Read More... (Credit: AP/Diane Bondareff) What the hell happened to Occupy Wall Street? After the Great Recession of 2008, the climate was ripe for populism. Americans were pissed off. The same people who wrecked the economy were, once again, rewarded for their recklessness. The logic of “too big to fail” made sense, but the reality was that these institutions were too big for justice.