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    What's the Future of 'Occupy Wall Street?'

    Around the country, city officials are trying to decide what to do about protests related to "Occupy Wall Street."

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

    Around the country, city officials are trying to decide what to do about protests related to "Occupy Wall Street." In Oakland California, there was a violent confrontation with police three weeks ago. Yesterday, the Frank Ogawa Plaza was peacefully evacuated. Early this morning, New York police removed protesters from Manhattan's Zuccotti Park. Today, in what one liberal website calls "the revenge of the one percent,” many came back, insisting that they'll continue what they call a political movement against the entrenched power of financial interests. We hear from New York and from other cities around the country, including Oakland, California, Chapel Hill, North Carolina and Tulsa, Oklahoma. Is this a movement with the potential to make political change? Will the response of local governments be important to shaping its future?

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    Where Does the Occupy Movement Go from Here?
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    3. 44:10Treating Depression with Bright Light
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Greg Mitchell

      The Nation

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      Josh Richmond

      Oakland Tribune

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      Josh Davis

      University of North Carolina

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Where Does the Occupy Movement Go from Here?
    1. 0:00Police Clear Zuccotti Park as Protesters Grasp for New Strategy
    2. 7:35What's the Future of 'Occupy Wall Street?'You’re reading this
    3. 44:10Treating Depression with Bright Light
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