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The State of Work in the Age of Anxiety Harold Meyerson 2013-12-03 1:11 PM
From 1947 to 1974, American workers brought home most of the wealth they produced. Since 1974, they have steadily lost power - and they're getting just a fraction of the wealth they produce today. Harold Meyerson is editor-at-large at The American Prospect and a columnist for The Washington Post. (text/plain)

VIDEO: Wage Crisis with Joseph Stiglitz www.therealnews.com 2013-11-30 11:53 PM
Economic hardship in the world's biggest financial superpower. he squeezed American middle class (text/plain)

Philippine Debt Repayments from Marcos Regime Overshadow Typhoon Relief Funds Jennifer Tong 2013-11-29 2:38 PM
Two weeks after Typhoon Haiyan devastated the Philippines, the world has responded with astounding generosity, donating tens of millions of dollars to aid in the recovery effort--$37 million from the United States government alone. Unfortunately, since the typhoon struck on November 8th, the Philippines has spent more than $310 million paying off overseas debts, and it will spend a total of $6.7 billion this year alone. (text/plain)

Philippines: Time to punish pork plunderers and reform the budget system Citizens Action Party (Akbayan) 2013-11-25 11:49 AM

Akbayan Partylist welcomes the unanimous decision of the Supreme Court declaring unconstitutional the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) as well as all forms of congressional insertions with the aim of creating lump sum funds for projects primarily determined by lawmakers. (image/jpeg)

Expanding Social Security by Paul Krugman Paul Krugman 2013-11-23 7:21 PM
Paul Krugman, professor of economics at Princeton, was the winner of the Nobel Prize for Economics in 2011. (text/plain)

Super typhoon Haiyan is climate wake-up call Akbayan, Aksyon Klima, Yeb Sano 2013-11-14 9:07 AM

It seems these days that whenever Mother Nature wants to send an urgent message to humankind, it sends it via the Philippines. This year the messenger was Haiyan, known in the Philippines as Yolanda. (image/jpeg)

The Super Rich Reinvent U.S. Capitalism Shamus Cooke 2013-11-12 2:07 AM
As U.S. corporate profits soar to record highs, food stamps for the neediest were quietly cut. The politicians who are demanding endless cuts to social programs — Democrats and Republicans alike — insist that the U.S. is broke, all the while conveniently ignoring the mountains of tax-free wealth piling up in the pockets of the super rich. (text/plain)

The Time Has Come For $15 Minimum Wage Mark Vorpahl 2013-11-11 9:04 AM
In one of comedian Chris Rock’s routines, he observes: “You know what that means when someone pays you a minimum wage? You know what your boss is trying to say? ‘Hey, if I could pay you less, I would, but it’s against the law.’” (text/html)

Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea Mark Blyth 2013-11-09 1:42 AM
Book review: "Slaves of Defunct Economists: Why politicians pursue austerity policies that never work" by Henry Farrel, Washington Monthly, Mar/Apr 2013 (text/plain)

Studying Economics Today is Like Brainwashing Ulrich Thielemann 2013-11-06 12:23 PM
The blind trust in efficient markets must be replaced and bankers given a new understanding. Profit making is different than profit maximization. Banking should be a public function not a casino and the real economy and the environment not abandoned. Economics should be a pluralist discipline, open and welcoming to alternatives and critical perspectives. (text/plain)

Is Obama Fundamentally Shifting His Middle East Strategy? Shamus Cooke 2013-11-05 2:14 AM
The Saudis and Israelis are fuming. Obama’s talks with Iran’s new President Hassan Rouhani point to a possible new direction in U.S.-Middle East policy. Iran is the regional archrival of the Saudis and Israelis, who for decades have shared the mantle as the main U.S. allies in the Middle East. (text/plain)

Protest Underscores Continuing Privatization of Oregon Schools Pete Shaw 2013-11-04 4:02 AM
The Oregon Business Association (OBA) held its annual Statesman Dinner on October 17 to honor the Statesman of the Year. The event was fraught with anomalies, not least of which was the fact that the award went to Sue Levin, the Executive Director of Stand for Children Oregon. (text/plain)

VIDEO: "The UnwindingL An Inner History of the New America," 1hr www.booktv.org 2013-11-03 2:23 PM
In "The Unwinding," George Parker grapples with the end of the Roosevelt republic and the need to fight organized money. He sees 1978 as a beginning when California passed Proposition 13 and de-funded education. (text/plain)

