In Chicago today and just walked by the Occupy Wall Street protests in the city's financial district. There are at least 100 protestors, many dressed in business clothes, a huge drum that several beat, police and bystanders everywhere. It has the feel of a true movement. Could it be the sign of real change coming? It had a certain 1960s protest energy. My favorite sign: We are the 99 percent. And unlike Spokane's small protest, this Chicago protest looks like the 99 percent who do not hold the nation's wealth were well represented.

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