Worldwide protests vs financial greed

Huge crowds of Wall Street protesters marched north to a boisterous rally in New York’s Times Square, 10/15/11. (Getty Images) FilAms (right photo) also occupy Wall Street

The world bears witness to a show of force by people who have been driven to the fringes of society by economic depression long besetting the center of capitalism – the U.S. – and other financial capitals. For several days now, Wall Street has been the stage of activists, workers and employees joined by many from the middle class galvanized by the new buzzword OWS – Occupy Wall Street. This mass protest, joined by progressive Filipino-Americans, has spread throughout the U.S. and other world capitals with coordinated indignation rallies on October 15. CenPEG begins a series of reports and analysis from various perspectives on this newly-emerging global movement – attesting to the growing political voices triggered by the crisis of global monopoly capitalism. (18 Oct 2011)

• The Street of Torments By Steve Fraser
• Making Sense of the Protests Through a Post-Growth Lens By James Johnston
• ‘Indignant’ Activists Launch Worldwide Protests By Daniel Silva
• Occupy Wall Street: The Most Important Thing in the World Now By Naomi Klein
• The 99 Percent Rise Up By John Nichols
• Will Occupy Wall Street Mark the Rebirth of the Left? By Noemi Klein
• Fil-Ams on OWS: To Stand against Economic Inequality is Justified and Necessary By Bayan-USA
• Occupy Wall Street and “The American Autumn”: Is It a “Colored Revolution”? Part I By Michel Chossudovsky
• “Manufacturing Dissent”: the Anti-globalization Movement is Funded by the Corporate Elites, The People’s Movement has been Hijacked By Michel Chossudovsky