Former U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich took stock of the current status and future possibilities of Occupy movements around the country on Thursday’s “Countdown With Keith Olbermann,” suggesting that the network of affiliated protest groups is headed toward a timely phase of “more politically charged and politically focused activities.”

Reich also thinks that initiatives like Bank Transfer Day, scheduled for Saturday (that would be Guy Fawkes Day), is a good way to leverage economic power to create political change.

“Countdown With Keith Olbermann”:

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