The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
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Egypt's Tamarod Leaders Step Up: "From Protest Movement To Pressure Movement"
Tamarod launched the petition that got 22 million Egyptian signatures and led to President Mohamed Morsi's ouster. Now the young group is using its street appeal and new political weight to become part of the reform process.
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Unity sans Convergence (Political Self-organization Models for Hyperlinked Multitudes)
Do revolutions work like our brains do? Since the birth of the 15M movement, we’ve spent more than two years experimenting with radically new modes of mass organization.
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The End of the End of History – And Why the Era of Revolutions Is Upon Us
The ambiguity of the current revolutions is neither a postmodern novelty nor something that we should too hastily wish to disappear.
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Egypt Braces for Millions to Retake the Streets in Protests on June 30
Massive nationwide protests are planned for Sunday, June 30, as some 18 million Egyptians have signed a petition seeking to oust the Islamist president, Mohammed Morsi, from power.
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Occupy Movements Around the World: How Is Brazil's Different?
Spain's Indignados. Egypt's Tahrir Square. Occupy Wall Street. Occupy Gezi, and now Brazil. These local moments of a global Occupy movement represent a new stage in the history of protest.
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Too Soon to Tell: The Case for Hope, Continued
People sometimes have the power to make change happen — if and when they come together and act.
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Crackdown on Protesters in Bahrain Continues as Grand Prix Goes Ahead
Police fired birdshot and tear gas to contain simmering resentment at a deadly crackdown by the Sunni royal family on Arab Spring-inspired protests.
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Happy Birthday! Occupy.com is 1 Year Old
A year ago this week, in early April of 2012, a dozen or so activists from Occupy Wall Street launched a website for the 99% and you’re looking at it now: Occupy.com.
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In March, Worldwide Protests Gained Momentum
Global demonstrations in March turned out hundreds of thousands of protesters, raising oppositional voices against austerity measures, police violence, school closures and ecocidal legislation.
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Exclusive: Interview with the Widow of Tunisia’s Slain Popular Leader
Basma Khalfaoui, whose husband Chokri Belaid of the Popular Front was gunned down in February, talks about freedoms and the future of Tunisia.
