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offsite link What do you make of the Russia and China Partnership? Tue Feb 28, 2023 16:26 | The Saker
by Mr. Allen for the Saker blog Over the last few years, we hear leaders from both Russia and China pronouncing that they have formed a relationship where there are

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offsite link Is DeepSeek the New Threat to US National Security? Mon Feb 24, 2025 19:00 | Andrea Monti and Raymond Wacks
Two US Congressmen have proposed to ban China's DeepSeek AI from Government devices. The justification, as with TikTok, is to protect national security. Andrea?Monti and Raymond Wacks take a look at the implications.
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The British arm of McDonald's is clinging to its corporate DEI policies,?breaking with its US parent?in apparent defiance of Donald Trump. It remains committed to a senior leadership diversity quota of 40% by 2030.
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Why is it illegal to burn a Koran but fine for pro-Hamas protesters to destroy a Union Flag? Why is one a "public order offence" and the other not? Because in two-tier Britain the one rule is that you can't upset Muslims.
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"Censorship!" cry the censorious Left as the Trump administration clamps down on wokery in publicly-funded research. Dr Roger Watson fact-checks the latest dubious claims from the DEI industry about book and word "bans".
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Friedrich Merz has warned of the end of NATO as the incoming German Chancellor is set to defy Washington by teaming up with the losing Left-wing parties, including the extreme Greens, and freezing out surging AfD.
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international / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Tuesday March 29, 2005 14:16 by Lasc   text 2 comments (last - tuesday march 29, 2005 19:45)
The delegates to the INTO conference in Galway delivered a stinging defeat to the US multinational. Last year controversy broke out at the INTO due to the sponsorship they were receiving from Coke, evident through the huge stand they had there.

This year despite attempts to have motions rueld out of order at the Northern regional conference in Derry, a motion was put forward calling on the union to break off relations with Coke. The motion was overwhelmingly passed. So much so that the union leaders who had opposed the motion didn't even ask for a count.

Though the motion doesn't mention support for the boycott it was motivated by concerns over the allegations against coke in Colombia.

Last year one delegate asked whether the honour of the Irish trade union movement was to be forfeited for a free can of coke. This year a majority of delegates decided to tell their leadership no. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / press release Tuesday March 29, 2005 14:15 by Makhno   text 45 comments (last - saturday november 25, 2006 18:48)
mayo / environment / news report Monday March 28, 2005 15:49 by Cormac   text 3 comments (last - friday april 08, 2005 18:07)
Walk of solidarity in Mayo to support landowners in the High Court and Ogoni people in Nigeria read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Monday March 28, 2005 13:06 by Dave
New Socialist Worker Online

Selected Articles from this issue:
M 19: Global anti-war movement retakes the streets

Editorial: Another robbery of the poor and little noise from the opposition

SWP Statement: Recent events around the IRA

International Women’s Day report: protests, music and debate celebrating women’s lives and struggles

Bring Olunkunle home – no more deportations

Crisis in the Health Service

Campaign against the Bin Tax entering new and challenging phase

Dahr Jamail on his experience of the Iraqi resistance The lies and hypocrisy behind Bush and Blair’s crusade for democracy in the Middle East

Neo-con’s hollow democracy

Tariq Ali talks to Socialist Worker about empire and those who fight against it

Response to debates: it time for an alternative left in Ireland?

The most important task facing the social movements in Ireland is the formation of a real left alternative

Debate: The left, socialism, republicanism and Sinn Fein read full story / add a comment

international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Monday March 28, 2005 08:01 by Yoshie
The Army's 7,500 military recruiters, saddled with "a quota of two new recruits a month" and pressured by the Army brass, are on the verge of a nervous breakdown. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Sunday March 27, 2005 18:48 by IRSP
(Delivered by Andy Gallagher Easter Sunday 27th March 12 2005) read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Sunday March 27, 2005 17:56 by Ellen McCann
A Spinwatch investigation has revealed that the BBC has been using Services Sound and Vision Corporation (SSVC) reports as if they were genuine news. In fact, the SSVC is entirely funded by the Ministry of Defence. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Sunday March 27, 2005 17:11 by iosaf mac diarmada   text 1 comment (last - tuesday march 29, 2005 17:54)
Some considerations on "life", "race", and "small minority interests".

and the painfully slow progress to a pluri-cultural Irish society. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / other press Saturday March 26, 2005 19:52 by Jed Brandt   text 2 comments (last - thursday march 09, 2006 11:37)
The People's War in Nepal is surging from one success to another. Since "King" Gyanendra's Feb. 1 decree of emergency rule, any claim to being the sovereign of the Nepalese people has been shown for the fantasy it is.

