Oct 18 2011
As Occupy Movements Grow, Robert Reich Breaks Down Regressive Economic Policies
A global day of action in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street on Saturday October 15th resulted in an enormous showing all over the world, with hundreds of cities joining the movement for economic justice. In London, thousands of people protested and hundreds have set up camp in St. Paul’s. They have dubbed themselves Occupy the London Stock Exchange. Meanwhile here in the US, a number of Occupy encampments are being targeted by police. In Chicago on Sunday, hundreds of police encircled Congress Plaza in Grant Park where Occupy Chicago was based, and arrested 175 protesters. In San Francisco, protesters have repeated had their campsites raided by police. Five people were arrested there yesterday. Here in Southern California, the encampment in front of City Hall in Downtown LA continues to grow and expand, energized by a massive march and rally on Saturday. A number of occupy encampments have cropped up in other cities like Long Beach where protesters attempted to camp out in Lincoln Park only to be arrested by police this weekend.
The occupy movements have become so popular and widespread that even liberal activists like Robert Reich and Van Jones have taken up the banner. At the recent Take Back the American Dream conference, Reich, the former Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton, gave a rousing speech about the effects of regressive policies over the past few decades. That speech, along with a speech by Van Jones, is our thank you gift to you today.
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One Response to “As Occupy Movements Grow, Robert Reich Breaks Down Regressive Economic Policies”
We live in a country no longer represented by the people but by the interests of major corporations and the money they use through lobbying to pay off our elected officials. These politicians no longer voice the opinion of the voters who put them in office but instead speak for the special interests which pay them more and more money to turn a blind eye to the destruction of our environment and the extinction of the middle class. How long will the occupations have to last before a SINGLE government official asks what WE the PEOPLE want changed? Visit my artist’s blog at http://dregstudiosart.blogspot.com/2011/09/occupywallstreet.html to see my art for the movement and also see videos of the protests and police brutality as well as get other sources for coverage of the movement.