Join Public Citizen, Verso Books and Haymarket Books for the launch of Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere: The New Global Revolutions.

Acclaimed BBC journalist and author Paul Mason offers a grassroots
account of the new global revolutions and explores the causes and
consequences of this great unrest. From Cairo to Athens, Wall Street and Westminster to Manila, Mason goes in search of the changes in society, technology and human behaviour that have propelled a generation onto the streets in search of social justice. In a narrative that blends historical insight with first-person reportage, Mason shines a light on these new forms of activism, from the vast, agile networks of cyberprotest to the culture wars and tent camps of the #occupy movement. The events, says
Mason, reflect the expanding power of the individual and call for new political alternatives to elite rule and global poverty.

Paul Mason is the economics editor of the BBC's flagship current affairs program Newsnight and appears frequently on BBC World News America. He has covered globalization and social justice stories from locations around the world, including Latin America, Africa and China. His book Live Working, Die Fighting was longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award.