The wildcard in Nepal's civil war has been the marginalized parliamentary parties centered in the capital city. Up until today, they have respected the legitimacy of the monarchy and refused to recognize facts on the ground, including the censorship of their press, and the killing and jailing of their leaders by the isolated monarchy. The Congress Party, UML and the other main "legal" parties have declared in a New Delhi meeting that "This will be our last fight with the king. There will be no more compromise." The parliamentary parties were banned during the coup, and with no where left to turn have accepted the Community Party of Nepal's main demand, the convening of a constituent assembly to decide the fate of the Hindu monarchy. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Saturday March 26, 2005 17:56 by Sinn Féin   text 3 comments (last - sunday march 27, 2005 21:55)
Ceremonies commemorating the 1916 Rising will take place at various locations in Dublin on Saturday, 26 March and Sunday 27 March. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Saturday March 26, 2005 08:56 by mise
Irish Catholics in America have a vibrant memory of humiliating job discrimination, which featured omnipresent signs proclaiming "Help Wanted--No Irish Need Apply!" No one has ever seen one of these NINA signs because they were extremely rare or nonexistent. read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment / opinion/analysis Saturday March 26, 2005 01:35 by St.John
Last Tuesday, the Environmental Society hosted a talk on
the issue of the exploitation of the Erris Gas Field off
Co. Mayo. Here is a brief explanation of a fascinating and
eye-opening talk... read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections / opinion/analysis Friday March 25, 2005 20:51 by a postcard a day heaps the pressure.   text 4 comments (last - thursday march 31, 2005 13:11)
The Progressive Democrats have been through it all, haven't they? the Ambition of the "mammy" then "granny" Harney's girth has long been measured, and recently swinging big Mickey Mc Dowell did a most uncharacteristic turn around.
Will the little party of unwarrented capitalism be stopped at the next election?

Do we smell blood?
yes - so let's finish them off.
Here's your psychological guide:- read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / other press Friday March 25, 2005 06:20 by cleaves
What stares you in the face is invisible! Who would suppose that Mr. “bouquet of flowers”, architect for the US world domination model, best friend of the Tel Aviv government, student of mass murderer Kissinger and neo-con extraordinaire, Paul Wolfowitz, would be allowed to run a drink stand [erratum] vie that is for presidency of the World Bank. – what next, a Kissinger nomination for the Nobel Peace Price? read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Thursday March 24, 2005 19:41 by T.O.D.A.Y   text 12 comments (last - monday march 28, 2005 19:56)
The Organisation of Dublin's Activist Youth(TODAY) will have it's first meeting on the 2nd of April 2005. We will be meeting at 2:30pm outside the Grafton Street Entrance of St.Stephen's Green. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / other press Thursday March 24, 2005 15:03 by LD
Department of Foregin Affairs 24/march/2005

What should we do to tackle world poverty? Conor Lenihan announces series of public meetings to discuss aid programme read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Thursday March 24, 2005 12:42 by pat c
German Workers Do the Wage Limbo

(This would definitely be ISME and IBECs dream. I was surprised to find out that Germany does not have a statutory minimum wage. pc)

A new German employment site shows just how bad the country's job market has become. JobDumping.de is like no other career portal. Employers still list jobs, but prospective workers log on and bid -- downward. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Thursday March 24, 2005 11:56 by Ciaron, Des, Elaine   text 3 comments (last - friday march 25, 2005 14:05)
*Ireland play Israel in Israel this Saturday 5.30 pm
*Return Game in June in Dublin
*Below is the Guardian article about
Israel restrictions on Palestinian football team
competing in the same competition (World Cup
qualifiers)

*This vigil is prelude to further nvda when Israel plays the return leg in Dublin

*Vigil Saturday March 26th. 12noon - 2pm at the Israeli Consul, Pembroke Rd. Ballsbridge D4 (opposite Jurys Hotel)
*This vigil is an outreach to Irish soccer fans - we wish them to consider the human rights being denied to Palestinian footballers
*People attending should wear footy shirts if possible (any club, if you've got more than one, bring to lend to others at vigil)
*Bring a ball for a kick about, broad sidewalk opposite Israeli Consul on Pembroke Rd. (opposite Jurys) read full story / add a comment
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