NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg took the cowardly way out and ordered the NYPD to raid and clear out Zuccotti Park (aka Liberty Square) at around 1:30 this morning.  Now, 1:30 is not morning - it's in the middle of night.  Under cover of darkness, and without allowing the media access to witness the eviction, members of the NYPD descended upon Zuccotti and ordered the protesters to leave.  Those who didn't heed the orders were hit with pepper spray or other acts of brutality, and arrested. On the show this morning, I read from Alison Kilkenny's account of the raid at [...]