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national / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday January 12, 2006 - 19:33 by Elephant O'Room
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From this weeks Phoenix article, on Michael McDowell and Sam Smyth. ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Wednesday January 11, 2006 - 20:04 by Left observer
Irish Ferries: The significance of the December 9th mobilisations How was it that demonstrations of over 150,000 workers could be followed almost immediately by the defeat of the Irish Ferries struggle and the demobilisation of the demonstrators? Many saw the size of the demonstrations as by themselves representing the political mobilisation of the working class. In truth it only raised the question. The workers began by marching loyally behind the union leaderships. The issue is where they will end up. The march demonstrated the potential power of the working class, but above all it demonstrated the continuing ability of the union bureaucracy to confine and limit that power. However, that ability of the union leadership is itself constrained by the pressure of events and dependent on the workers remaining passive. (continues at link) ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Wednesday January 11, 2006 - 17:58 by commie
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Editors` introduction The prospect of the G8 summit taking place in Gleneagles, Scotland, in July 2005 promised perhaps the excitement of Genoa, Seattle and the other anti-capitalist mobilizations of recent years, on UK soil. But the movement seemed to lose momuntum after the last Iraq war, and some of us wondered wether the protests would resemble more the last few Mayday demonstrations – with protesters held for hours in a police cordon designed to bore people into submission – rather than the exhiliratation and energy of the 1999 Carnival against Capital. Moreover, most of the predicted crowds were mostly expected to gather around the call by Bob Geldof to protest peacefully to “send a message” to the politicans, rather than attempt to close down the Summit. Many of us therefore stayed away. ... read full story / add a comment
international / history and heritage Wednesday January 11, 2006 - 12:25 by :-)
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Irish commercial media (with the exception of the Belfast Telegraph) seem to have snubbed him. So a brief reminder that today sees Albert Hofman celebrate his 100th birthday. Who is Hofman I hear the indymedia regular ask? ... read full story / add a comment |
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