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The State of Reform in the Philippines

03-08-2014 02:47

Akbayan on Aquino’s 5th State of the Nation Address

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TUC day-of-action Oct 18 ****

29-07-2014 09:15

David Cameron
Next TUC day-of-action 18 Oct 2014

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Philippine President told: Re-energize the campaign for reforms

28-07-2014 10:56

Philippines: As President Benigno Simeon Aquino III prepares to deliver his 5th State of the Nation Address (SONA), Akbayan Party-list urged him to "re-energize the campaign for reforms" by carrying out "deeper and broader institutional changes" in his last two years in office.

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Philippines: 5 Makabayan bloc legislators got P481M pork barrel

16-07-2014 10:10

Documents from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) last year showed that five congressmen belonging to the Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives received a combined P481 million in Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) since President Aquino assumed office in 2010.

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Newsflash: Labour Doesn’t Care About You

27-06-2014 17:03

The Class War continues
It turns out the Left can move people – just not very far or in very interesting directions.



Seeing as how these things are usually rained out or freezing, The People’s Assembly at least managed to pick a nice enough day for their “No More Austerity: Demand the Alternative” march on Saturday (June 21st).

It’s a shame they couldn’t also have picked a more inspiring message – begging the government to stop the public service cuts they’re ideologically committed to and demanding a new Labour government as the only ‘alternative’ they can imagine. Hardly an Earth shatteringly radical call to arms for the poor and oppressed. But they do have Russell Brand, so that’s something.

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The ‘Asian Century’ and ASEAN integration: contradictions and challenges

26-06-2014 11:44

Talk given by Sonny Melencio, Chairperson of Partido Lakas ng Masa-Philippines (PLM), during the Socialist Alliance Conference in Sydney, Australia on June 7, 2014

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Bakunin-The Spirit of Revolt

23-06-2014 12:41

The bicentenary of Mikhail Bakunin's birth marked by meeting acroos the UK including one in London

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The 3-in-1 revolution

21-06-2014 03:32

At the risk of oversimplifying the definition of revolution, I dare say it involves three dynamics: critique and destruction of the existing social order, building a new world, and the continuous reinvention of the self.

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Disgusting Tories try to extend 'Universal Credit' on the sly

20-06-2014 18:40

Pie this and pie it hard!
Those disgusting Tories try to extend 'Universal Credit' on the sly...

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IDEAS FOR FREEDOM 2014: Their class war and ours

20-06-2014 13:58

A weekend of socialist discussion and debate hosted by Workers' Liberty

Thursday 3 - Saturday 6 July
Mostly at University of London Union, Malet Street, WC1E 7HY

For more information and to book tickets online visit  http://www.workersliberty.org/ideas
 https://www.facebook.com/events/489211487873543

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Philippine agrarian reform: Powerful law, ineffectual bureaucracy

15-06-2014 10:35

When the original CARP program that was passed under President Corazon Aquino was in danger of unraveling, the peasant movement came together and pushed the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program Extension with Reforms, or CARPER, through Congress in 2009.

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A Tribute to Filipino Labor Leader Romy Castillo

10-06-2014 12:10

Romy Castillo
Who was labor leader Romy Castillo to this young activist?

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Sanctions protest in Stanley County Durham

02-06-2014 18:57

Tuesday 3rd of June is going to see another protest by Durham Unite Community - this time an anti Sanctions protest to spread information about the horrendous regime enforced by the DWP, in Stanley, County Durham. 1030-1230. Stanley Job Centre, 2 Front Street, Stanley, Co. Durham, DH9 0LT

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Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign Mass Picnic and Festival

02-06-2014 16:36

Mass picnic and festival at Orgreave on 14 June 2014.

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Democracy and socialism

28-05-2014 12:18

Democracy is the most popular word in the vocabulary of politics but also the most brazenly abused.

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The Great Racist Euro-Dictator

27-05-2014 22:57

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DIY Cultures 2014, Sunday 25th May, 12pm-7pm, Rich Mix

24-05-2014 06:14

2nd Edition of DIY Cultures -
A day-long festival of zines, artist books, comics, artists-run spaces, talks, films, animation, poetry, video art, exhibition, workshops - the spirit of independence, autonomy & alternatives.

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Voting in today's EU and local government elections

22-05-2014 13:27

If Anarchism ever changed anything, they'd make it illegal

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THEIR CLASS WAR AND OURS: Ideas for Freedom 2014

20-05-2014 13:32

A weekend of socialist discussion and debate hosted by Workers' Liberty
3-6 July. 5 and 6 July will take place at University of London Union, Malet Street, WC1E 7HY

 http://www.workersliberty.org/ideas
 http://www.facebook.com/events/489211487873543

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May Day March London

07-05-2014 09:21

Setting off.
A day of celebration commemorating Tony Benn and Bob Crow.