Occupy New York.
Even though it sometimes appears to have quieted down a little bit – here are a couple of headlines from Press TV this weekend:
More stories.
Main Narrative for 2012.
The NH editor that endorsed the not-Romney GOP candidate this week had the following reasoning:
“I think — and this is crazy, but so are we — that Gingrich is going to have a better time in the general election than Mitt Romney,” publisher Joe McQuaid told FOX News. “I think it’s going to be Obama’s 99% versus the 1%, and Romney sort of represents the 1%.”
If this really sticks as the framing for the 2012 General Elections – then kudos to Occupy Wall Street.
Dr. Jeffrey Sachs comments on Occupy Wall Street in the larger picture of centuries and American History. A New Progressive Movement is quickly taking shape – one that could last for generations:
From Times Square, New York:
From 1:35 – what to look for the coming weeks.
Chris Hedges:
Zuccotti keeps going.
The standoff was cancelled yesterday – as the base camp for Occupy – right at the heart of the most corruptive forces on government, keeps going. And as an outlet and indication of a larger resentment among the people after decades of private wealth dismantling the democratic institutions, this might be a good step forward towards better democracy and a better country.
From the NY Times:
Inside City Hall, the calls poured in late Thursday, predicting a debacle: Hundreds of people sympathetic to the Occupy Wall Street protest were streaming into Lower Manhattan, vowing to resist a forced cleanup of the park taken over by demonstrators.
“This is not going in a good direction,” Daniel L. Squadron, a state senator, recalled telling aides to the mayor.
Just before midnight came a sign that the calls were having an impact: The park’s owner, also under pressure, e-mailed City Hall to say the plan should be canceled. The mayor’s office agreed — the police would stand down and the protesters would remain, with their sleeping bags and tents, in Zuccotti Park.
This sums it up.
