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national / anti-capitalism Friday April 13, 2012 - 18:52 by lefty
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Profit takes precedence as drinks industry representative body tries to downplay damning report about alcohol and it's relationship with domestic violence and rape in Ireland. In light of this report, perhaps those in government who still have some semblance of a moral compass remaining could override their complete deference to money, economic considerations and profit as the most important things in our society, and might now consider removing sales of cheap alcohol from supermarkets. This is long overdue as the strains on our already underfunded health system from alcohol related cases and the social breakdown exacerbated by the availability of cheap alcohol, often cheaper than bottled water, are becoming more and more pronounced. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday April 07, 2012 - 12:11 by Ali Baba
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The Arab Spring morphs into the Islamic Winter. This is supposed to be moderate muslims in control? Full article at link. Officials in Tunisia say two bloggers have been jailed for seven years after posting cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad on the internet. The Ministry of Justice said the men had put naked caricatures of the prophet on their Facebook accounts. Activists have criticised the sentences and voiced fears that they could herald a clampdown on free speech. ... read full story / add a comment ![]()
international / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday April 07, 2012 - 06:27 by BrianClarkeNUJ
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Mounties were apparently well-bred Englishmen defending the ideals of the British empire according to English writers. However. that's not exactly how writers from the rest of the world see them, with their history of shootouts and extra-judiciary killing and kidnapping. The Mountie according to Brit writers could ride into a hostile native American camp and arrest a chief 's son without raising his weapon, because of a violent reputation of power. residing not in himself but in the history of the British Empire he symbolized. ... read full story / add a comment ![]()
international / crime and justice Saturday April 07, 2012 - 01:13 by lefty
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It's outrageous that John Kiriakou, a whistleblower, is the ONLY INDIVIDUAL TO BE PROSECUTED IN RELATION TO THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S TORTURE PROGRAM. ... read full story / add a comment |
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