Kevin Wolfman does a thoughtful analysis of the participation of Gen Y job-seekers in the Occupy Wall Street Protest. Wolfman aptly calls our present situation: unemployment, underemployment, student debt, and thwarted ambitions, “a perfect storm of dissatisfaction.” He points out that educated people have a history of favoring civil liberties and nonviolent protests. Young graduates, hoping to use their education to make a better world for themselves and others, feel like their American dream is dead.
