Occupy the Super Bowl: More Than Just a Slogan
Submitted on January 31, 2012
By Dave Zirin - January 31, 2012
The protests...promise to shed light on the reality of life for working families in the city of Indianapolis. Unemployment is at 13.3 percent, with unemployment for African-American families at 21 percent. Two of every five African-American families with a child under 5 live below the anemic poverty line. Such pain amidst the gloss of the Super Bowl and the prospect of right-to-work legislation is, for many, a catalyst to just do something.
