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international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday September 30, 2009 - 18:17 by pat c
The struggle continues. Thousands of Tehran University students thronged the streets around the university’s main entrance protesting against the Iranian Regime. At Alameh Amini Auditorium where the Science Minister, Kamran Daneshjoo was supposed to be taking part in the opening ceremonies, students ripped up posters and demanded the expulsion of the minister from campus forcing the security forces to fire tear gas and close the campus gates. ... read full story / add a comment
national / eu Wednesday September 30, 2009 - 14:54 by Alan Davis
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IBT statement on the Lisbon Treaty in the form of an open letter to the Socialist Party makes the case for a spoiled ballot in the referendum ... read full story / add a comment
international / eu Wednesday September 30, 2009 - 09:49 by paul o toole
Is all not well in the Yes Camp??? A text poll conducted on Newstalk No-66% / / Yes-34%. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism Tuesday September 29, 2009 - 11:01 by Anne McShane
Article written for the Weekly Worker setting out an analysis of the current crisis, the prospects for left unity and the need for a united European working class. ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Monday September 28, 2009 - 15:40 by pat c
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Amy Goodman interviews Iraqi trade unionists Rasim Awadi and Falah Alwan. They tell how the invasion has esulted in the destruction of civil society and has unleashed an onslaught of privatisation and attacks on womens and workers rights. Full transcript of interview at link. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / gender and sexuality Monday September 28, 2009 - 14:21 by ud
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Certain criticisms of Michelle Obama have been doing the rounds of MSM because she did not allow a grappler within arm's length. Q: Should she hide her distaste and allow a known grappler and sexist give her a hug? A: Why did the Telegraph even ask that stupid question? Back to time honoured sexism , where a Premier who is immune from prosecution, has a mountain of sleaze behind him and caused an odd reaction in the wife of the US prez gets defended in the Media because Mrs Obama did not *want* to hug him. It is of course all her fault and nothing to do with the manner in which he greeted her. The images speak for themselves : http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/....html Feminst backlash: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/sep/20/berlusconi-...klash ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Sunday September 27, 2009 - 15:23 by tomeile
For the past four months the on-line archives section of the CPGB Weekly Worker website have been unavailable following a viscous cyber attack by as yet unidentified hackers . ... read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday September 26, 2009 - 11:51 by Celia Sanchez
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The rise and fall of the Stickies - A Provo review of The Lost Revolution: The Story of the Official IRA and the Workers’ Party, by Brian Hanley and Scott Millar ... read full story / add a comment
This article about the Lisbon Treaty was written for a South African audience and appears on the Mail & Guardian’s Thought Leader website. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Friday September 25, 2009 - 15:22 by Shorty
An interesting article which produces facts to show that the Assembly in the North is literally not working for ordinary people. ... read full story / add a comment
international / eu Thursday September 24, 2009 - 16:15 by paul o toole
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Dangerous times ahead..... The Broadcast Comission of Ireland have said there is no owness to enforce an even time on media for coverage of the Lisbon campaign. ... read full story / add a comment
national / eu Tuesday September 22, 2009 - 20:41 by Juergenhaag
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You can listen a very interesting Speech from the leading German legal EU-expert Prof. Dr. Karl Albrecht Schachtschneider (excellent synchronized English version)! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIzfZvKWOVw&hl=de (This is only the first part of the movie: The follow parts will published already tomorrow!) ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment Tuesday September 22, 2009 - 01:11 by Thomas Janak
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The critically aclaimed documentary "The End Of The Line", which takes a closer and more serious look at overfishing and the state of our oceans, was screened at the Irish Film Institute on September 21st 2009. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Monday September 21, 2009 - 22:48 by Ger Kelly
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Jim Corr is using a selective quote from an article by Giscard d'Estaing to give a completely false impression of what he actually said ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Monday September 21, 2009 - 22:18 by Bazooka Joe
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This is a link for the torrent download of the film "Der Baader Meinhof Komplex" ... read full story / add a comment
international / summit mobilisations Monday September 21, 2009 - 19:06 by chicago imc
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ... read full story / add a comment
international / history and heritage Monday September 21, 2009 - 19:02 by Never Again
6 comments (last - sunday october 04, 2009 - 17:38)
Once the words of denial regarding The Holocaust pour forth from the lips of Ahmadinejad. I do not think this it will be possible to explain it away as a mistranslation. ... read full story / add a comment 
cork / anti-capitalism Sunday September 20, 2009 - 16:56 by Hilary Quinn
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Some images from the No to NAMA march yesterday in Cork. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-capitalism Sunday September 20, 2009 - 15:48 by Drew
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Members of WPRM from Britain and Ireland have been in Nepal recently to talk with leaders local comrades to try to better understand the contradictions in Nepalese society and how the UCPN(M) is providing leadership in making revolution. Below are extracts from the articles and interviews conducted in Nepal by members of WPRM. Full articles at the urls below . ... read full story / add a comment
national / public consultation / irish social forum Sunday September 20, 2009 - 11:08 by Greg T
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Highlighting recent changes to the rent supplement scheme as well as other disturbing developments. ... read full story / add a comment |
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