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Organized Resistance
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Anti-Austerity Protests Draw Tens of Thousands Rallying Across U.K.
Marching under the banner End Austerity Now, protesters denounced public sector cuts, the treatment of the disabled and the vulnerable through welfare cuts, and the privatization of the National Health Service.
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Wikileaks Publishes the Saudi Cables
The release of more than half a million cables and documents from the Saudi Foreign Ministry contains top secret reports and communications – to be published in numerous tranches over the coming weeks.
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A Brooklyn Deli “Gentrified” Its Prices to fight A Crazy Rent Hike
A Brooklyn bodega has rolled out a series of “artisanal prices” for everyday products in response to a steep rent hike that will likely force it to relocate.
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People's Assembly and the Anti-Austerity Rebellion Seizing Britain
On Saturday, tens of thousands will march through London, Glasgow and across the U.K. to demand an end to austerity and increases in spending and investment.
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Justice for All: Seattle's Kshama Sawant, Leader in Fight for $15, Talks About Movement's Next Steps
"All [working] people are latent activists. But to make them into activists they need to feel something deep in their hearts – in their gut. At the end of the day it is the tangible struggles that masses of people come out to fight."
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Black Tenants Say Greed and Discrimination At Play In Mass L.A. Eviction
They’re trying to clear out poor people to get higher-income people in there to jack up the rent, and it’s purely about greed and profit.
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Dozens Arrested as Kayaktavists Attempt to Prevent Shell Oil Rig Leaving Seattle
The protesters paddled out around 4 a.m. on Monday morning to try to stop the 400-foot-long rig from leaving for the Arctic.
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Public Outcry Forces London Borough to Reverse New Law Criminalizing Homelessness
People power was on display in Hackney, where popular resistance to a policy targeting the homeless has pushed the council to reverse the law – dropping the threat of £100 fines for those sleeping rough.
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Nicaraguans Protest Massive Chinese Canal Project
Opponents say the canal will cause major environmental damage and uproot tens of thousands of people from their homes, while the Nicaraguan government says the plan will create 50,000 jobs and boost the country's economy.
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"Freer Than I've Ever Been": Squatted Eco-Village Overshadows Royals' Magna Carta Celebrations
The Runnymede eco-village is as much about reimagining the future as it is about compensating the imbalances of Britain's past.
