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Hamas Frees Israeli Soldier as Prisoner Swap Begins
An Israeli soldier held for more than five years by the militant Palestinian group Hamas was traded on Tuesday for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails in an …
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All Hail the Unknown Organizer!
The Unknown Organizer. Liberated Autonomous Manhattan — In a century, community organizers will still be debating what to call Zuccotti Park/Liberty Plaza/Liberty Square. The surrounding skyscrapers will …
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A Movement Too Big to Fail
Demonstrators with the Occupy DC protests march through Washington, October 15, 2011. In dozens of cities around the world on Saturday, people took to the streets as part of …
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From Sierra Leone to New Mexico: Putting Media Justice in an International Context
Working with Media Literacy Project for the past seven weeks on issues of media justice in the US has given me the opportunity to reflect on the situation in …
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Argentina to Wall Street: Latin American Social Movements and the Occupation of Everything
Photo taken during the protests of 2001 in Argentina. (Photo: Andre Deak) Massive buildings tower over Wall Street, making the sidewalks feel like valleys in an urban …
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“Scorched Earth: Legacies of Chemical Warfare in Vietnam“
(Image: Seven Stories Press) Cu Chi district, a short drive from our hotel in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, was the scene of fierce fighting during the …
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Mexico’s President Works to Solidify Militarized Drug War Tactics
President Felipe Calderon of Mexico during an interview at the Los Pinos in Mexico City, Sept. 28, 2011. As the twilight of his presidency sets in, Calderon is striving …
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Global 99 Percent Rally Worldwide in Solidarity With Occupy Wall Street
Demonstrators with Occupy Wall Street in Zuccotti Park react to the news that a scheduled clean up was cancelled, in New York, Oct. 14, 2011. (Photo: Victor Blue / …
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“Cambodian Grrrl” Brings the Zine to Phnom Penh
(Image: Microcosm Publishing) Decades after the fall of the genocidal Khmer Rouge, Cambodian children still find human bones in their schoolyards. Past the tourist thoroughfares, where street …
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Raising Cain
Herman Cain. (Photo: Gage Skidmore / Flickr) Washington - Just be patient and you, too, can lead the polls for the Republican presidential nomination. Witness the ascent …