Dispatch from Cleveland: Occupy Wall Street moves to the midwest
The Occupy Wall Street movement is now in its fourth week, and has spread to cities and towns across the country. Boston, Washington, DC, Chicago, Los Angeles, Denver, and even Cleveland, Ohio have seen their own protests. Mark Whitaker, correspondent for the BBC, sat down with one Cleveland protester, Kyle DeForest, a songwriter, to explore the motivations of one man confronting corporate greed in America.
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