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international / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday June 28, 2007 - 13:13 by A Free Press
Josh Wolf is a minor cause celebre in the USA. As a freelance-journalist/blogger/indymedista he had taken video of a lot of demonstrations. One particular demonstration saw the police subpoena a video tape from him in order to attempt to prosecute someone in a black bloc that allegedly assaulted a police officer. Josh refused and went to jail for longer than any other journalist in US history. ... read full story / add a comment
international / sci-tech Wednesday June 27, 2007 - 11:05 by Terence
There is an article with the above title published over on Anarkismo that discusses free software and related activities in terms of what it means for Anarchism. It draws some parallels with previous freebie or volunteer efforts in the past and compares them to today. Unlike most discussions around changing the future that tend to focus on key political events and ideas, this article presents the case that the mundane acts of writing free software is creating important kinds of awarenesses in people that would otherwise not be politically motivated. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Monday June 25, 2007 - 15:38 by pat c
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The translation here is a bit creaky but please bear with it. The Iraq Freedom Congress brings together socialists, feminists, workers and progressive forces. It stands for: 1. End the occupation of Iraq – the US forces must leave Iraq immediately 2.End the interference of the Islamic currents from people’s lives 3. Guarantee the right of the Iraqi people to make an informed and free decision on the future of political system 4. Restore civil life to Iraq Its slogan is: Working For a Democratic, Secular and Progressive Alternative to both the US Occupation and Political Islam in Iraq The US forces flagrantly provocative raided the IFC headquarter in Baghdad. They arrested a number of its guards and confiscated some important documents. ... read full story / add a comment
international / sci-tech Monday June 25, 2007 - 14:09 by Terence
It is reported today that Algeria plans to start exporting solar power and using it domestically from a plant from a hybrid solar/gas plant in the Sahara desert due to come on stream in 2009, with exports of power to Europe due to start up by 2015. ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Monday June 25, 2007 - 13:40 by John McAnulty
Review by joe Craig The 2007 election has been a focus for the plans of the left for the last number of years and guided most of its activity. Almost universally the results have been regarded as disappointing. ... read full story / add a comment
international / consumer issues Monday June 25, 2007 - 10:11 by MaxKeiser.com
"If you don't do anything else this month, you need to go watch this special on how rigged the so-called "free" markets are. It's clear, concise, amusing in a wry, quirky way...and terribly sad, as it shows that it is simple to explain all this in a comprehensible manner, and yet it isn't by the supposedly fair US media. Commentator Max Keiser does a remarkable job in describing how completely ugly this is, and arrives at the same conclusion I did - playing in a rigged game is a fool's errand." - Bob O'Brien's Sanity Check ... read full story / add a comment |
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