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Vlog #4 - Occupy Wall Street

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In which the Nerdwriter discusses the ongoing Occupy Wall Street protest happening in Zuccotti (Liberty) Park, Manhattan.

Here's the Occupy Wall Street (un)official website: https://occupywallst.org
Here's the page on the Adbusters website: http://www.adbusters.org/campaigns/occupywallstreet

Here are some worthwhile articles about the protest:
The Bankers and the Revolutionaries: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/02/opinion/sunday/kristof-the-bankers-and-the-revolutionaries.html?_r=1
On Wall Street, A Protest Matures: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/10/03/on-wall-street-a-protest-matures/
What does Occupy Wall Street Want?: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/wonkbook-what-does-occupy-wall-street-want/2011/10/03/gIQAgCLgHL_blog.html

Some cool photographs of the protest can be found at the Atlantic: http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/09/occupy-wall-street/100159/

Here are the clips I pilfered from:
Is Capitalism Always Good For The Economy?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCMIgzSWkeU&feature=fvst
Aftershock, by Robert Reich: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpSdKZm1D2A&feature=fvsr
Hank Paulson on Charlie Rose: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaU7rZy2T1Q&feature=fvst
Michael Moore's full protest speech: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCZLhEOJ8XA

Robert Reich's Amazon page: http://www.amazon.com/Robert-B.-Reich/e/B000AQ51FI/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1

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