Turkey

June 4, 2013; National Journal

Writing for the National Journal, Brian Fung reports that a campaign to fund a full-page ad in the New York Times explaining the goals and dynamics of recent Turkish protests has quickly reached and exceeded its goal on Indiegogo. Those who game were able to look at the ad proposals and vote for the one they liked best. (See below for the frontrunner.) They are also currently voting about what to do with the excess money.

Turkey

 

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