Occupy Wall Street protests

Recently, an article was posted in the Washington Post describing the expansion of the Occupy Wall Street protests into mainstream and global prominence. The protests which started on September 17, 2011, with just several dozen people has expanded into a worldwide movement against the global financial system. The whole issue has been brought up over the fact that Wall Street has been colluding with the government in order to control the real estate problems, which rather than have benefits, has forced the economy to dwindle further.
The global movements have been relatively non-violent, not counting Rome and Massachusetts. In Rome, people were out on the streets protesting the mounting debt of the Italian economy. Police were forced to use tear-gas against the violent protesters who were lighting cars on fire. In the United States though, the movement now known as "Occupy Wall Street" has shed light on the troubling economic situation (not only in United States, but in the global economy). Protesters were angered over the government's constant bail out of banks, rather than aiding the people.
This idea is clearly showing the globalization of a movement that started in the United States. People in 900 cities all over the world are protesting about the problems their facing with the economic system. People have become united under a single voice and under a single cause. The article describes a growth in the "international solidarity."
This movement was probably not the best way to combine the efforts of the global population, but it has done just that. People all over the world are protesting in hopes to stand side by side with the protests on Wall Street. Another important note that has come up from the growth of these protests is that there are more people than government officials. The people ultimately make the decisions as they have now realized. The protesters will not stop until they have achieved their goals.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/occupy-wall-street-protests-go-global/2011/10/15/gIQAp7kimL_story.html?hpid=z1