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international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday February 25, 2009 - 12:57 by TruthWillOut
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Amnesty's report on weapons used by both sides in Gaza finds much to condemn. http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/MDE15/012/2009/....html The group is particularly hard on the U.S., having found numerous remains of American munitions -- including white phosphorus shells from Pine Bluff Arsenal, and a Hellfire missile made in Orlando. Another weapon which bothers Amnesty is a mysterious munition, filled with cubic particles. This type of ultra-precise strike capability is supposed to limit collateral damage and civilian casualties. So we turn once again to Garlasco's comment, from an earlier conflict: "It is unfortunate that these weapons are being developed specifically for use in densely populated areas which may negate the intended effect." ... read full story / add a comment 
national / anti-capitalism Tuesday February 24, 2009 - 11:58 by Etain
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“People who got mortgages they can’t afford to pay back were greedy and foolish and should suffer the consequences…They signed a free contract, they’re adults and they have to take responsibility for their actions”. This is the kind of thing that gets thrown around a lot in recessions. It conveniently ignores a few things. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism Sunday February 22, 2009 - 22:08 by Dermot O'Byrne
20 comments (last - sunday march 15, 2009 - 20:24)
Is the Labour Party led by Eamon Gilmore on the side of the working class? ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Sunday February 22, 2009 - 15:22 by Gregor Kerr
5 comments (last - tuesday february 24, 2009 - 11:33)
From late morning yesterday (Sat. 21st February) it was clear that the Irish Congress of Trade Unions’ National Demonstration was going to be huge. It was also clear that those marching were from all over the country and from all types of employment – both public and private sector. ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Friday February 20, 2009 - 16:32 by pat c
1 comment (last - saturday february 21, 2009 - 14:12) 1 attached file
All are strongly urged to turn out with their unions on the ICTU March to-morrow. March begins at 2 pm from Parnell Sq. Leaflets can be collected at Royal Dublin Hotel, O Connell St, from 1pm on Saturday for distribution in your section of ICTU March. Text of leaflet (not laid out) is set out below. Next General Meeting of Public Service Alliance, Thursday Feb 26, 8.15PM, Teachers Club, Parnell Sq, Dublin. All are welcome. Keep up the "grassroots" pressure ... read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media Monday February 16, 2009 - 13:06 by Paul O' Sullivan
What Senators say on Sundays ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Thursday February 12, 2009 - 17:50 by [email protected]
Sixty-five thousand people in the cold, lots of vilis but only one Robbie Keane. But it's important to say it like it is, in football and politics. ... read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media Wednesday February 11, 2009 - 23:29 by Paul O' Sullivan
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Oh, Pat. We really can't stand you now. ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Tuesday February 10, 2009 - 19:07 by Paul O' Sullivan
Takes four seasons to find one's voice ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Monday February 09, 2009 - 22:44 by jim travers
13 comments (last - wednesday march 18, 2009 - 16:12)
The man is in a corner, his party in a hole, the opposition lining up to take on the government’s toxic debts and Ireland once again is in an economic shithole that was brought about by political representatives who neither knew how to spend wisely nor how to manage properly, in case of a rainy day, the state’s finances. Joe Higgins was a total gobeen for telling us that we were on a slide to disaster, while David McWilliams was criticised by everybody and anybody who proudly professed their expertise in the financial affairs of the state. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Sunday February 08, 2009 - 19:33 by Paul O' Sullivan
5 comments (last - sunday october 17, 2010 - 12:42)
Last week, Martin Mansergh unwittingly gave an insight into the Fianna Fail's attitude toward the opinions of the electorate. His appearance on TV3 was a reminder of his less antagonising sibling. ... read full story / add a comment
national / education Saturday February 07, 2009 - 01:13 by Conor.M
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Third level fees should be re-introduced. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests Friday February 06, 2009 - 10:00 by Gavin
2 comments (last - tuesday february 10, 2009 - 06:08)
Dublin Bus is slated to see huge cuts in both staff and services. As many as 290 workers and 100 buses will be cut. This means fewer routes and less frequent service. If the Dublin Bus workers go on strike, it will mean an inconvenience for a few days. However, if they take action and force the company to back down, it will in the long run save us all time and money and will help the environment. It will also serve as a message to the politicians. If they want cuts, they can start by tightening the belts at the top, not the bottom. The politicians are giving bailouts to bankers while they hand out cuts to workers and commuters. It's clear where the money to support public services should come from. It should come from the people who created the crisis! ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Thursday February 05, 2009 - 18:39 by Con Carroll
1 comment (last - friday february 06, 2009 - 13:15)
class political identification. this is not a recession this was well though out political economic agenda. this is war against the working class by capitalist interests ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Thursday February 05, 2009 - 17:04 by Gerry Downing
7 comments (last - saturday may 30, 2009 - 21:37)
The strike is now coming to a conclusion. The British labour movement will emerge from it a great deal worse that when it began. The negotiations are centred around which nationality gets which jobs, with even more reactionary demands emerging from the SP that jobs should be 'local'. The strike began about BJ4BW, some gave whole hearted support and pretended the posters, union jacks and pickets comments were just 'media lies' (Galloway et al), others came to the schizophrenic conclusion that the strike might be on reactionary demands, but ‘really’, dialectically, in a contradictory way it was about a fight to advance the rights of all workers and since it might become that it was ok – a sort of ‘if your aunt had balls’ argument. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Thursday February 05, 2009 - 14:33 by Paul O' Sullivan
A look at who's really to blame from a self-confessed Celtic Tiger cub ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday February 04, 2009 - 18:36 by Mik Wilde
Is the use of intrusive technology like that used by BetEire to track who is using the M50, when they used it and to extort payment for usage the first step down the road to where technology of this kind will be used to track and control our every movement? ... read full story / add a comment
cork / miscellaneous Tuesday February 03, 2009 - 21:35 by Paul O' Sullivan
3 comments (last - wednesday february 04, 2009 - 19:35) 1 attached file
Account of covering local council meetings ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Tuesday February 03, 2009 - 19:17 by Clare Gallagher
5 comments (last - thursday february 05, 2009 - 08:42)
What a biased media rhetoric we really have in this country! The agenda of RTE has become apparent to anyone tuning in to so-called National Broadcaster that it serves to maintain the interests of the social order. ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Tuesday January 27, 2009 - 21:33 by Sean Matthews
7 comments (last - wednesday march 11, 2009 - 16:26)
DUP MLA Sammy Wilson claims jobs should be given to locals before migrant workers. ... read full story / add a comment |
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