Tips in Finding Cheap International Holiday Packages Vinod Kumar Saini 2013-10-31 5:12 AM
Fortunately, there are now travel agencies that allow even ordinary people to afford travelling abroad through their cheap international holiday packages. (text/html)

Movie Review: Dirty Wars Brad Forrest 2013-10-30 5:08 PM
Jeremy Scahill, reporter for such outlets as The Nation and Democracy Now, has come out with the most hard hitting documentary of recent years entitled, “Dirty Wars.” He takes us around the globe from Afghanistan to Yemen and Somalia documenting the crimes of U.S imperialistic foreign policy in tragic detail. (text/plain)

Supreme Court - FIRST AMENDMENT ATTACK UPON ARIZONA HARASSMENT STATUTE - Sheriff Joe not scott huminski 2013-10-26 9:44 AM
The unconstitutional Arizona harassment statute, a favorite tool of the police state of Arizona used to silence dissent, is challenged in the United States Supreme Court in Huminski v. City of Surprise, Arizona. (text/plain)

The Coming Grand Bargain: “We’re All Neoliberals Now” Shamus Cooke 2013-10-22 1:30 AM
After the U.S. government shutdown you’d expect Republicans and Democrats to remain at each others’ throats, so different was their vision for the country, or so it appeared. (text/plain)

Labor Needs to Recalibrate and Fight Ann Robertson and Bill Leumer 2013-10-12 2:32 AM
While the U.S. media has been obsessed with the in-fighting between Democrats and Republicans, as well as the recent government shutdown and the global/domestic ramifications of a possible government default, little attention has been paid to a looming disaster confronting working people: Obama is again threatening to cut “entitlement” programs, meaning Social Security and Medicare. (text/plain)

IMF and Grenada Negotiate Debt Restructuring Jennifer Tong 2013-10-11 8:24 PM
During the annual International Monetary Fund meetings, the IMF is meeting with the government of Grenada on a debt restructuring plan. Grenada has a public debt-to-GDP of nearly 110 percent. The island nation’s economic growth over the past few years has remained stagnant due to the effects of the global economic slowdown and recovery from hurricanes. (text/plain)

International Monetary Fund Reviews International Bankruptcy Process for Sovereign Countri Jennifer Tong 2013-10-11 8:22 PM
During the course of the annual IMF meetings, the Fund, civil society and financial ministers continue to discuss the implementation of an international bankruptcy process for sovereign countries. (text/plain)

Abortion Stigma Busting Video Competition Peg Johnston 2013-10-11 5:02 PM
Push back against anti abortion extremism with your video. (text/plain)

IMF Secures Windfall Gold Sales Profits for Concessional Lending to Low-Income Nations Jennifer Tong 2013-10-10 6:24 PM
On October 10, 2013, the International Monetary Fund announced that member countries have approved their commitment to fund the Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust (PRGT) for concessional lending. Financing comes from windfall profits made from the IMF selling part of their gold reserves that currently totals $3.4 billion. Currently, the IMF provides zero-interest financing to low-income nations through this fund. (text/plain)

The UAW Takes One Step Forward, and One Backward Ann Robertson and Bill Leumer 2013-10-10 9:46 AM
Trying to rebound off the ropes, where it has been pummeled for the past several decades, The United Auto Workers (UAW) has launched an aggressive organizing campaign in the South, in line with an AFL-CIO resolution emphasizing organizing there, where unionization rates are weak across the board. (text/plain)

Fast Food Workers Win a Union…through Zoolidarity Shamus Cooke 2013-10-10 2:25 AM
Union members have watched in awe as fast food workers struck over the last year, calling for “$15 and a union.” Despite the slogan, however, the prevailing wisdom has been that union recognition isn’t really the goal; that’s too hard against giant employers insulated by a layer of franchises, with a part-time and transient workforce. (text/html)

They frack because clear air and water aren’t profitable Systemic Disorder 2013-10-09 9:39 PM
Newly developed fracking techniques represent an intensification, yet a special law known as the “Halliburton loophole” exempts fracking from federal regulations. (text/plain)

U.S. Supreme Court Will Not Take Argentina and NML Capital Debt Case Jennifer Tong 2013-10-07 5:15 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court decided not to take the landmark debt case between Argentina and bondholders led by NML Capital, a hedge fund that buys the debt of countries in financial crisis. Argentina is expected to file a second petition in the coming months that the Supreme Court will review and decide again if it will hear the case. (text/plain)

