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international / worker & community struggles and protests Friday May 11, 2007 - 16:45 by pat c
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This a statement and an appeal for solidarity from a group of Iranian workers based at the Iran Khodro car plant. Full statement at the link. Friends and Fellow workers, International workers day is the day of international solidarity with workers. This is the day of protest against capitalism, against injustice in the world. Years ago Chicago workers started a struggle in support of their demands and many workers lost their lives. Workers are still fighting for their rights and thousands of workers have continued the struggle for the demands of May day. The Iranian government was forced to accept workers day only after years of worker protests. Iranian workers, cannot gather free of police presence to mark May day. For years everytime we tried to organise an independent march, the government intervened and it arrested many workers as in Saghez in 2004. Mahmud Salehi, one of the workers accused of organising the Saghez events is in prison , many other workers await similar sentences. ... read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections Friday May 11, 2007 - 16:39 by Sper
10 comments (last - monday may 14, 2007 - 20:01)
Socialist Party unveils manifesto By Elaine Edwards, Ireland.com The current coalition partners are driving a "race to the bottom" in workers' pay and conditions, Socialist Party leader and TD Joe Higgins said today. Mr Higgins was speaking at the unveiling of his party's election manifesto in Dublin, and the sole Socialist TD in the Dáil is hoping at least one of his party's three other candidates will be elected on May 24th. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Friday May 11, 2007 - 09:15 by Tech1.0
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I was reminded of last weeks Phoenix while listening to the Irish head of Transparency International on Morning Ireland's business news section this morning. He was angelically critiquing companies here who may, (be forced to...) slip their standards abroad. The Phoenix had an interesting article on this Irish Chapter of Transparency International (TI), on TI internationally, and on their links with the World Bank and curious unwillingness to demand Wolfowitz's resignation... (as it is not available online, I post this article in the public interest.) ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday May 10, 2007 - 19:27 by Seán Ryan
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George Bush's lackey announced his intention to resign today. ... read full story / add a comment
international / animal rights Thursday May 10, 2007 - 17:07 by Jerry Cornelius
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Yet another example of Western thought coming into conflict with Eastern culture. In this case there is a solution which might allow the Hindus to keep their Sacred Bull and will also protect humans and other animals from infection. The Animal Health Act 2001 allows for ill animals to be treated rather than slaughtered in all cases. Ignorant officials are refusing to consider this. Full article at link. ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Thursday May 10, 2007 - 15:39 by Duine
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Ar eagla go smaoinimid nach bhfuil ann ar an tsaol ach éagóir is treall, seo agaibh scéal a chuirfeas croí ionainn cionn is gur daoine muid ... read full story / add a comment
limerick / politics / elections Thursday May 10, 2007 - 13:58 by Cathal Brennan
A podcast is now available of a debate held in Raheny GAA on April 16th with all the candidates from the Dublin North East constituency. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Thursday May 10, 2007 - 13:54 by Chris Marsden and Julie Hyland
The ceremonial opening of the power-sharing Executive at Stormont, with Sinn Fein’s Martin McGuinness sitting alongside Ian Paisley of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), is portrayed as a fairy tale ending to the Northern Ireland peace process. In fact, it is more akin to a business agreement between two hostile parties charged with opening up Northern Ireland PLC to global investors. ... read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections Tuesday May 08, 2007 - 17:06 by Apparat
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Whether or not there is a regroupment of the centre-left, the radical left will have to confront the challenge of building a new political force that can challenge the PS. ... read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections Tuesday May 08, 2007 - 11:16 by tallywoman
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The CWI has published an article on the recent Scottish Elections. Here's an exerpt. ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Sunday May 06, 2007 - 21:14 by pat c
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Here is an excerpt from a report on a Hands Off the People of Iran public meeting held in London immediately after the May Day march. HOPI activist Torab Saleth introduced the discussion. You may access the full article at the link. Hands Off the People of Iran will have its Dublin launch on Thursday 10 May at 7.30 pm in the Teachers Club, Parnell Square. The initiative to set up this important campaign was taken by Iranian political activists and organisations who oppose the Islamic regime in Iran and also stand against any imperialist sanctions or attack. It has links with students, womens' organisations and workers struggles in Iran who are fighting for their rights there and are also against US or UN intervention. Irish Supporters include: Senator David Norris; Aengus O'Snodaigh TD; Tony Gregory TD; Des Derwin; DCTU (Pers Cap); Joe Moore CWU (Pers Cap); Patrick Nulty Labour Youth. ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Sunday May 06, 2007 - 13:11 by barra
