angry workers and pro democracy activists and the generally disgruntled. all of whom have turned this street outside the egyptian parliament into a stage for protest. these workers have been keeping it up around the clock for more than two weeks. their agricultural machinery factory was privatized and sold to foreign investors. production halted, and it s been months since anyone has been paid. empty promises are all we ve gotten, he says. the investors are stronger than us all. this man used to work for another privatized factory. the workers haven t been paid in four months, and the owners won t budge, he says. this is the part of egypt s