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New York Times: After the Protests – Zeynep Tufekci

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Media in the hands of citizens can rattle regimes. It makes it much harder for rulers to maintain legitimacy by controlling the public sphere. But activists, who have made such effective use of technology to rally supporters, still need to figure out how to convert that energy into greater impact. LAST Wednesday, more than 100,000 people showed up in Istanbul [...] → Read the full article…

In Solidarity with the people of Turkey (from East Europe)

We would like to express strong support for the struggle of our comrades across Turkey. They fight the repressive and authoritarian neoliberal regime of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and AKP, who declared open war on the citizens of Turkey by crackdown on peaceful protests. We believe that we are all a part of the same general struggle against neo-liberal capitalism and [...] → Read the full article…