Europe/Central Asia
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Spain: The Nameless Force Behind the Protests
November 30, 2012 -
With 25 percent of the population unemployed and hundreds evicted from their homes every day, Spain’s economic crisis continues to deepen. Leonidas Martin contextualizes the country’s recent anti-austerity protests in this history of a new activist spirit. More -
License to Kill, License to Expose Killings
November 26, 2012 -
Just blocks away from London’s upscale department store Harrods, and its James Bond window display, sits Julian Assange in the Ecuadorian embassy. Thierry Geoffroy asks: Which spy is the hero, and which the criminal? More -
Georgia: After Nine Years, A New Political Party Takes Power
October 12, 2012 -
On October 1, Georgians went to the polls for parliamentary elections, deciding between the president’s United National Movement Party and the opposition Georgian Dream coalition, led by a billionaire art collector new to politics, Bidzina Ivanishvili. More -
Spain: The Haçienda Must Be
BuiltRepossessed!October 10, 2012 -
In Spain, anti-austerity protests are intensifying and demonstrators in Catalonia are demanding independence in unprecedented numbers. Here, Liam Gillick suggests Spain represents a unique micro-model of the entire European crisis. More -
Kassel: “Looking Good Meanwhile Selling Dope”
September 3, 2012 -
While in Kassel, Germany, home to the influential Documenta exhibition, artist Thierry Geoffroy addresses rumors the European city surreptitiously mass-produces weapons that are then sold to repressive regimes. More