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NATO Comes to Chicago, Highlights Violence and Inequality at the Heart of the System

Gary Younge, Comment Is Free. May 20, 2012.

Much like the NATO summit, the system is set up not to spread wealth but to preserve and protect it, not to relieve chaos but to contain and punish it.

Chicago Police Accused of Planting Evidence on "NATO 3" Protesters

Staff, The Guardian. May 20, 2012.

Lawyers for three protesters arrested on terrorist-related charges ahead of the Nato summit accused police of entrapping them and encouraging an alleged bomb-making effort.

Drone Summit: Killing and Spying by Remote Control

Tom Barry, AlterNet. April 12, 2012.

Congress seems more interested in promoting drone proliferation than in oversight. A Washington, D.C., summit seeks to educate the public on the use and abuse of drones.

At Historic Drug Policy Summit, Guatemalan President Calls for Regional Legalization

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. March 23, 2012.

In Antigua, Guatemala, Guatemalan President Perez Molina suggested overhauling Central America's drug policy, but no consensus was reached.

The Protests Will Go On In Chicago, As Obama Moves the G8 Summit to Camp David

Kari Lydersen, In These Times. March 9, 2012.

National Nurses United and other labor and community groups will continue with plans to protest economic injustice and call for a financial transaction tax.

Aerial Surveillance, Snipers, Face Masks: Chicago's Newest Anti-Protest Measures Revealed

Yana Kunichoff, TruthOut.org. February 20, 2012.

Each time a new measure that the city of Chicago is preparing for the coming NATO and G8 summits is unveiled, the tension in the city ratchets up a notch.

Coalition Vows to Press Congress and Obama for Immigration Reform

Khalil Abdullah, New America Media. June 5, 2009.

The Reform Immigration FOR America campaign announced its plan to get enough votes to pass desperately needed changes in U.S. immigration policy.

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