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Turkey’s Urban Uprising: The Struggle for Democracy Against Inequality,...
Barack Obama’ Turkey: A “Model Democracy”?! It began innocently enough, it seemed, when a plan to turn Istanbul’s Gezi Park – located at Taksim Square – into a shopping mall spurred a small group of...
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Empire, Power, and People with Andrew Gavin Marshall- Episode 75
The World is Rising After three weeks, Turkey is still experiencing massive unrest as the urban uprisings across the country progress, along with the state repression of them. As tear gas canisters...
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Empire, Power, and People with Andrew Gavin Marshall- Episode 76
A Crisis of Empire At the end of World War II, the United States had half the world’s wealth with only 5% of the world’s population, and stated explicitly that its objectives in foreign policy were...
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Empire, Power, and People with Andrew Gavin Marshall- Episode 77
Global Unrest: Is Indonesia Next? Egypt just witnessed the largest protests in human history, Turkey and Brazil continue to witness protests as their uprisings take on new, evolving forms. Protests...
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Empire, Power, and People with Andrew Gavin Marshall- Episode 78
Egypt’s Ongoing Revolution On June 30, between 14 and 17 million Egyptians took to the streets to demand the ouster of their first democratically-elected government of Mohammed Morsi, which came about...
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Empire, Power, and People with Andrew Gavin Marshall- Episode 79
Egypt: From Revolution to Counter-Revolution In the two and a half years since the uprising began, Egypt has undergone not only a continuation of the Revolution, but an institutional...
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Brazil: Extractive Capitalism and the Great Leap Backward
“The point of confrontation is the street – not the workplace.” Introduction: Brazil has witnessed one of the world’s most striking socio-economic reversals in modern history: from a dynamic...
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Empire, Power, and People with Andrew Gavin Marshall- Episode 80
Reflecting on Revolution What makes a successful revolution? Has there ever been one? Looking at Egypt’s current situation, two and a half years after the fall of Mubarak, what have we learned about...
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