Actually, the "alternative" news media has been stating just this for decades, and giving in depth, apt coverage to events the MSM either gives scant or no coverage.
We actually owe "Occupy" with the 1 percent argument. That was what they were stressing and the truth of it became mainstream. Bernie seized on the argument thinking it was more understood by the masses after Occupy touted it. His success shows he was right and they were too. Liberal news discusses it regularly. Right-wing news denies it and pushes for more money and power to the top 1 percent.