The House of Representatives may vote tonight on a reworked version of the $700 billion Wall Street bailout. Some would argue Main Street has already cast its vote, a resounding no that says as much about the grassroots as the financial crisis.

"Whatever happens with the bailout bill, I don't think this genie can be stuffed back into the bottle," writes Micah Sifry, editor of the Personal Democracy Forum. "An old way of doing things is dying, and the new one being born isn't quite in place yet."

Sifry tracks the swell of dissent over at Weekend Edition's Soapblox blog.

categories: Understanding The Crisis

8:36 - October 3, 2008

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