Targeting Wall Street

It’s direct-action time. We are in the 12th day of protests in New York’s financial district, and there is no sign that this “hostile takeover” is going to end anytime soon. It’s time we fought back, as
Brooklyn City Councilman Charles Barron of East New York told The Christian Post.

“We are up against a monster, we are up against a strong enemy and that is capitalism, greed, and prioritizing that greed over the need of the vulnerable people in this society.”

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Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet