si se puede/

helicopters thrashing above, subways rumbling below, the people gathered in polite protest, directed by police along the gate-lined street. signs in spanish and chinese bathed in the spring sun. a woman with platinum hair thanked the assembly:

-i look out and see the faces of those who do the hard work of construction and landscaping, those who serve us our meals and clean up after us in hotels.

the crowd cheered.