Paul Mason: 'These revolts have ended the period of capitalist realism

The “cancelled future” generation has gone from apathetic despair to inspired action.

Newsnight economics editor and author of Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere: the New Global Revolutions talks about how the wave of revolts that began in late 2008 have broken with a time when it seemed easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism – and discusses the importance of social media to the protesters