Naama Nagar, a sociologist from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was closely involved in two almost simultaneous social protest movements in 2011; in Wisconsin and in her native Israel. She draws parallels between the two.

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Photo: Israeli activists hold placards during a protest calling for social justice, Be’er Sheba, August 13, 2011. Credit: Demotix.