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national / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday May 14, 2011 - 04:49 by 17/5
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The Irish Times reports this morning that the public will be completely banned from outside all of the sites to be visited by the queen of England. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / animal rights Thursday May 12, 2011 - 21:12 by Bernie Wright
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Dear Sir/Madam, While we are relieved that Bord na gCon was denied permission to export Irish greyhounds to China, we remain alarmed that they are nevertheless going to attempt to develop and manage racetracks there. This is not just a cynical move, but a sinister one. They will have to get greyhounds from somewhere for this cruel sport. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-capitalism Sunday May 08, 2011 - 11:02 by V for vendetta
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Morgan Kelly has done it again. He has cut through the Nonsense coming from our government and the media and got to the core of the matter. This article is the best summary of our current state of affairs in regard to the banking debt and our future that I have seen to date. I hope those idiots in Lenister house and the great sir Patrick Honahan are reading their sunday times today. Because its the only real sense I've seen on the matter lately, buried deep on the comments page as it was ... read full story / add a comment
galway / miscellaneous Sunday May 08, 2011 - 02:48 by FYI
The Galway Advertiser - a free paper - has undoubtedly the biggest readership in the county. Every week in its Grassroots column anonymous authors comment on the local political scene. This week a hard-hitting article has contrasted the Reagan visit to Galway with recent political developments. It is worth a read. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Saturday May 07, 2011 - 08:11 by Prison Solidarity
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Bradley Manning's jail conditions improve dramatically after protest campaign Switch of WikiLeaks whistleblower suspect from maximum security jail means more rights and liberties in runup to trial Bradley Manning's new jail conditions were hailed by the Ohio Democratic congressman Dennis Kucinich as a victory for Manning's supporters, who claimed his original treatment amounted to torture. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-capitalism Friday May 06, 2011 - 20:09 by pat c
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Chris Knight of the Radical Anthropology Group was among those arrested for attempting a street theatre performance to coincide with the royal wedding. They were accused of 'conspiracy to cause a public nuisance' and detained for more than 24 hours. Chris on a previous occasion was accused of incitement to violence because he had an Eat The Rich placard around his neck. Here he speaks to Peter Manson. Full story at link. I’ve been saying all along that, despite what they claim about this being a private wedding, the fact is that it was taxpayers who paid for this party - the security costs were by far the highest component. So it was our party and we had every right to be part of the proceedings. ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Friday May 06, 2011 - 14:48 by Reporter
This could spell trouble for Ahmadinejad. It all depends on witch way he reacts. Full text at url. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his chief of staff, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, who is described as 'the actual president of Iran' by allies of the country's supreme leader. Close allies of Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, have been accused of using supernatural powers to further his policies amid an increasingly bitter power struggle between him and the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Several people said to be close to the president and his chief of staff, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, have been arrested in recent days and charged with being "magicians" and invoking djinns (spirits). ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday May 06, 2011 - 08:42 by Solidarity with Hancock 37
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Fiction as Reality: Two Perspectives, Two Drones, One Demonstration, and 37 Bodies VID (18 mins) http://indytv.blip.tv/file/5089236/ ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Wednesday May 04, 2011 - 13:37 by Boris
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It may already be too late to stop climate change. Full paper at url. Global climate change is anticipated to bring more extreme weather phenomena such as heat waves that could impact human health in the coming decades. An analysis led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health calculated that the city of Chicago could experience between 166 and 2,217 excess deaths per year attributable to heat waves using three different climate change scenarios for the final decades of the 21st century. The study was published May 1 edition of the journal Environmental Health Perspectives ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday May 04, 2011 - 08:43 by Prison Solidarity
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* PHOTO - Frank & Steve outside G.P.O Dublin for Bradley Manning http://www.flickr.com/photos/frank_cordaro_and_the_dm_c...8005/ **LONDON YOUTUBE Frank & Steve blockading Downing St. on Good Friday http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pFCQthlxgg ... read full story / add a comment
international / history and heritage Monday May 02, 2011 - 13:52 by Mark Fischer
