Big noises in our nations capital today.

The IMF / World Bank are in D.C. to mull over the next phase of globalization. Thankfully, the people are showing up again to take a stand against economic tyranny and terrorism.

As of 10am this morning, police are reporting the arrest of up to 500 protesters. Indymedia DC is reporting the usual police malfeasence - and the mainstream media (with the exception of CNN) looks to have missed the boat again.

* It's 1:30 and the mainstream press has chosen to cover the big slump in the stock market (the Dow taking a 295 point plunge) instead of the dissent in D.C. Local station KGW (NBC affiliate) was leading earlier in the day with the IMF protests. There has been little follow-up on CNN. The place to get updates on the protest is IndyMedia - lots of details on arrest numbers and on-the-scene reporting.

Going to be checking out Critical Mass this afternoon to see if anything has changed with the police.