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26 June 2010 5:28 PM | Tagged: porto alegre brazil
This piece was originally published on AlterNet.It's not surprising that the mainstream media is paying little attention to the 15,000-plus community organizers and progressive activists gathered in Detroit, Michigan this week for the second United States Social Forum.After all, the center-left political establishment isn't paying attention either.Why is it that the Tea Party -- the right-wing ed

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30 January 2010 7:07 AM | Tagged: porto alegre brazil
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil – Leftists who converged in Brazil to protest what they view as uncontrolled capitalism ended the World Social Forum on Friday with vows to take advantage of the financial crisis to promote a global socialist agenda.Activists at the annual countercultural gathering against the World Economic Forum under way at the Swiss ski resort of Davos said the meltdown proves the b

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26 January 2010 12:07 AM | Tagged: porto alegre brazil
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil – Thousands of leftists converged Monday in southern Brazil to spend five days railing against unfettered capitalism at the World Social Forum, the annual countercultural gathering held to protest the bankers and world leaders who will attend the World Economic Forum at a Swiss ski resort.Organizers expect as many as 15,000 activists from around the world to swarm into