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"The themes that the anti-globalization protesters bring to the discussion are of extraordinary importance. However, the theses that they often bring to it, sometimes in the form of slogans, are often oversimple."
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Source: Interview with David Barsamian, www.sharedhost.progressive.org. September 29, 2011.
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