Original photos of the Occupy Wall Street protest at Liberty Plaza Park in New York City, Monday afternoon: click here for photos.
A leaderless collection of protesters of various political persuasions is occupying the plaza at the corner of Liberty and Broadway to express their outrage at the outsized power of the financial sector and money in politics generally. They have said they plan to occupy the park indefinitely.
More photos and commentary to come.
Lindsay Beyerstein is an award-winning investigative journalist and In These Times staff writer who writes the blog Duly Noted. Her stories have appeared in Newsweek, Salon, Slate, The Nation, Ms. Magazine, and other publications. Her photographs have been published in the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times’ City Room. She also blogs at The Hillman Blog (http://www.hillmanfoundation.org/hillmanblog), a publication of the Sidney Hillman Foundation, a non-profit that honors journalism in the public interest.