Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS Analysis by Apostolis Fotiadis ATHENS, May 3, 2012 (IPS) – Aggeliki Anagnostopoulou (30) sits in a corner of the huge room that volunteers from the new party, Independent Greeks, are using as a headquarters for their pre-election campaign in the lead up to polling day on May 6. [...]
Protest Time in Tunisia Again
April 20, 2012 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Jake Lippincott TUNIS, Apr 20, 2012 (IPS) – Thousands of centre-left demonstrators violently clashed with police in street battles that completely shut down central Tunis last week, left scores seriously injured and underlined the persistent divisions in Tunisian society. The demonstrations were organised by several political parties, [...]
EUROPE: Unrest Spread Eastwards
January 21, 2012 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS Analysis by Zoltan Dujisin BUDAPEST, Jan 20, 2012 (IPS) – Protests in Hungary and Romania are the first signs of anti-systemic mobilisation in the Eastern half of the continent. While protests in both countries indicate dissatisfaction with their governments’ authoritarian turn, their origins differ, as does the European [...]
U.S.: Occupy Targets Foreclosures
December 7, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Judith Scherr People march through West Oakland to the foreclosed home now owned by Fannie Mae that will be occupied as a community centre. Credit:Judith Scherr/IPS Buy this picture OAKLAND, California, Dec 7, 2011 (IPS) – Five months ago, Gayla Newsome was at work when she [...]
“Occupy” Actions Across the Country
November 18, 2011 By
The Real News Network November 18, 2011 In DC and other cities, demonstrators rally at bridges More at The Real News
Pyrrhic Victory for the Israeli Ship Of State
July 14, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IDN IDN-InDepth NewsViewpoint By Eric Walberg* CAIRO (IDN) – Israel has extended its criminal siege of Gaza and occupation of the West Bank to Greek and other European airports. In doing so, it is encouraging anti-Jewish sentiment where there is none, by way of insisting it speaks on [...]
MIDEAST: Palestinians Won’t Learn Israeli Lessons
July 12, 2011 By
Global Geopolitics & Political Economy / IPS By Jillian Kestler-D’Amours EAST JERUSALEM, Jul 12, 2011 (IPS) – Widespread strikes across Palestinian civil society could be in store for East Jerusalem at the start of the next school year, as the municipality moves ahead with its current plan to implement an Israeli curriculum in Palestinian schools. [...]
