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 Stories About: Bill McKibben AND grassroots activism AND Seattle AND World Trade Organization
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Cutting Globalization Down to Size
Protesters make themselves heard in Seattle |
Bill McKibben, TomPaine.com |
30 Nov 1999 |
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| By Bill McKibben and TomPaine.com 30 Nov 1999 SEATTLE, Wash. The metaphor is irresistible. Between 8 and 10 this morning in downtown Seattle, the protesters owned the streets. Later in the day, they vied with police, back and forth; but as the day began the cops were back inside their perimeters, and the few thousand drumming, singing demonstrators were firmly in control. And so, as delegates began to arrive for the ... |
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| Topics: Bill McKibben, globalization, grassroots activism, Seattle, World Trade Organization (all these topics) |
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On the Streets of Seattle
What the demonstrators are fighting for |
Bill McKibben, TomPaine.com |
29 Nov 1999 |
Main Dish |
| By Bill McKibben and TomPaine.com 29 Nov 1999 SEATTLE, Wash. In the USA today, according to USA Today, the holiday shopping season opened with a 6.4 percent jump in sales from last year. The Labor Department reported that personal income rose at the fastest pace in more than five years last month. Donald Trump vowed to spend $100 million of his own money if he ran for president ("very few other people can do that," he p ... |
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| Topics: Bill McKibben, grassroots activism, Seattle, World Trade Organization (all these topics) |
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