OCCUPY LA: Everything You Need To Know

Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Tent City protestors woke up this morning outside Los Angeles City Hall to pouring rain. Although it is Day 18 of Occupy Wall Street in New York City, the last four days of the solidarity protest have proven that LA is a substantial part of the nationwide demonstration. Angelenos are standing up against corporate greed, big bank profits and joblessness -- in addition to a variety of other social issues plaguing our city today.

The LA Times reports: "The movement has spread nationwide, from Boston to Kona, Hawaii, taking inspiration from the social-media-driven Arab Spring revolts in the Middle East," and that higher-ups are starting to respond. "The anti-corporate push even got a nod from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, who said of protesters: "On some level, I can't blame them."

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