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The Backslash Kit: Anti-Surveillance Gadgets For Protesters
Two designers have created a toolkit for tech-savvy activists – from portable routers that create improvised communication networks during Internet blackout, to a pendant that blocks cell phone surveillance.
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Spain to the Polls: Moving Away from Its Radical Platform, Podemos Has Lost Support
With national elections looming Sunday, descriptions of the party as the "best of a bad bunch" have become more common — especially among the country's vibrant citizen movements.
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Thanks to Bernie, "Socialism" Is Most Looked-Up Word of 2015 on Merriam-Webster
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders sparked a 169% rise in look-ups, says the U.S. dictionary publisher, which “shows the term has moved beyond its cold war associations.”
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Bodies On the Line: Blocking Trains To Halt Climate Change
I have spent a lot of time sitting in front of a computer trying to stop global warming – but after many years of seeing the climate crisis only worsen, it was time to sit in front of a train.
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Can Catalonian Independence Provide An Escape Route from Capitalism?
The feminist and anti-capitalist stance of the Popular Unity Candidacy party, along with its core role in Catalonia's Parliament, make it arguably the most influential radical party in Europe.
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Exclusive: Greece's Former President of Parliament On Why Syriza Party Broke Its Pledge to the People
“They are trying to bury us – but they forget when you bury a seed it is only going to flourish,” says Zoe Konstantopoulou, the former President of Greek Parliament.
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Why Protests Haven't Stopped Over Minneapolis Police Killing Of Jamar Clark
Activists are calling not only for justice for Clark but also for an end to racist policing and unequal socioeconomic structures throughout the city and state.
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COP21 Dispatch: March for Climate Justice Turns To Shoes, Clubs & Tear Gas
In the Place de la Republique, the protesters formed a human chain, chanted, and challenged the police who had begun to gather around them.
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Hundreds of Thousands Protest Worldwide Pushing for Aggressive Deal In Paris
Over the weekend, more 600,000 people took to the streets in 175 countries around the world to call for a strong, binding agreement in Paris that will see a swift transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy.
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Global Response to a Global Crisis: Get Ready for Climate Marches Worldwide
On Nov. 28 and 29, hundreds of thousands of people around the world will take to the streets in more than 2,000 events in 150 countries to turn up the heat on leaders heading to the Paris Climate Summit.
