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  • atirando em protestos em São paulo

    Brazil in the Afterglow of its Awakening

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      Twenty cents, that’s what we’re talking about. The massive mobilization of the Brazilian population in June was sparked off by the fight to get rid of the 20 cent hike in public transport fares. Students were the first to call for the marches, which this time had a new […]

  • San Francisco sprawl. Photo by Phil Whitehouse

    Endless urbanity?

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    Urban revolution appears to be an appropriate term for the growing number of new social phenomena, from the recession to the Arab Spring. The protest actions of the ‘snow revolution’ seem to be far from being the only example in Russia.

  • Tidings from India on Occupy Wall Street

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    What is the tide like in India on Occupy Wall Street? Will this anti-capitalist mood also venture in India? India is on a capitalism high since liberalization in 1991.There might be few cases of people protesting against corporates and businesses but the major grievance is with the government – generally […]

  • Occupy Wall Street: Time for Real Organization

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    In the summer of 2009, screaming Tea Party members calling on Americans to “get the country back” were a common scene at Town Halls organized to discuss President Obama’s health care legislation. “Obamacare” as they called it, was an evil scheme designed to snatch away individual rights regarding health care decisions. It […]

  • Has America Found Its Occupation?

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    I could hear the bongos playing from down the block. As I walked closer to Zuccotti Park, the pseudo headquarters of the Occupy Wall Street Movement, every one of my senses lit up. I saw colorful costumes and hand-painted signs, I felt the massive throng of people sliding along as […]