“Tax the Rich” Protesters Head to the Hamptons

The white-jeaned, rosé-drinking set of the Hamptons got a visit from a group of inequality warriors bold enough to stop traffic in ground zero for the ultrarich. But is protesting the rich, among the very rich, simply screaming into the void? Armed with noisemaking pots and pans and banners that read, “Tax the Rich,” a small group including members from New York Communities for Change ascended upon the well-monied enclave for several days of protests last week. While protester Alice Hu, a climate campaigner for NYCC, says they set out to “create a ruckus” at 5 a.m. in front of… Read Full Article