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Mark Fischer interviews Clive Bloom on his new book 'Restless revolutionaries'. A book which examines the legacy of Republicanism in British history. Full text at url. You talk about the history of republicanism’s “crushing failures” in the book. One way that these struggles are crushed, of course, is that the victor writes the histories ... Exactly. You have to unearth these histories, the documentation. You have to search for the graves where these people are buried - there are no monuments to guide you. More than that, you have to reconstruct the politics of the time to understand these rebellions in their context. In the case of William Courtney and the 1838 rebellion in Dover, for example, there is a plaque on the church wall commemorating the dead. But why, when this guy turned up preaching as he did, were people prepared to believe it and to die for it? When we understand that, then history comes alive for us and speaks directly to how we live now, the struggles that surround us in today’s world. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / rights, freedoms and repression Monday May 02, 2011 - 13:27 by Eddie Ford
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Eddie Ford writes why it is in workers interests not just to get rid of the monarchy but also the whole system attached to it. Full article at url below. Apparently the marriage of William Arthur Philip Louis Windsor and Catherine Elizabeth Middleton represents a “lovely fairy tale” - a “beautiful love story” of ideal romance and courtship. Or so Johnny Rotten, former fake anarchist turned monarchist propagandist, dribbled in the pages of The Sun when the royal couple’s engagement was officially announced.[1] The same sort of things were said about Charles Windsor and Diana Spencer - who were supposedly wafting about on cloud nine, when in reality they were miserable participants in a nightmarish charade, with the then naive Diana finding herself the victim of a cruel deception. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Monday April 25, 2011 - 20:02 by Emma Sharma-Hayes
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Protesters for Bradley Manning go to Obama's expensive fund raising dinner and sing to free Bradley Manning. ... read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous Monday April 25, 2011 - 13:26 by Tom Stokes
If citizens thought that they might play a meaningful part in commemorating the 1916 revolution on its 95th anniversary at the epicentre of the revolution they were wrong. The State had its plan, and ordinary people would play no part in it other than as curious and distant observers. ... read full story / add a comment
international / gender and sexuality Saturday April 23, 2011 - 19:43 by Maryam Namazie
Full story with vids at url. To mark and celebrate 100 years of International Women’s Day, a one day conference was held on 12 March 2011 to discuss the impact of religion on the lives of women. The conference was organised by One Law for All and the International Committee against Stoning, Iran Solidarity, and Equal Rights Now. The day started with an opening address by renowned philosopher A C Grayling which was followed by a hugely successful conference with speakers from across the world creating a vibrant and very important debate. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / sci-tech Sunday April 17, 2011 - 01:00 by getouttamyhead
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With the government leasing frequencies to companies world-wide to test their electromagnetic equipment in a live environment, word is finally spreading of the dangers associated with new technology. The DOnegal Democrat and the Liffey Champion have both noted community resistance to placement of towers near homes, schools and businesses. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / anti-capitalism Saturday April 16, 2011 - 17:58 by V for vendetta
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Of all people, the french are in a tizzy over a risque anti smoking advert. How would this "go down" in Ireland I wonder! ;-) ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Thursday April 14, 2011 - 19:27 by Peter Manson
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Yet another split from the British SWP. About 40 have left. But how honest are they in their convictions? The resignation of Socialist Workers Party central committee member Chris Bambery on April 10 was rapidly followed by the departure of at least 38 comrades in Scotland two days later. These defectors are expected to formally announce their adherence to the Counterfire grouping of John Rees and Lindsey German sooner rather than later ... read full story / add a comment 
international / gender and sexuality Thursday April 14, 2011 - 18:15 by Lamya Kaddor
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Lamya Kaddor confronts the myths regarding the wearing of the Hijab. She shows that this is not an observance required by Islam. Rather it is an invention of misogynistic mullahs. Full text at link. However, if God had required a special head covering, would He not have said so explicitly? The khimâr thus merely constitutes a 'fashion accessory' according to the spirit of that age. Viewed rationally, functions consciously or unconsciously associated with head coverings across the course of history – such as protection against sand or evil influences – are all superannuated today and have lost their validity. People's powers of imagination have changed. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday April 13, 2011 - 11:25 by Celia S
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In the article below Michael Parenti deconstructs the body myths surrounding the question of the Dalai Lama/Tibet. Very relevant given the love-in going on today. What say you Andy Storey/Afri? ... read full story / add a comment |
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