For Wall Street Occupiers, Does Sympathy Equal Power?

by Nathan Schneider on September 30, 2011

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NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2011. The nearly two-week-old occupation at Liberty Plaza near Wall Street has certainly captured people’s attention, especially after viral videos of a violent mass arrest on Saturday spread. The protesters have made their presence felt. But have they really shifted the power dynamic in the United States in any significant way?