On November 5th, while in Chicago for the NAME conference, I walked by the financial district where OWS has been gathering. As a student of history, a teacher of literature and writing, a debate coach and all-around news-nerd (not to mention part of the 99%, right?), I couldn't resist. During the morning their wasn't much participation, but by the time I returned in the evening, there were probably a couple hundred people occupying the corner of LaSalle and Jackson. Things were still pretty subdued, with only drums and some call and repeat: This is what democracy looks like." Of course, after I left the city, things got interesting (though still polite; this is still the Midwest after all) with the arrest of several senior citizens demonstrating in the intersection. The pictures above inspired a sampling of "Viva la Vida" by Coldplay.
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