Hello CI class!
A google search for Occupy Wall Street will take you to any number of newspaper and magazine articles... you might try the New York Times, CNN, the Wall Street Journal, the Guardian, etc.!!...
Other people are against the protests:
Here's the Occupy Wall Street website:
Here's a greeting posted on the OWS site at the end of September, just a few weeks into the protests, about their response to police violence:
Here's an interesting article I hope to discuss together in class, written by someone who went to visit the protesters about a week ago:
Some people have spoken out in support of the protests; an example:
"The protesters have started a national conversation about our country’s priorities and values, one that many of us have been having for months: a conversation about jobs, budgets, wars, and corporate greed."
(from a Sojourner's email)
Other people are against the protests:
"Don't blame Wall Street, don't blame the big banks, if you don't have a job and you're not rich, blame yourself. It is not someone's fault if they succeeded, it is someone's fault if they failed," the ex-Godfather's Pizza CEO declared. (This quote from Herman Cain, a possible presidential candidate and someone who's against the protests; taken from the article at:
Finally, here you can read about a billionaire who thinks he should be taxed more:
His letter in full:
There's a sea of information out there! Learn what you can and we'll all discuss it together tomorrow! See you soon!
Sincerely, Abbie
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