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Navigating Egypt’s Revolutionary Crisis Shamus Cooke 2012-12-12 5:36 AM
As chaos again envelopes Egypt, the revolution is evolving in new directions, along contradictory and confusing channels. It’s tempting to immediately support the “opposition” to the Muslim Brotherhood’s apparent “power grab,” but the situation in Egypt is more complex. The recent events in Egypt are not simply signs of a healthy revolution, they include immediate dangers. (text/plain)

Why UN Climate Agreements Fail Shamus Cooke 2012-12-04 3:12 AM
History will undoubtedly deliver the harshest condemnations of the UN climate talks currently underway in Doha, Qatar. But the conference was laughable before it began; the inept “goals” of the talks stand in tragic-comic opposition to what we already know about climate change — that the climate has already changed in profound ways and its trajectory spells doom for civilization if drastic, coordinated steps are not taken in the immediate future. (text/plain)

Austerity — the 1%’s Global Battle Cry Mark Vorpahl 2012-11-29 2:00 PM
Whether we are left with the Fiscal Cliff or a Grand Bargain, workers in the U.S. face massive cuts to programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, unemployment insurance, Food Stamp assistance and other needed social safety nets. This is an example of “austerity” which has largely been pursued in the U.S. until now, on a statewide and local level. (text/html)

Why is Obama Silent Over the New Congo War? Shamus Cooke 2012-11-27 12:37 PM
The last Congo war that ended in 2003 killed 5.4 million people, the worst humanitarian disaster since World War II. The killing was directly enabled by international silence over the issue; the war was ignored and the causes obscured because governments were backing groups involved in the fighting. Now a new Congo war has begun and the silence is, again, deafening. (text/plain)

Labor’s Call to Action: The Grand Bargain Betrayal Shamus Cooke 2012-11-22 2:25 AM
The labor movement is in terminal crisis. After decades of declining membership, the union movement has been targeted for destruction: private sector union membership is near eradication, and now the corporations are on a public-sector mopping up mission, using the city, state, and federal budget deficits as an excuse to target public sector unions. Obama’s Race to the Top education policy specifically targets the nation’s most powerful union workers, the teachers. (text/plain)

The U.S. Role in Israel’s Attack on Gaza Shamus Cooke 2012-11-21 1:32 PM
As Obama tours Southeast Asia to strengthen his alliances against China, Gazans are being killed and maimed by the hundreds, with the possibility of an incredibly bloody Israeli invasion. The United States still wields tremendous power internationally; its actions and inactions have direct consequences in international conflicts. (text/plain)

Appeal - Macao belongs to everyone, let’s protect it! mlys 2012-11-18 9:43 PM
On saturday May 5th citizens and arts workers entered the Galfa tower to make it into Macao, a new arts centre in Milan. The tower is owned by Fondiaria SAI, whose honorary president is Ligresti. It’s an old office skyscraper situated in the centre of Milan which has been abandoned for more than fifteen years. (text/html)

Turn off the newswire imcista 2012-11-17 5:26 PM

Obama Nudges Syria Toward Regional War Shamus Cooke 2012-11-15 8:58 PM
Humanitarian catastrophes are surprisingly easy to predict. Take Syria for instance. Like Iraq, Syria has a complex mix of ethnicity and religion, with a long history of conflict. Enter the United States, who comes with guns and cash that it doles out to certain ethnic/religious groups, and not to others. The ensuing bloodbath is not a surprise, but a strategic plan to dismember the Syrian government. (text/plain)

imling porfivng amigo 2012-11-15 3:05 PM

Will Unions Fight Fiscal Cliff Cuts to Medicare and Social Security? Shamus Cooke 2012-11-14 12:55 PM
With pro-Obama election posters still visible in most union halls across the country, the President has already taken steps towards selling out not only labor unions (again) but all working people. But this isn’t the “ordinary” sellout that working people have come to expect from Democrats — this is an attack of historic proportions. (text/plain)

Will the Democrats Tax the Rich to Avoid the Fiscal Cliff? Shamus Cooke 2012-11-12 1:04 PM
Literally the day after the election a sudden “urgency” gripped the nation: the imminent danger of the so-called “fiscal cliff” — the national automatic tax increases and spending cuts due in January. The media screamed that the suddenly approaching fiscal cliff would trigger a recession, forcing Democrats and Republicans to consider a “grand bargain” budget deal to avoid disaster. (text/plain)

Kayu boyama Kayu boyama 2012-11-11 11:08 PM
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Frankfurt/Oder: Erneut erfolgreiche Blockade science 2012-11-11 5:39 PM
NPD scheiterte mit einem Demoversuch in Frankfurt (Oder) / Massive Polizeigewalt während und nach der Blockade / Schon im März diesen Jahres konnte ein Aufmarsch von Nazis in Frankfurt (Oder) verhindert werden (text/html)

Union Loss in Bend, Oregon Mark Vorpahl 2012-11-08 5:45 AM
The game is rigged, but not the fight. (text/html)

read this then VOTE! PATTY 2012-11-07 1:22 AM
read this then VOTE! (text/plain)

