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Citizens United and the Presidential Election: Money, Power, and Politics

Ann Robertson and Bill Leumer June 26, 2012 Ann Robertson and Bill Leumer

Many have assumed that the relation of money to politics is like a law of nature: the more money one has, the more political power one can wield. There is some truth to this claim.

A Tragic Week in Paraguay

Written by Javiera Manuela Rulli and Reto Sonderegger June 25, 2012 Written by Javiera Manuela Rulli and Reto Sonderegger

Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo has just been removed from office by Congress through political impeachment, an express trial that lasted only 24 hours. This manoeuvre must be seen as a coup to the democratic process started in 2008. Social movements are protesting in front of Congress as well as in various parts of the country.

Helia and family.

And You, What Are You Waiting For?: A World without Slavery

Helia Lajeunesse and Beverly Bell June 21, 2012 Helia Lajeunesse and Beverly Bell

Today there are up to 27 million slaves in the world, more than at any time in history, even including during the trans-Atlantic slave trade.[1] In many cases, the slave systems are facilitated by the spike in global trade in a quest for global profits.

Banksy Art on Gaza Wall

Anniversary of Gaza Blockade: A State of Siege, and Normalcy

Ramzy Baroud June 20, 2012 Ramzy Baroud

On June 14, fifty international organizations marked the fifth anniversary of the Israeli siege on Gaza by calling on Israel to end its blockade of the small, impoverished strip.

Archivists as Activists: Curating Social Movements

Sady Doyle June 20, 2012 Sady Doyle

Can curation be a form of activism? And how well do New Yorkers know, or value, their city’s activist past? These are two questions raised by the exhibition “Activist New York.”

S. Ushakumari

Not Wasting the Waste: Creating Environmental Sustainability

Beverly Bell and S. Ushakumari June 19, 2012 Beverly Bell and S. Ushakumari

S. Ushakumari is a horticulturist who has been working with a public interest research organization, Thanal, for the past 22 years. Part of her life’s work is a movement which is sweeping the globe: zero waste.

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