Prague: Reflections on S26
Against The Current vol. 89
Olson, Peter
http://www.solidarity-us.org/node/961
Date Written: 2000-11-01
Publisher: Against The Current
Year Published: 2000
Resource Type: Article
Cx Number: CX12958
Even beofre the clouds of tear gas over Prague had dissipated, the mainstream media were eager to declare the September 26 demonstration against the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank a failure. According to the New York Times, the international gathering of up to 20,000 protesters had tried "desperately ... and ultimately unsuccessfully, to shut down a global finance meeting."