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G-20 Nations to Slowly Phase Out Subsides to Coal, Oil and Gas Industries

Environment News ServiceNovember 16, 2010.

"These moves still fall a very long way short of what is required to set us on the path to a truly sustainable energy system," said the International Energy Agency director.

What the Tea Parties Miss: Some Regulation Is Key to a Well-Functioning Society

John Feffer, Foreign Policy in Focus. July 5, 2010.

We might quibble about this or that traffic rule. But we must recognize that the traffic system saves us from the law of the jungle -- might makes right.

U.S. Social Forum: While Canada's Democracy Trembles, Police Launch Outrageous "Crackdown"

Anthony Fenton, IPS News. June 29, 2010.

A dubious law allowed Canadian police to question, search and potentially detain anyone within five meters of a G20 fence.

Americans Care About Jobs, Not Deficits -- When Will Obama Listen?

Robert Kuttner, Huffington Post. June 28, 2010.

Obama is giving too much attention to deficit-reduction, and not enough to jobs.

How Could It Be Against the Law to Spread Public Information?

Charles Mostoller, AlterNet. October 29, 2009.

An activist shared on Twitter what he heard on his police scanner, and now faces serious federal investigation.

G-20 Meetings: Nothing Much Happened in the Suites, and There Was Too Much Punch in the Streets

G-20 Meetings: Nothing Much Happened in the Suites, and There Was Too Much Punch in the Streets

Laura Flanders, GRITtv. September 30, 2009.

Underrepresented booming countries may get a bigger voice in global finance. Nice. But under-represented people? They got arrested.

The Beat G20 Schemes Threaten Democracy, Sustainability

The Beat G20 Schemes Threaten Democracy, Sustainability

John Nichols, The Nation. September 23, 2009.

A new international program, established by the G20, to pressure countries with regard to trade surpluses and deficits would further erode democracy at the national level.

Our Right to Dissent is Under Siege: Why the Protests in Pittsburgh Are a Victory For Free Speech

Our Right to Dissent is Under Siege: Why the Protests in Pittsburgh Are a Victory For Free Speech

Bill Quigley, AlterNet. September 23, 2009.

The rights to freedom of speech and protest are keystones of democracy. Since 9/11, however, protesting has become much more difficult.

With Global Capitalism Exposed as a Sham, All the Global Elite Have Left Is Pure Force

Chris Hedges, Truthdig. September 22, 2009.

Delegates from the world's wealthiest nations gather this week for G-20, walled off from protesters by a National Guard combat battalion recently returned from Iraq.

Media Tries to Sabotage Obamas With Pseudo Stories on Faux Gaffes But No One Buys It

Media Tries to Sabotage Obamas With Pseudo Stories on Faux Gaffes But No One Buys It

Leslie Savan, The Nation. April 3, 2009.

In search of a scandal, the media blows hot air about President Obama's overseas etiquette instead of actually covering the G-20 summit.

Media Focus on Minor Violence; Ignore Peaceful Protests at Global Summit

Maria Margaronis, The Nation. April 1, 2009.

While thousands of protesters peacefully pushed for a global economic policy, the media chose to focus on the more violent acts of dissent.

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