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Fear and Resistance in Chicago: The People’s Summit and NATO Week of Action

“They are saying that the world leaders are coming to Chicago to meet next weekend, but I have news for them: The leaders are right here,” organizer Pat Hunt said when kicking off the People's Summit in Chicago.

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Water Is Where Everything Intersects: Water in the Global Commons

In case after case around the world, water is being turned into a good for sale and for profit. Driven by a different vision and by economic necessity, a global counter-trend is growing to assure that household water be free or cheap, accessible, and safe, and that the earth’s water be kept pure and flowing.

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How Occupy the Farm Gave a Breath of Fresh Air to the Occupy Movement and Asserted its Right to Reclaim the Commons

When hundreds of people took up the banner of “Occupy the Farm” on April 22nd and laid claim to a patch of urban farmland owned by UC Berkeley, it was not the first time this 5-acre parcel had become the flashpoint of a struggle between the University and local communities.

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'Dirty War' Tactic of Disappearances Reappears in Mexico

The War on Drugs is becoming another “Dirty War” in Mexico, with the tactic of enforced disappearances reappearing as a commonplace occurrence in the country.

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From the Streets of Chicago Spring: May Day and Beyond

May Day March in Chicago

I found myself in Chicago on May 1st marching through the streets. I quit my job to come out here and cover the fight for a different future, what local organizers are calling “Chicago Spring.”

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Francois Hollande: The Steep Path Ahead in France

Francois Hollande

With the change of President in France, there are likely to be few radical changes in French government policy, neither in foreign policy or domestic programs.

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