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    Occupy the left or ignore it?
    May 2012
    Christophe Aguiton and Nicolas Haeringer

    Why the traditional Left needs to understand, be willing to be challenged, and fully embrace the Occupy and Indignado movements.

    17 April: International Day of Peasant's Struggle
    April 2012
    La Via Campesina
    Small scale farmers and their allies are celebrating the International Day of Peasant's Struggle on April 17 2012, organising more than 250 actions all over the globe.

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    The choice for Greece: a post-modern coup or a new kind of society?
    March 2012
    Alex Nunns

    "Every few months there is an event that is more than a demonstration but less than a revolt. And every time it gets bigger.”

    Greece: life at the epicentre of the earthquake
    March 2012
    Alex Nunns

    Frontline report from Athens on the human consequences of the austerity measures, how they are being resisted and why solidarity is needed to stop EU-wide attacks on democracy and human rights.

    An Excess of Democracy
    February 2012
    Hilary Wainwright

    The philosophy and experience of radical movements in the 1960s and 70s are in several ways complementary to the ideas of the direct action movements of today. Hilary Wainwright examines the possibility of forging a new kind of political economy by learning from the best of both of them.

    Eric Holt-Giménez: What's wrong with the industrial food system and the challenges facing food justice movements
    January 2012
    Eric Holt-Giménez

    In the industrial or corporate food regime, hunger is a staple commodity. Agrarian and food justice movements have come a long way in building an alternative system, but there are still many challenges.

    Olivier de Schutter: What is agroecological farming? And why should it be upscaled?
    January 2012
    Olivier de Schutter

    The food crisis and the environmental crisis are two sides of one coin, so any solution to hunger and food security must also be sustainable and contribute to ecological integrity.

     

    Ireland’s Debt Crisis: Roots and Reactions
    November 2011
    Andy Storey

    The Celtic Tiger might just find its strength and appetite for action in the growth of left leaning electorates and local citizens initiatives. The tailspin of economy caused by austerity policies should be countered by a transparent debt audit.

    Civil Society Gaining Ground
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    November 2011
    Tom Kramer

    Local organisations have adopted different strategies towards the authoritarian government in Burma. Focussing on the dynamics of civil society Tom Kramer looks into the possibilities and risks of growing international interest in engagement with these groups.

    European Democracy Now!
    November 2011
    TNI

    While banks and European leaders negotiate the next public bail out of private greed, and the financial speculation that caused the crisis continues unheeded, Europeans have shown that like many people around the world, from Tahrir to Syntagma Square and Wall Street, they are not going to take...

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