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national / environment Saturday February 07, 2009 - 10:51 by kermit
 5 comments (last - friday february 13, 2009 - 16:23)  4 images
It seems that the Galway by-pass may not now go ahead as planned after a dramatic eleventh-hour realisation by the Minister of the Environment that he is a member of the Green Party. "I had no idea I had these sort of powers, to stop developments that threaten the country's environmental heritage and prevent loss of habitat, until one of my civil servants (who I was making tea for at the time) pointed out that the Galway by-Pass is not sponsored by Shell, and although the Corrib bridge has a confusing name, it actually has nothing to do with the Corrib natural gas (eight billion euro giveaway) scheme in Mayo!" the Minister is not reported to have said. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday February 06, 2009 - 20:50 by C.D. Stelzer
Earlier this week, the Los Angeles Times reported that executive orders signed by Obama approve the continued use of "extraordinary renditions" as a tool in the so-called "war on terror." ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Friday February 06, 2009 - 02:45 by Aragon
5 comments (last - wednesday february 11, 2009 - 17:52) 2 images
Gilomre to kick the workers and unions off the ladder behind him, put a rose between his teeth and flutter his eyelids flirtatiously at whoever will have Labour for a cheap bed partner in government. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Thursday February 05, 2009 - 22:23 by C.D. Stelzer
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Marathon Oil Co., which holds an 18.5 percent stake in the controversial Shell Corrib natural gas pipeline off the west coast of Ireland, also has an interest in off-shore oil wells within the territorial waters of the tiny African nation of Equatorial Guinea. ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Thursday February 05, 2009 - 03:52 by Blacbloc
4 comments (last - saturday february 07, 2009 - 14:39)
A lot of people have probably wondered whether the government were planning to strong arm strikers and resort to dirty measures to intimidate workers. Looks like that option may not be available to them. Soldiers are saying they support the opposition to the pension levy. ... read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections Wednesday February 04, 2009 - 14:36 by C.D. Stelzer
It wasn't Goldman Sachs or Microsoft that topped the Obama campaign contribution list. They were numbers two and three, respectively. It was higher education, specifically the University of California system that ranked numero uno. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday February 04, 2009 - 11:13 by Brian Covert / Independent Journalist
Allen Nelson, Vietnam war veteran and peace activist from the U.S., shares his extraordinary experience in war, his personal transformation, his work for peace in and outside Japan, and his hopes for the future at a time when U.S. militarism shows no sign of slowing down. ... read full story / add a comment |
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