Map: Occupy Wall Street Spreads Nationwide (Updated)

Now in its third week, the loose-knit protest movement known as Occupy Wall Street has stirred action from New York City to Los Angeles and many cities in between. While questions remain about the anatomy and goals of the movement, one thing is clear: It has grown in scope, tapping into widespread American anxiety about the grim economy and anger over corporate greed and the increasing concentration of wealth in the hands of a few. Here we present a view of protest activity from coast to coast and the movement's growth thus far.

Protests taking place beyond Manhattan:

What began as a call for Americans to gather in New York's Financial District has given rise to like-minded actions nationwide. Click on the dots for details from over 70 locations (last updated: October 6, 12pm PST):

Know of more locations for this map? Send a link to a news article or blog posts to traja [at] motherjones [dot] com or @tasneemraja. 

Map production by Samantha Oltman and Tasneem Raja.

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A huge share of the nation's economic growth over the past 30 years has gone to the top one-hundredth of one percent, who now make an average of $27 million per household. The average income for the bottom 90 percent of us? $31,244. See all of Mother Jones' inequality charts here.

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A timeline of the Occupy Wall Street movement:

• July 13: The Canadian magazine Adbusters makes a call to Occupy Wall Street.
• August 30: The hacktivist collective known as Anonymous releases a video answering the call and encouraging others to follow suit.
• September 17: Nearly 1,000 gather to protest corporate greed and begin occupying the financial district in New York City. 
• September 19: Roseanne Barr is the first celebrity to lend support to the so-called NYC General Assembly. 
• September 20: The NYPD starts arresting protestors for wearing masks, citing an arcane law that prohibits masked gatherings of two or more people with an exception: "a masquerade party or like entertainment."  The police soon become more forceful.
• September 22: Demonstrators interrupt a Sotheby's Auction, "in a show of solidarity with the art handler's union that had been locked out." This is the first instance of labor unions and the movement locking step.
• September 24: 80 protestors are arrested during a peaceful march; a video of a police officer pepper-spraying a nonthreatening woman goes viral.
• September 26: Anonymous allegedly leaks the name and details of the police officer who wielded the pepper spray.
• September 27: The Occupy Wall Street campaign comes out in support of postal workers who are protesting their reduced five-day work week.
• September 28: Transport Workers Union votes to support Occupy Wall Street; over 700 Continental and United Airline pilots demonstrate in front of Wall Street.
• September 30: More than 1,000 demonstrators march on NYPD headquarters, protesting the police response against the demonstrators.
• October 1: Over 700 demonstrators are arrested for marching across the Brooklyn Bridge and blocking traffic.
• October 5: Major labor unions endorse the movement and join in a march on New York's financial district. According to ABC News, as many as 15,000 participate in the march.

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