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national / worker & community struggles and protests Wednesday December 14, 2005 - 23:01 by red satan
national / crime and justice Tuesday December 13, 2005 - 06:42 by R. Isible
 1 comment (last - tuesday december 13, 2005 - 14:07)
Frequently the Indo (Big Swinging Mickey's Organ of Choice) publishes early morning draughts that are later redacted. There are often choice nuggets of information available in these. Seems that the Man at the Min gets off on bashing Frank Connolly. ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Monday December 12, 2005 - 17:33 by pat c
Three cheers for the Orleans Court! They have recognised that the destruction of GM crops was a justified action. Full article at the link. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Monday December 12, 2005 - 12:23 by pat c
The famed "Dykes On Bikes" have finally managed to copyright their name. Read the full article at the link below. ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Monday December 12, 2005 - 02:40 by x-x-x
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Italy, Val di Susa, (Turino): Heavilly resistance in the Val di Susa Valley against the planned tunnel for the TAV-high-speed train. Fascist-Style Police raids, 100s of injured people, solidarity strikes at schools and at companies, and: on thursday 50.000 people managed to fight back against the police and to re-occupie the valley! ... read full story / add a comment
international / eu Monday December 12, 2005 - 02:17 by A. Programmer
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Members of the European Parliament will vote on whether to mandate retention of ALL email and mobile and landline phone call records across europe for 12 months. To fight "The Terrorists", but of course... ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Sunday December 11, 2005 - 23:26 by pat c
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You wouldnt normally expect The Economist to write a favourable article about Unions but in this weeks edition (6 Dec) there is a piece about the Unionisation of janitors in Houston, Texas. The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) has organised 5,000 janitors, some readers might remember the Ken Loach film, Bread And Roses, which dealt with the SEIU organised strike in Los Angeles. As The Economist requires a paid subscription to view this article, I am posting it here in full. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Sunday December 11, 2005 - 19:49 by Mittens
Anti-war protesters, refuseniks and supporters of lesbian and gay and other human rights will took to the streets on Friday 9 December to free conscientious objector Mehmet Tarhan. Tarhan, 27, is a gay Kurdish anarchist who is a “total” conscientious objector – against all wars and any alternative to military service. He was sentenced to four years by a military court for “refusing orders”. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday December 10, 2005 - 19:37 by Wayne Madsen
Internet censorship. It did not happen overnight but slowly came to America's shores from testing grounds in China and the Middle East. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday December 10, 2005 - 16:33 by Kingfisher
A fundamental feature of extremist regimes is the absolute requirement of an adversary. If a real or perceived enemy loses its opponent status then a bogeyman (under the bed) mentality is cultivated until the negative effects of that strategy (fear, loathing etc.) can be successfully superimposed onto a suitable ‘candidate’. The ‘successful’ candidate would then immediately attract the fear, loathing and violence of the extremist society (or group) in question. ... read full story / add a comment |
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