The Federal Minister of Employment and Workplace Relations (big) Joe Hockey was forced this week to draw his leader’s attention to the oppressive reality facing average working Australians. Crushing debt, loss of penalty rates and other entitlements have forced many Australian families to the wall. Mortgagee sales in working class areas throughout the nation have increased at an alarming rate. John Howard, the darling of big business and the Corporate sector wondered why the common people were not eating cake! ... read full story / add a comment 
international / worker & community struggles and protests Saturday May 05, 2007 - 19:57 by MB
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An academic has been dismissed from the School of Computing and IT at the University of Wolverhampton on the grounds of Gross Misconduct following the use of email and an online blog devoted to bullying in academia to express criticisms and complaints towards management and policies within the University. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / history and heritage Saturday May 05, 2007 - 19:17 by Joe
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The WSM has recently added 6 PDF's of anarchist publications from Ireland or about Ireland of the period from 1970 to 1983 (WSM was founded 1984). Today we make available an article published by the Belfast anarchist paper Outta Control written at the start of the Hunger Strike. ... read full story / add a comment 
meath / history and heritage Saturday May 05, 2007 - 05:51 by TaraWatch
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NPR featured an interview with Conor Newman of NUI Galway ... read full story / add a comment
international / sci-tech Friday May 04, 2007 - 23:49 by mac fishie
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Australian scientists Geoff Jones & Glenn Almany, both of the University of James Cook in Queensland have published the results of their long awaited "Nemo Fish" study. They irradiated more than 300 female fish in the waters surrounding Papua New Guinnea in the South Pacific so as to track them and test the Walt Disney "in search of Nemo" theory that fish always return home (if not on your dishie - they're at home - irradiated - extinct or cutely searching their moma's and papa's). At least 60% of the tracked fish returned home. It's not a land slide majority but is certainly indicative of a fair chunk of the fish in question sharing something important in common :- "their idea of home". Thankfully for 3rd world fisherpeople fish have remarkably short memories and so any of the more suspicious fish will soon forget how much studying went into their habits & movements. ... read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections Friday May 04, 2007 - 19:47 by Jolly Red Giant
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On 24 May you will have the opportunity to vote for and elect Socialist Party candidates who have been tireless campaigners for working class people. Joe Higgins TD has been the real opposition to the government for the last ten years. You can strengthen that opposition by electing other Socialist Party TDs to join Joe in the Dail. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Friday May 04, 2007 - 19:32 by Choice Ireland
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These are the founding documents of Choice Ireland. We are a dublin-based pro-choice group which has been active since January 2007. Contact us if you wish to go on our mailing list or become involved. ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Friday May 04, 2007 - 15:16 by dick cheney
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Chinese news agency Xinhua reports that authorities in Havana Cuba have narrowed down all leads in the investigation into a plane hijack and foiled bomb attack which occured this morning. The USA is suspected of training, supplying, planning and carrying out the attack which left one ground Cuban crew member dead. All hostages are now safe and undergoing post-traumatic therapy. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / miscellaneous Friday May 04, 2007 - 14:24 by Fredrick Forsyth
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Carlos the Jackal, a Venezuelan whose real name is Ilich Ramírez Sánchez was for many years the most wanted terrorist on Earth who popped up in fiction and movies. But eventually he was brought to France where he stood trial and stunned everyone with his incoherent gurgling once he took the stand. Honestly fact really disappointed everyone and the Jackal was nothing like the man fiction had portrayed. Well - everyone will get to hear more incoherent gurgling because the Jackal is going back to court. This time he will face charges relating to a bomb on the Toulouse-Paris train el 29/3/82 (5 dead), the offices of the magazine Al Watan Al Arabi in París 22/4/82 (1 dead), a bomb at the Sant Charles station in Marseilles (no dead) and a train in Tain-L'Hermitage 31/12/83 (5 dead). ... read full story / add a comment |
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