Tag: social movements
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As Twitter, Facebook and YouTube shut down accounts spreading China’s narrative about the Hong Kong protests, resourceful patriots are putting their videos on another extremely popular platform: the world’s biggest… more ›
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One of Hong Kong’s foremost universities turned into a site of fiery pitched battles as police stormed onto campus, firing tear gas and rubber bullets as protesters responded with bricks… more ›
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The antigovernment movement, which began peacefully, has become increasingly violent and unpredictable on both sides. The demonstrations on Saturday quickly devolved into clashes. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/11/02/world/asia/hong-kong-protest-photos.html more ›
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Pocketbook items have become the catalysts for popular fury across the globe in recent weeks. LONDON — In Chile, the spark was an increase in subway fares. In Lebanon, it… more ›
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Five years ago, protesters were critical of even breaking windows. Now, some are throwing firebombs. The slogan is a call for the protesters to remain united, even as different factions… more ›
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HONG KONG — Across the border from Hong Kong, the Chinese Communist Party screams its presence with banners and slogans on nearly every street. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/27/world/asia/hong-kong-communist-china.html more ›
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Playing for Team Human today, activist, journalist, and science fiction author of the new anthology Radicalized, Cory Doctorow. Cory has a unique way of building stories, metaphors, and scenarios… https://medium.com/s/teamhuman/the-oligarchys-operating-system-with-cory-doctorow-5f3af6058af8 more ›
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Campaigners have issued three core demands to the government: to “tell the truth about climate change”; to reduce carbon emissions to zero by 2025; and to create a citizens’ assembly… more ›
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HONG KONG—Bonnie Leung and members of the Civil Human Rights Front have reason to feel triumphant. https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/06/hong-kongs-protests-leader/591820/ more ›
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Every night, several times a night, Uber and Lyft drivers at Reagan National Airport simultaneously turn off their ride share apps for a minute or two to trick the app… more ›