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How Financial Crisis, Economic Inequality, Social Media, and More Brought Revolutions in 2011--and Changed Us Forever

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. February 23, 2012.

Journalist Paul Mason covered the uprisings of 2011 as they occurred. His new book "Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere," explains why they all happened at once.

Around the World In Five Revolutions: One Reporter's Journey Through the Year's Protests In the Middle East, London, Athens, New York and Toronto

Jesse Rosenfeld, AlterNet. November 9, 2011.

A reporter talks to protesters around the world, from the Arab Spring to the New York Fall.

The Real Reason Why Police Cage Peaceful Protestors

Dan Hancox, AlterNet. October 3, 2011.

With Occupy Wall Street protesters kettled on the Brooklyn Bridge this weekend, we look at how kettling was used on protesters during the London riots earlier this year.

London Responds to Soar in Party Drugs With Special 'Drug Club Clinic'

Will Godfrey, The Fix. September 28, 2011.

London's Club Drug Clinic aims to treat Brits struggling with specific substances like mephedrone, ecstasy and ketamine.

Shock Doctrine in Practice: The Connection Between Nighttime Robbery In the Streets and Daytime Robbery By Elites

Naomi Klein, The Nation. August 17, 2011.

When you rob people of what little they have, in order to protect the interests of those who have more than anyone deserves, you should expect resistance.

Why Should Rioting Young People Listen to the Elites and Mind a Social Order that Disempowers Them?

Michelle Chen, In These Times. August 10, 2011.

There's no simple explanation for the uprising in London and several other UK cities this week. But the riots mirror the state of working-class Britain.

Rioters May Appear 'Mindless,' But There Are Usually Political Roots to Their Anger

Daniel Hind, Al Jazeera English. August 9, 2011.

Although riots are complex social phenomenona, the recent unrest in England has specific origins.

British Riots: Elites "Shocked" The Poor Are Rising Up Against Brutal Austerity Measures

Laurie Penny, AlterNet. August 9, 2011.

Angry young people with nothing to do and little to lose are turning on their own communities, and they cannot be stopped, and they know it.

Half a Million People Descended on London to Protest Corporate Tax Dodgers "This Is Economic Treason!"

Amy Goodman, Johann Hari, Allison Kilkenny, Democracy Now!. March 28, 2011.

As many as 500,000 protesters marched in London on Saturday to protest Britain’s deepest cuts to public spending since World War II.

Why Aren't US Students Rioting Over Crazy Tuition Hikes Like College Kids in Europe?

Simeon Talley, Campus Progress. January 3, 2011.

While London has been rocked by student protests over proposed tuition hikes, United States college campuses have been largely quiet. Why?

ShellGuilty Rallies in NYC and London Today!

Staff, ShellGuilty. May 27, 2009.

Rally for justice for the Ogoni and people of the Niger Delta.

Why the London Protesters Are on the Right Side of History

Johann Hari, Huffington Post. April 6, 2009.

There will be far more sympathy in the future for those who took to the streets and rioted outside the G20 than for people who stayed home.

Tasers Are the New Killers: Watch Their Popularity Surge!

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. April 2, 2009.

Watch out: 50,000-volt Tasers are deployed in London this week; meanwhile, a new model can 'instantly incapacitate' multiple people at a time.

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.

The Attempted London Car Bombing: "Yuppie Terrorists" with a Mercedes [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, July 1, 2007.

On Keith Olbermann's "Countdown," a counter-terrorism expert suggests that "yuppie terrorists" are the culprits in this latest example of the media's exaggeration of the terrorist threat.

The London 2012 Olympic logo: Officially hideous

Philip Barron, June 4, 2007.

Philip Barron: The United Kingdom learns why you should never give a committee £400,000 to do anything.

WikiLeaks\' Assange Loses Extradition Battle

December 31, 1969.


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