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(audio) Mindwalk 16: Happy Halloween!

10-10-2005 02:42 | Anti-militarism | Culture | World

It's October as you know, I thought I'd get the Halloween episode out of the way early. This Mindwalk is not the typical Halloween type show. No freakin' Monster Mash etc.

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'TIME TO MOVE ON' - NO JUSTICE FOR TJ

06-10-2005 22:22 | Analysis | Culture | Repression | World

The next question put to them was on seeking their opinion on the call to have the Hickey Inquest either re-opened or a new one called. The answer was, to quote Neilley:- 'it's time to move on. It's not going to happen. Far better to work with the Government on important issues.' The advice to 'get a life' was also gratuitously given.

VIEW FROM VENICE ON FILMS AS PROPAGANDA

06-10-2005 20:29 | Analysis | Anti-racism | Culture | World

This is a 2,700 word article with 16 photos on my views as Hollywood as propaganda.

Inside the Insiders

02-10-2005 22:07 | Analysis | Culture | Repression | World

This is a copy of a letter sent to ABC online this morning in response to their 'current affairs' programme "Insiders". It reads, in part, as follows: "On your webpage you declare "Insiders" is a, "fast-moving treatment of national affairs". Because of the loaded reporting style, I would say Insiders is more like a gaggle of protection for the elite, and a thorough-going endorsement of the state's handling of national affairs."

domain hosting companies who will let anyone censor any website one-sidedly

01-10-2005 18:01 | Culture | Globalisation | Repression | World

How universal among domain hosting companies, is the position that Vision Internet has taken, saying that websites should be open to attack from any malicious complainant without the hoster having to look at both sides of the case?

Italy need passport to internet /PH/FX

Anyone visiting Italy and wanting to use an internet point, or cafe, will need to take along their passport – and be prepared for a major invasion of their privacy.

e-spam pro-pollution moguls at Toyota

27-09-2005 19:09 | Culture | Ecology | Technology | World

e-mail addresses for major Toyota execs in N. America, who can be contacted re. car culture, SUVs, global warming etc.

Don't hate the media, blog the media

Over the space of a few years the culture of blogging has spread rapidly to such a degree that the new media form appears to enjoy a readership to compete with the traditional media forms such as the daily paper...

New rules in Goulburn prison

26-09-2005 05:25 | Analysis | Culture | World

Their right to possess anything at all, their right to have access to the outside world, their right to hold their family and friends, and the right to hold them, is being challenged. Their right to listen to music, or have exercise or hobbies are also being threatened. They want us to help.

New Orleans: Prisoners Abandoned to Floodwaters

26-09-2005 04:05 | Analysis | Culture | Health | World

These inmates, including some who were locked in ground-floor cells, were not evacuated until Thursday, September 1, four days after flood waters in the jail had reached chest-level.

"You don't need a weather man to know which way the wind blows."

24-09-2005 13:24 | Analysis | Culture | Ecology | World

WOW! America announces the War On Weather.

With hurricanne Rita tearing apart the oil industry in the Gulf and Texan shoreline, and with New Orleans flooded for the second time in a month, you'd might imagine that the USA might start to wonder about a few things. You might think that they might start to take seriously the threat of climate change....

Legislation in Victoria on sexual offenders: issues for health professionals

20-09-2005 05:13 | Analysis | Culture | World

There is a critical need for research and funding in this area, rather than ever more oppressive laws, if governments are to be serious about treating sex offenders, rather than simply incarcerating them.

Proof

13-09-2005 20:41 | Analysis | Culture | Repression | World

The essential element of the Australian flag is the Southern Cross, found not on any piece of cloth adorned with the union jack but in the great southern night sky.

Iraqi History and the Impact of Occupation

08-09-2005 17:51 | Culture | Education | World

Imagine if Britain was under the occupation of a foreign power and during that time, the occupying power destroyed buildings of historical importance to Britain. Imagine, a foreign power destroying places such as the Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace, Hadrian’s Wall and other Roman remains, which are scattered around the country.

Photos from Mela in Edinburgh Sunday 4th September

07-09-2005 21:06 | Anti-racism | Culture | Education | World

Here are 13 photos from the 11th Edinburgh Mela which took place in Pilrig park, Edinburgh last weekend.

Of Disasters, Natural and Otherwise

07-09-2005 05:45 | Culture | Health | Repression | World

But one thing you said back then finally makes sense to me, in a way it never did before. In the battle to save the people of New Orleans, you are either with us, or against us. And it is crystal clear what side you're on.

Ten things you should know about petrol sniffing

06-09-2005 02:34 | Analysis | Culture | Social Struggles | World

This is the crux of the issue. As long as indigenous people are treated as second-class citizens, petrol sniffing and other substance misuse will continue unabated. Relegated to third-world conditions and no hope of making it in the white man's world, many indigenous young people out bush have no alternative other than wiping themselves out.

School to make evolution optional

03-09-2005 05:58 | Analysis | Culture | Education | World

It may be less heavy-handed, but the actions of the Kansas board are just as political -- and no more based in science -- than the tactics of the Dover school board. With all due respect to our elected officials, including the president, decisions about what counts as good science in public schools must be made by scientists, not politicians.

Manda tus videos y cortos!!!

01-09-2005 17:02 | Culture | Education | Migration | World

Envia tus videos a la muestra internacional de cortometrajes!!!

Rock against Coca Cola and war in Turkey

30-08-2005 10:40 | Culture | Globalisation | Social Struggles | World

BarisaRock Festival (Rock for peace) in Istanbul has ended with a great success last weekend. More than 60 organizations, campaigns and initiatives have been involved in the activities.

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(audio) Mindwalk 16: Happy Halloween!

'TIME TO MOVE ON' - NO JUSTICE FOR TJ

VIEW FROM VENICE ON FILMS AS PROPAGANDA

Inside the Insiders

domain hosting companies who will let anyone censor any website one-sidedly

Italy need passport to internet /PH/FX

e-spam pro-pollution moguls at Toyota

Don't hate the media, blog the media

New rules in Goulburn prison

New Orleans: Prisoners Abandoned to Floodwaters

"You don't need a weather man to know which way the wind blows."

Legislation in Victoria on sexual offenders: issues for health professionals

Proof

Iraqi History and the Impact of Occupation

Photos from Mela in Edinburgh Sunday 4th September

Of Disasters, Natural and Otherwise

Ten things you should know about petrol sniffing

School to make evolution optional

Manda tus videos y cortos!!!

Rock against Coca Cola and war in Turkey

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