Uprisings

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  Uprisings

  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

  By Leónidas Martín

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  Uprisings

  Protests Against President Morsi Erupt in Egypt

  November 27, 2012 - 

  Over 200,000 people have flocked to Cairo’s Tahrir Square to protest a decree from President Morsi granting him and the Muslim Brotherhood sweeping powers. Mosireen documents the swell of demonstrators, many demanding “the fall of the regime.”  More

  By Mosireen

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  Uprisings

  Occupy: The Name in Common

  November 15, 2012 - 

  One year after Occupy Wall Street activists were evicted from Zuccotti Park, the hybrid arts collective and non-profit organization Not An Alternative addresses where the movement stands and why the name “Occupy” should live on.  More

  By Not An Alternative

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  Audio Dispatch

  Threesome: Iran, Israel and the United States

  November 9, 2012 - 

  I Ran into Iran’s second episode focuses on what Iran, the United States and Israel have in common: the need for an “enemy.”  More

  By Katayoun Vaziri, Benjamin Lindquist and Kioomars Marzban

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  Global Resident Report

  Bangladesh: Soured Legacy of Student Politics

  November 2, 2012 - 

  Artist Naeem Mohaiemen examines the volatility of student unions as the protagonists of a “ferocious and instrumentalized politics” on university campuses across Bangladesh.  More

  By Naeem Mohaiemen