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    Does Occupy Wall Street Have a Future?

    Occupy Wall Street has spread to Boston, where Mayor Thomas Menino ordered arrests early this morning, even though he says he agrees with the protesters' issues. In New York today, the action moved from Lower to Upper Manhattan. Is this what America's dispirited Left has been waiting for?

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Occupy Wall Street has spread to Boston, where Mayor Thomas Menino ordered arrests early this morning, even though he says he agrees with the protesters' issues. In New York today, the action moved from Lower to Upper Manhattan. Is this what America's dispirited Left has been waiting for? Republicans who've adopted the Tea Party call this "mob protest" and "class warfare." Democrats are split between guarded sympathy and outright support. But both parties have close ties to Wall Street, and this is a movement that's likely to resist being co-opted. With economic grievances roiling the country, polls show that Americans are paying attention. We hear different opinions on what might happen next.

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    3. 40:47Mining the Internet's 'Big Data' to Predict the Future
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Justin Elliott

      ProPublica

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      Todd Gitlin

      Columbia University

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      Nomi Prins

      Demos

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Occupy Wall Street Picks Up Steam
    1. 0:00Slovakia Posed to Block Expanded EU Bailout Package
    2. 7:32Does Occupy Wall Street Have a Future?You’re reading this
    3. 40:47Mining the Internet's 'Big Data' to Predict the Future
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