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'Shell'shock over oil giants plans in Russian far east

08-06-2005 14:52 | Ecology | Globalisation | Technology | World

oil giant Shell is causing more 'concern' over it's drilling plans for gas on Sakhalin,Russia. Just across from
Japan.... (Was it ever thus?..)

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Modern Barbarism

08-06-2005 12:38 | Anti-militarism | World

In the Dialectic of the Enlightenment (1944), Adorno and Horkheimer diagnosed that instrumental reason has the tendency to become a murderous delusion under the frosty sun.. Adorno used the term regressive progress to express the paradoxical nature of modern civilization.

Poland fails EU human rights obligations

08-06-2005 12:12 | Gender | Repression | Social Struggles | World

“In the name of the values of democratic Europe, we make an urgent appeal to you: See to it that the “Warszawa Parade for Equal Rights” can take place and that the basic rights of free opinion, speech and assembly won't be violated.”

JACKSON TRIAL Or Inquisition

08-06-2005 10:00 | Anti-racism | Repression | World

I stand alone in my opinion, among those who hold a S.B. Sheriffs Press credential. But heck so did Jesus. I am not saying MJJ is as good as Jesus, but Jesus said, HIS followers would be persecuted. I have seen that MJJ does much good for inner city kids of all races. He has been persecuted.

Deceived Central-Eastern Europe

07-06-2005 19:53 | Globalisation | Social Struggles | World

The peoples of Central and Eeastern Europe have not received either what they expected from the system change or what they were promised. These dissapointments and the specificities of the region stimulated the initiators of the CEESF to organize a regional social forum. This article is about the brief history, the main goals and the programme of the Preparatory Assembly of the CEESF to be held in Budapest between 14 and 16 October 2005.

Deceived Central-Eastern Europe

07-06-2005 19:49 | Globalisation | Social Struggles | World

The peoples of Central and Eeastern Europe have not received either what they expected from the system change or what they were promised. These dissapointments and the specificities of the region stimulated the initiators of the CEESF to organize a regional social forum. This article is about the brief history, the main goals and the programme of the Preparatory Assembly of the CEESF to be held in Budapest between 14 and 16 October 2005.

Mobilizing against Education- and Social Cuts

07-06-2005 14:20 | Social Struggles | World

This struggle is imperative from the knowledge that the political measures of the neoliberal project are morally and economically false.. We can only resist this false policy together. Students must convince their fellow students that the interests of workers are their interests.

East Timor Oil and Gas

07-06-2005 10:22 | World

Looking to set up a major oil and gas industry, East Timor said Monday that it will launch an international roadshow in September for a proposed release of exploration blocks.

Gays in N.I. under siege as attacks soar

06-06-2005 15:55 | Social Struggles | World

gay & lesbian people are under 'siege' as homophobic attacks (seen as a 'respectable prejudice' in the province) soar.

Major firms hit back at BA ban over animal testing

06-06-2005 15:51 | Animal Liberation | Social Struggles | World

Major firms- incl' Smithklineglaxo , are hitting back at BA's ban on animal testing flights...

Waitrose to pay SA farmers better...

06-06-2005 15:47 | Analysis | Social Struggles | World

Supermarket chain Waitrose says it will pay it's supplier famers in South Africa more out of profits and not increase the cost to shoppers here.

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Radical musicians come to Oxford! Monday 13th June 2005

06-06-2005 15:06 | G8 2005 | Oxford | World

Radical musicians make folk music a threat again in the East Oxford Community Centre 13/06/05 from 7pm 'til late.

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Mr. Greenspan and the German Way

06-06-2005 14:55 | Globalisation | World

US prosperity is a credit-based prosperity. Greenspan's dilemma is that interest rates must rise to reduce the trade deficit ($617B in 2004) and keep foreign investors ($2B a day) though this could brust the real estate bubble and raise consumer prices.

Jackson hospitalised from court therapy

06-06-2005 03:12 | Repression | World

Jackson's spokeswoman Raymone Bain said on Friday the back complaint had been exacerbated by the air conditioning system in the courtroom, where the pop star has been sitting through six hours a day of testimony, five days a week.

May Day Versus Loyalty Day

04-06-2005 18:01 | Anti-militarism | Ecology | Health | World

May Day versus McCarthy era like "Loyalty Day" opened a UN Conference against Nuclear Weapons that seemed doomed by ambiguities and lack of reportage from its very start… including vagueUS intentions towards peace contrasted by recent trends and “nuclearised” weapons that support pre emptive strikes. Meanwhile, Israel still vague about possessing nuclear weapons adds to its crimes against humanity in the Occupied Territories by dumping its waste on someone else’s homeland.

Brian Haw clocks up 4 years of 24/7 in Parliament Square!

04-06-2005 17:42 | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | Repression | World

This is a 1,400 word report with 6 photos of the 4th anniversary of Brian Haw's vigil for Iraq in London's Parliament Square.

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The New Inequality Machine

04-06-2005 17:42 | Globalisation | World

Fromj the middle of the seventies, the interest rates exceeded the real growth rates. This made it even more attractive for owners of capital to invest their money in the financial markets rather than the real economy.

Fight Poverty Not War Rally in Swansea

04-06-2005 17:06 | Anti-militarism | World

The Swansea Coalition Against The War has organised a public rally in Swansea on friday the 17th June.Be there!

Watergate: a trivial misdemeanour

04-06-2005 08:17 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | World

The identity of “Deep Throat”, the insider source who blew the whistle on the Watergate affair, was revealed earlier this week.

Scientific American's Dishonest Attack On 911Research

03-06-2005 22:56 | Analysis | World

Shermer uses an array of deceptive methods to persuade the reader that challenges to the official story of the 9/11 attack are worthy only of ridicule and should not be scrutinized. His primary technique is to use hoaxes and unscientific ideas -- long promoted on the web and in videos -- to bracket the valid ideas that he seeks to shield the reader from. That Shermer went to such great lengths to thoroughly misrepresent the painstaking, scientific, evidence-based work of 911Research is a testament to the site's success.

World Newswire Archive

'Shell'shock over oil giants plans in Russian far east

Modern Barbarism

Poland fails EU human rights obligations

JACKSON TRIAL Or Inquisition

Deceived Central-Eastern Europe

Deceived Central-Eastern Europe

Mobilizing against Education- and Social Cuts

East Timor Oil and Gas

Gays in N.I. under siege as attacks soar

Major firms hit back at BA ban over animal testing

Waitrose to pay SA farmers better...

Radical musicians come to Oxford! Monday 13th June 2005

Mr. Greenspan and the German Way

Jackson hospitalised from court therapy

May Day Versus Loyalty Day

Brian Haw clocks up 4 years of 24/7 in Parliament Square!

The New Inequality Machine

Fight Poverty Not War Rally in Swansea

Watergate: a trivial misdemeanour

Scientific American's Dishonest Attack On 911Research

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