In Brazil, the mask of democracy is falling
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By Franco A., originally published by Truth Is A Beaver.
It’s true: I do think all the signs in Portuguese are a problem for those who wish to understand the protests that are taking place in my country. … |
PEOPLE’S HOUSES: WE URGE THE PROGRESSIVE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY FOR URGENT SOLIDARITY ACTIONS WITH PEOPLE OF TURKEY!
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Dear brothers and sisters, dear friends of the democratic people’s movement in Turkey! Istanbulites are under brutal attack and violence of the police and gendarmarie forces since 15th June evening when the police attack against Gezi Parkı started after … |
Occupy ERT: the revolution will be live-streamed
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Greece’s neoliberal government may have shut down public television to please its creditors, but stay tuned: the revolution may still be live-streamed. By ROAR Magazine In a move that reminded many of the darkest moments in Greece’s political history, the … |
On the shut down of the Greek public media; how much does it take to destroy a country?
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(Photo: Greek citizens gathered outside ERT’s HQ in Agia Paraskevi, Athens to protest against its violent closure. ERT workers continue to broadcast online, as ERT’s antennas across the country were sealed by the Greek government as of midnight 11.06.2013, … |
The IMF’s “mistakes” on Greece are nothing new
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by Jerome Roos on June 10, 2013 at roarmag The IMF’s self-admitted errors in the Greek bailout were not just “mistakes”: they were the deliberate reproduction of a classical ideological script.
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Occupy Gezi: The Limits of Turkey’s Neoliberal Success
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by Cihan Tugal at Jadaliyya There are two telling, though widely neglected, details about what initiated and popularized the groundbreaking protests in Taksim Square, Istanbul: the protests started out as a response to the governing neoliberal party’s project of urban … |
On the 'Turkish Model': Neoliberal Democracy with Teargas
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by Evren Savcı at Jadaliyya On 28 May, upon awakening, alarming news from home flooded my screen: citizens were protesting the destruction of the Taksim Park, just outside the historic Taksim Square in Istanbul, which is to become little more … |
Clarity Within the Smoke: Thoughts From Inside Turkey's Uprising
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Just as Tahrir is different from Port Said and as Occupy Wall Street was from Occupy Oakland, Ankara and Istanbul are also different. Every city has its own nuances and obstacles to overcome—obstacles built upon different histories, cultures and certainly … |
