Occupy Wall Street goes Global - CE #3

 The Occupy Wall Street movement, whose goal is to protest social and economic inequality, corporate greed, and the influence of corporate money and lobbyists on government, began on Wall Street on September 17, 2011.  It is now slowly escalating to a global scale, with protests yesterday in Rome, Paris, London, and dozens of other countries and cities.  A wikipedia page listed all of the protests planned for yesterday. locations.  In the US, the situation has escalated to a national scale, with protest reaching from coast to coast.  The protests, however, remain relatively peaceful.

I'm extremely unsure as to the outcome of this movement.  Unlike many successful protests in the past, such as those for female suffrage, or for abolition of slavery, this movement is very decentralized and disjointed.  It does not have a strong leader, nor does it have a strong single message.  It is, however, picking up global momentum.  If anything, it has the potential to socialize taxes, weaken lobbyists, and raise taxes on corporations.

Google - news query
Wikipedia - timeline
CNN - video of global protests
Wikipedia - article for defining the movement
Washington Post - Occupy Walls Street goes global