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Ken Silverstein

Ken Silverstein is a contributing editor with Vice and writes the Washington Babylon column for New York Observer. Follow him on Twitter at: @KenSilverstein1.

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A man dressed as an "evil banker" stands outside St Paul's Cathedral in central London as protestors gather on October 15, 2011. A large group of demonstrators gathered near the London Stock Exchange to protest against the banks' handling of the fincial crisis. Inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement and Spain's "Indignants", people began taking to the streets across the world Saturday, targeting 951 cities in 82 countries.
AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read ) — A man dressed as an "evil banker" stands outside St Paul's Cathedral in central London as protestors gather on October 15, 2011. A large group of demonstrators gathered near the London Stock Exchange to protest against the banks' handling of the fincial crisis. Inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement and Spain's "Indignants", people began taking to the streets across the world Saturday, targeting 951 cities in 82 countries. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read )

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