Sunday links.
At around 1:30 Sunday morning the Chicago police swept through Grant Park and arrested 200 #occupychicago protesters who had set up camp. Mass arrests of protesters in Grant Park. Good thinking Rahm. I think that was tried once before. How did that go exactly? As my friend Matt Farmer said, “His Hollywood agent brother must have told him that sequels sell.” Here’s the Tribune video.
I love every little thing about these gloriously amateurish sit-ins. I love that they are spontaneous, leaderless and open-ended. I love that the protesters refuse to issue specific demands beyond a forceful call for economic