
But it’s difficult to quantify claims like this: how do we know when language, news coverage and public dialog about an issue shifts? Champions of Occupy argue that one of the movement’s achievements was getting Americans to talk about economic issues in terms of inequality and the power of the 1%. One hope movement leaders express is that a successful movement can change how we think and talk about key social issues.

What influences do social movements like Black Lives Matter, MeToo or Occupy have on society as a whole?
