Michael Levitin

Michael Levitin has reported from the Balkans, China, East Africa, India and across Latin America for publications including Newsweek, the Los Angeles Times, the Financial Times, the Daily Telegraph, Forbes and Grist. He is an editor at Occupy.com.

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Coal export opponents in Oregon engage in billboard modification to get their message out. (Portland Rising Tide)
Big Coal faces big opposition in Pacific Northwest
A Stop the Drones protest to Royal Air Force Station Waddington in England on April 27, 2013. (Flickr/Sarah Baldwin)
Envisioning an international treaty banning drones
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