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The Moral Economy of the 2010 Toronto G20 Crowd?

   July 7, 2010 July 6, 2010    7 Comments on The Moral Economy of the 2010 Toronto G20 Crowd?

A brief discussion of the G20 peaceful protests largely overlooked in the mainstream media, and the relevance of historian E.P. Thompson’s work to our times.

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