Dr. Anna Feigenbaum is a lecturer in Media and Politics at Bournemouth University. She is a co-author of the book Protest Camps (Zed 2013) and is currently writing a book about the political history of tear gas, forthcoming from Verso in 2015. Afeigenbaum [at] bournemouth.ac.uk. Follow @drfigtree on Twitter.

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Protests Mean Profit for Brazilian Weapons Manufacturer
As Brazilian anti-World Cup activists suffer, Condor Nonlethal Technologies is raking in the cash.
Anna Feigenbaum
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