Take Back the Land! 12-18 July Douglas Valley action camp zyne 2012-11-06 8:58 AM
Opencast coal mining in the Douglas Valley is about the ruling class destroying communities for their own financial gain. Its about ecological destruction on a massive scale for capitalism’s unquenchable thirst for cheap energy. Its about absentee fat-cat land-lords making millions off land that shouldn’t be theirs. Its about morally corrupt local (and national) government putting profit before people. Join us 12-18 July in the Douglas Valley, South Lanarkshire, to build on 20 years of community struggle and four years of direct action against the UK’s biggest opencast mining company. It’s time to Take Back the Land! (text/html)

Radical Independence Conference justin 2012-11-06 8:01 AM
The provisional timetable of speakers and workshops for the Radical Independence Conference has now been announced. It is attached below. It is now less than one month until the conference, and it is set to be a highly significant event. (text/html)

Portland Anti-Austerity Protest Draws 1,000 Despite Police Violence Shamus Cooke 2012-11-06 1:44 AM
It’s difficult to build a pre-election protest with so many labor and community groups busy campaigning for Democrats. Nevertheless, over 1,000 people marched the streets in Portland, Oregon against austerity cuts to education and other public services and the consequent debt accumulated by students. (text/plain)

BHF charity shop in Leith closed by anti workfare protest myns 2012-11-05 8:02 PM
Anti workfare demonstrators in Edinburgh shut down the British Heart Foundation furniture store at the Kirkgate shopping centre for over two hours on Saturday 8 September. The Leith store closed its doors as demonstrators arrived before noon, and didn't attempt to reopen till after 2pm. Protestors blocked the shop door with a giant banner IF YOU EXPLOIT US WE WILL SHUT YOU DOWN. (text/html)

Mon Valley Moving Mountains Ron Turowski 2012-11-05 3:41 PM
This is a documentary about the people of the Mon Valley and their struggles. (text/plain)

California Victor Davis Hanson 2012-11-05 2:54 AM

Council Votes To Keep Environmental Services in the Public Sector justin 2012-11-03 7:28 PM
Following a tense meeting of the City of Edinburgh Council today, councillors voted to keep Environmental Services provision in house. This means that waste and recycling, street cleansing, and parks maintenance services will continue to be provided by staff who are directly employed by the Council, rather than the private contractor Enterprise Managed Services. (text/html)

Edinburgh in Solidarity with Striking Workers in justin 2012-11-03 6:21 PM
Their solidarity with the struggle of Greek workers strike against austerity measures demonstrated students and workers, members of the Realdemocracy now!, who made a solidarity gathering outside the city council of Endinburgh, yesterday. Their banner which beared the slogan: (text/html)

BHF charity shop in Leith closed by anti workfare protest justin 2012-11-01 7:12 PM
Anti workfare demonstrators in Edinburgh shut down the British Heart Foundation furniture store at the Kirkgate shopping centre for over two hours on Saturday 8 September. The Leith store closed its doors as demonstrators arrived before noon, and didn't attempt to reopen till after 2pm. Protestors blocked the shop door with a giant banner IF YOU EXPLOIT US WE WILL SHUT YOU DOWN. (text/html)

October 20th Anti-Austerity Demonstration Kyle 2012-11-01 8:11 AM
Saturday’s October 20th "March for a future that works" demonstration organised by the TUC saw over 150,000 out on the streets of London to protest the government's cuts and austerity measures. It's been almost a year since the TUC leadership tried to look like they were actively opposing the cuts and well over a year since the last big demo. The organisers sent out a somewhat mixed message by first calling for a general strike but then allowing Ed Miliband a platform to announce he'll carry on cutting where the Tories leave off if elected. (text/html)

Five Easy Post-Election Predictions (No Matter Who Wins) Shamus Cooke 2012-11-01 5:43 AM
It’s true that Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have many political differences. But they also agree on many essential policies; enough to make the next four years easily predictable, no matter who wins. Here are five predictions based on the most important shared beliefs of the two candidates: (text/html)

Act local, think global, for a YES vote zyne 2012-10-31 8:46 PM
How do we become an independent nation? A vote, on a glorious day, brings it about. But brings what about? Years of chaos, disruption, large powers threatening our viability and prosperity? Or the beginning of a process whereby Scots take full responsibility for their country – confident that they are basically capable, but ambitious that their lives can be bettered? (text/html)

Edinburgh in Solidarity with Striking Workers in Greece kyle 2012-10-30 6:10 PM
Their solidarity with the struggle of Greek workers strike against austerity measures demonstrated students and workers, members of the Realdemocracy now!, who made a solidarity gathering outside the city council of Endinburgh, yesterday. Their banner which beared the slogan: (text/html)

WASHINGTON. BREAKING NEWS *** President Barack Obama has resigned the Presidency of the Un Mike R 2012-10-30 11:08 AM
WASHINGTON. BREAKING NEWS *** President Barack Obama has resigned the Presidency of the United States! (text/plain)

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