OCCUPY WALL STREET

NEW YORK, CHICAGO, TAMPA 2011-2012 - The Associated Press

IN MID-2011, what began as a small protest of a few dozen frustrated citizens in New York City's financial district grew into a nationwide movement against corporate greed and social inequality. Before long clashes with authorities became routine, resulting in daily arrests and marches. The Occupy protests spread worldwide, revealing societies fracturing along economic lines and refocusing attention on police enforcement of the status quo, echoing the revolutionary spirit and pitfalls of the 1960's.