What's Next for Occupy Wall Street?

While the populist protest movement is forcing politicians in Washington into awkward positions, it’s up to City Hall to figure out how exactly to handle the encampments. New York’s Michael Bloomberg led a middle-of-the-night raid on the city’s activists. “The public is scared,” Hizzoner said last week. Even progressive Portland, Ore.’s Sam Adams took similar measures. Perversely, the drastic sweeps may have given the protesters a perfect chance to declare victory.