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Postcapitalism: Movement Has Alternatives to G20
It’s hardly surprising that some want to trash the City, but to claim that the G20 protesters have no alternative is nonsense
By Seumas Milne
When mass protests exploded on the streets of Seattle in 1999 against the kind of globalisation embodied in the World Trade Organisation, their anti-capitalist message was widely portrayed as utopian. A decade [...]
London and Berlin March vs G20
London protesters march in 1st of many G20 rallies
By DEAN CARSON
LONDON (AP) — Tens of thousands of people marched across central London Saturday to demand jobs, economic justice and environmental accountability, kicking off six days of protest and action planned in the run-up to the G20 summit next week.
More than 150 groups threw their [...]
Paris on Strike, London to Riot
By James Mackenzie, Reuters
As many as three million people took to the streets across France on Thursday to protest against President Nicolas Sarkozy’s handling of the economic crisis and demand more help for struggling workers.
The protests, which polls show are backed by three quarters of the French public, reflect growing disillusion with Sarkozy’s pledges of [...]