?

Very interesting points. I want to ask our guests: How has Occupy Wall Street set up its own media?

The Government Accountability Office came out with a really interesting report this week proving what we already know: That vacant foreclosed properties trash the property values of all the surrounding homes. That should be a ammunition for Occupy Our Homes. Everyone can get behind saving the property values of people who are still paying their mortgages.

Speaking of Occupy 2.0, do you guys think Occupy Our Homes (occupying foreclosed properties) is going to be the next big thing for OWS?

With millions of properties in default or foreclosure, does it have the potential to take Occupy to every street?

It was really impressive that the TWU went to court to fight the commandeering of their buses by police during the mass arrests.

Also, David Graeber’s detailed first-person account of the earliest days of Occupy Wall Street is rapidly becoming the seminal account of that phase of the protest. You can see the influence of his first-hand account in George Packer’s New Yorker piece on OWS.

@TarheelDem–just to clarify–the authors don’t call the texts the founding documents. That was my term. But I feel like those speeches are among the founding texts of the movement. The big speeches that are being quoted, and will be quoted in years to come. The oral histories of the students and workers who were there… That sort of thing.

Sarah and Lynn, how did you go about choosing the texts to include in the first section?

The unions were a big part of OWS. Sarah, can you say a little more about the ways–big and small–that unions contributed to the occupation.

Hi, Dakine01, great to see readers jumping in with questions!

The first question for Lynn and Sarah: What’s your most iconic memory of your time covering the occupation in Zuccotti Park?

Thanks, Bev. Welcome to the salon, everyone!

I’m thinking that volunteering for Elizabeth Warren is going to seem like a lot more fun that sleeping in a park. She should rent a large lot and invest in tents.

This week, Elizabeth Warren said that she laid the intellectual foundations for Occupy Wall Street (which is true). Do you think Warren might be able to tap into the OWS energy for her senate campaign?

What do you think the onset of winter will mean for the protesters in Zuccotti Park? Is there a risk that the occupation will peter out when the weather gets nasty?

Americans for Prosperity was very good at harnessing popular outrage and directing it towards electoral politics.

Could OWS pull off a similar feat? Would OWS be interested in doing that?