‘US Uncut’ protest movement follows UK model

A British protest movement has made its way across the Atlantic. US Uncut, modeled after the anti-austerity group UK Uncut, is taking to the streets with a simple message: instead of cutting programs and laying off workers, the government should make corporations pay taxes on the billions in profits they currently shelter in offshore tax havens.  Saturday saw an international day of action. From the “March for the Alternative” in London to a protest “carnival” in Washington, D.C., the Uncut movement is working to change the narrative about the global economic crisis and who should pay for it. Alice Ollstein has more.