Bloomberg wanted to see it continue as he saw it a sign of solidarity for the city, but public backlash especially from Staten Island (where it would take place and where Sandy did the most damage in the city) got it canceled. Generators being used for press tents in preparation of the marathon...
I am studying the history of the Philippines and reading a book that looks at the connection of the Anarchists movement and the rebellions of Cuba and the Philippines in the late 1890's.
And while some of the connections are a bit stretched, the idea of a radical solution to oppression did...