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World Economic Forum Takes Left Turn, As Participants Assail American Policies

Associated Press | by JIM KRANE | 02/04/02 They came in solidarity with this terror-wounded city. But since they arrived, speaker after speaker at the World Economic Forum has lambasted America as a smug superpower, too beholden to Israel at the expense of the Muslim world, and inattentive to the needs of poor countries or the advice of allies.

A Field Guide to Anti-WEF Protest in New York City

Village Voice | by Ariston-Lizabeth Anderson After months of lying low, defenders of civil liberties, opponents of the war in Afghanistan, and anti-corporate-globalization activists are determined to come out and be heard by some of the WEF's most influential business leaders. Here's how you can join the demonstrations. NEW YORK CITY SOCIAL FORUM

Argentina Pays Debt--To Democracy

By Eduardo Galeano It started with an explosion of violence. A few days before Christmas, a crowd of hungry people began looting supermarkets. Among them, as is usually the case, were a few criminals. As the chaos spread and blood was spilled, the Argentine president spoke on television. What he said, more or less, was: Reality does not exist; the people do not exist.

WEF Foes Won""t Nix Violence in N.Y.

The Washington Times | January 16, 2002 | Betsy Pisik; THE WASHINGTON TIMES NEW YORK - Anti-globalization protesters, who have shied from the spotlight in the months after September 11, plan to return in force with a massive display of resistance at a meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) here in two weeks.

The Mouse that Roared

Toronto Globe and Mail | By MICHAEL EDWARDS | January 3, 2002 The anti-globalization movement has been given an uncomfortable ride in the media since Sept. 11. Protesters have been uncharacteristically muted, fearful of the inevitable backlash if their activities are seen as insensitive, unpatriotic or merely irrelevant to fighting the battle of the moment.
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