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Poland before the elections

18-10-2007 20:09

The political situation in Poland before the parliamentary elections (scheduled for 21 October), is dominated by competition between two parties of the right. These are Law and Justice (PiS) (now in power) and Civic Platform (PO). Both represent right populist politics, but of different kinds.

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Cindy Sheehan: The ‘Fix’

18-10-2007 18:52

There is quite a lot of interesting, but wild, speculation running around the blog-o-sphere, progressive circles and just plain dinner conversation these days about whether BushCo will allow a peaceful and constitutional transfer of Executive power in the ‘08 elections.

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Reject the deal - restart the strikes

18-10-2007 15:43

Sell out deal is a stab in the back for striking postal workers and threatens to derail the strike - for a rank and file conference of postal workers to campaign for a no vote and fight to restart the strikes!

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Twelve Former US Army Captains: Reinstate Draft and the dark truth

18-10-2007 13:35

"Such constant rhetoric and legislation concerning conscription, in addition to warmongering with Iran and the continuation of the "war on terror" mantra has led some, including Former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in the Reagan administration Paul Craig Roberts , to warn that absent any real threat or attack, the Bush administration could stage false flag events and terror attacks in order to reinstate the draft, enhance military presence in the middle east and ultimately attack Iran."

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A Hundred and Fifty Years Later and Marx Still Prevails

16-10-2007 20:23

Marx Was Right But Don’t Tell Them

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Chartered Purveyors of woe and inaction?

16-10-2007 00:12

The RICS' formidably long payback times for home energy efficiency measures: what were they getting at?

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Bilbao's redevelopment: Another side to the story

15-10-2007 21:31

Response to a Guardian article praising superstar architect Zaha Hadid's Masterplan for the Zorrozaurre peninsula in Bilbao

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Expanding the Frame: The Holy Land Foundation Case

15-10-2007 21:09

Daily vigil was held across the street from the courthouse every day.
The Holy Land Foundation was the largest Islamic charity in the nation. Its trial has serious repercussions for domestic issues, such as the right to face one's accusers in court and domestic wiretapping, as well as international concerns, like Palestine and the so-called "War on Terror." Cut through the propaganda and get informed.

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TOPOFF: Interview Schedule (w/ Urgent Update)

15-10-2007 20:49

Captain May Interview Schedule

The Portland nuclear exercises have begun today, Monday, October 15, and they will last all week. I will be giving regular updates via broadcast and Internet radio on the scenario and any updates. I have two scheduled interviews for today, and one on Thursday, October 18. I give all times in Pacific Standard Time, as the exercises are of most interest to people in that zone:

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David Graeber: The Shock of Victory

15-10-2007 12:25

The biggest problem facing direct action movements is that we don’t know how to handle victory.

This might seem an odd thing to say because of a lot of us haven’t been feeling particularly victorious of late. Most anarchists today feel the global justice movement was kind of a blip: inspiring, certainly, while it lasted, but not a movement that succeeded either in putting down lasting organizational roots or transforming the contours of power in the world. The anti-war movement was even more frustrating, since anarchists and anarchist tactics were largely marginalized. The war will end, of course, but that’s just because wars always do. No one is feeling they contributed much to it.

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Turkey’s Kurdish Problem and its Impact on Northern Iraq

14-10-2007 22:20

On October 7th, 13 army personnel, who were part of a unit conducting military operations at the Gabar mountain in the southeastern province of Shirnak were waylaid and killed by PKK guerillas.

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The "Great Game" Enters the Mediterranean: Gas, Oil, War, and Geo-Politics

14-10-2007 21:16

Contours of the Nabucco Project
History is in the making. The Second Summit of Caspian Sea States in Tehran will change the global geo-political environment. This article also gives a strong contextual background to what will be in the backdrop at Tehran. The strategic course of Eurasia and global energy reserves hangs in the balance.

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Report Released on Cottage of Content Future

14-10-2007 19:07

Birmingham city council have released a report detailing the possibility of the neglected social building known as the Cottage of Content being renovated to serve the local community.

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From customer to pirate (P2P, piracy, digital media)

13-10-2007 21:12

From customer to pirate. How the recording industry is turning its customers and artists into pirates

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Monopoly on Protest: Open Letter to CND and the Stop the War Coalition

13-10-2007 09:25

This is an open letter to those who organised the demmostration against the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan last 8th of October. It is a reflexion on the law that forces protesters to request for permission to the police.

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Protection for infant health won in Philippines baby milk marketing case

12-10-2007 13:07

Following national and international campaigning, babies in their families have gained greater protection from the aggressive marketing practices of the baby food industry.

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What's wrong with Stop the War Campaign?

11-10-2007 21:41

Some reactions to the Not One More Death demo

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Dangerous Crossroads: US Sponsored War Games

11-10-2007 08:22

These war games are being conducted amidst mounting US threats to actually declare a "real war" on Iran.

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A Veiled Threat?

09-10-2007 21:46

"Despite not paying an annual membership fee to Hamas or Al-Qaeda, my choice to veil signifies that I am a radical."

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Bizarre Exchange Between Oliver Kamm And Pro-Mao Author Joseph Ball

09-10-2007 21:39

New Labour supporter, banker and author Oliver Kamm has recently been involved in a bizarre internet exchange with pro-Mao writer, Joseph Ball. The point of contention was Ball's article that seeks to demonstrate that Mao was not responsible for the deaths of millions in the Great Leap Forward, as is so often alleged.