Chanting " Whose Street ? Our Street ! " hundreds of people railed on Friaday to protest billions of dollars in federal bailout money to big business . Monica Moorehead , managing editor of the left-learning newspaper Workers World , said the crowd gathered to protest the capitalist system , which helps AIG and other companies she said steal money from us .
The crowd was waving signs readinng , " No more money for Wall street " . The protesters behind police barricades and marched along Broadway and through the narrow streets in downtown Mannhattan . They walked past the headquarters of American International Grooup Inc , and several banks that recevied federal funds to stay afloat .
Some of the companies posted security guards outside their entrances .
by the associated press
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