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Cecily McMillan Verdict Proves Dissent Is Dangerous
The conviction of Occupy Wall Street protestor Cecily McMillan for assault on a police officer shows that the judiciary is corrupt and dissent will not be tolerated.
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Governments Crushing Their Own
In some developing countries, the police are being used to put down indigenous opposition to the alliance of state and corporate power over resource extraction.
Ukraine Government Says It Has “Lost Control” in Eastern Ukraine as Pro-Autonomy Upsurge Deepens
Greater regional autonomy may be the only way to keep what's left of “Ukraine” together.
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The Serendipity of Social Media – Sevim Irmak’s Fight for Her Country
In which the author of “Affluenza” learns the power of social media to help him understand the world beyond his borders, specifically the strange case of neo-liberalizing and fundamentalizing …
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Tim Carpenter Fought Relentlessly for Social Justice – Now It’s Our Turn
The Progressive movement in America has lost one of its greatest fighters.
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The Crime of Peaceful Protest
Chris Hedges: Being an activist in peaceful mass protest is the only real “crime” Cecily McMillan has committed.
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Persecuted and Imprisoned for Environmental Activism
Around the world, environmental activists are imprisoned for peaceful acts to save us all.
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In Love and Trouble: Climate Change and the Power of Honesty
Even though we know there will be climate change tragedy, no matter what we do now, we can still avert some disasters, save some species that would otherwise be …
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Why No Sustained Protests (Yet)?
Lingering effects of the organized post-1945 destruction of the New Deal coalition helps explain continuing austerity and other anti-democratic policies pursued by US governments, says economist Richard Wolff
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Social Movement and Electoral Movements, Not One or the Other
Both social movements and electoral movements are imperative for nonviolent social change and should work together, says Green Party member Michael Trudeau.