RADI.MS The media you were waiting for will soon be born. radi media shield 2013-09-24 7:35 PM

A new world from integral revolution (image/png)

911 tapes Christina Korbe George Waksmunski 2013-09-24 2:46 AM
Why have the 911 tapes been released for Christina Korbe (text/plain)

Taç NevresimDunyasi 2013-09-17 2:51 PM

3rd Radical Mycology Convergence Callout! Radical Mycology Collective 2013-09-16 8:53 PM

he Radical Mycology Convergence is a unique gathering of mycologists, mushroom enthusiasts, and Earth stewards coming together to share skills and information on the numerous benefits of the fungal kingdom for humans and the planet. The RMC is a multiple-day long event consisting of workshops, presentations, and various projects using fungi and other organisms to remediate & restore damaged environments. (image/jpeg)

Caligula Game jacinto 2013-09-15 6:18 PM
Was Warhol another Hitler? (text/plain)

HIV-Negative AIDS: Is it CFIDS or AIDS? lemonfoundation 2013-09-14 5:35 AM

Allied NATO Government is hiding millions of infectious NON HIV AIDS cases (like mine) under the "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)" ICD-code. (image/jpeg)

Galatasaray Antalya maçı izle GalatasarayAntalya 2013-09-13 9:13 AM
Galatasaray Antalyaspor maçı izle 13 Eylül 2013 Cuma (text/plain)

Labor Leaders, Obamacare, and the Fate of the Unions Shamus Cooke 2013-09-13 8:48 AM
A funny thing happened a couple of months ago: labor leaders finally awoke from their coma and realized that Obamacare was not only bad for unions, but for working families in general. (text/plain)

At the AFL-CIO Convention, Leaders Ask: What Direction for Labor? Mark Vorpahl 2013-09-12 12:23 PM
The acknowledgment of Labor’s existential crisis and the recognition that something must be done to resolve it is the key issue at the AFL-CIO’s four-day quadrennial convention in Los Angeles. The urgency of the situation has compelled Labor’s top officials to experiment in a search for solutions. (text/html)

intikam 24.bölüm fragmanı intikam 2013-09-12 8:12 AM
intikam 24.bölüm fragmanı seyirciye dizinin yeni bölümünü tanıtacak. (text/plain)

Merhamet 21.Bolum Fragmani Merhamet 2013-09-11 8:43 AM
Merhamet 21.bölüm fragmanı izleyicinin beğenisine sunuldu. (text/plain)

Obama’s War Grows as Support Shrinks Shamus Cooke 2013-09-10 11:02 AM
Some careful listening has exposed the lie that a U.S. attack (war) against Syria would be, as Obama put it, “a shot across the bow,” i.e. a “tiny war.” But even before the first missile is launched the birth of Obama’s baby war began to grow, and when it’s eventually unleashed it will resemble any other fully matured war, complete with massive destruction, the death of untold innocents and yet another Middle Eastern nation torn to pieces. (text/plain)

Bir Aşk Hikayesi 24. bölüm fragmanı hakan 2013-09-07 12:52 AM
Bir Aşk Hikayesi 24. bölüm fragmanı (text/html)

What Can We Learn from 25 Years of Jobs with Justice? Mark Vorpahl 2013-09-06 8:35 AM
It’s no secret that the last 30 years have seen a brutal corporate assault on U.S. workers. Incomes and union membership rates have plummeted, unemployment is soaring, and the two corporate parties have joined forces to go after our previously untouchable historic gains. (text/html)

Sana Bir Sir Verecegim 9 bolum 6 Eylul 2013 fragman 2013-09-04 8:57 PM
Sana Bir Sir Verecegim 9.bolum fragmani yeni 6 eylul cuma aksami yayinlanacak (text/plain)

war ethic indoctrination geral 2013-09-04 8:54 PM

So long as the United States is at war, their power is preserved, and now that they have attained empire the USA must expand the war or fall, for the arts of peace they know nothing and have never engaged in any employment higher than torture & war. Aristotle. (image/png)

Declaring Syria Regime Illegitimate Sends Strong Human Rights Message and Exposes Lenders Jennifer Tong 2013-09-03 8:28 PM
Over the last year, a religious antipoverty organization has met with U.S. Treasury and White House officials to encourage them to declare the Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad an illegitimate government. This action would impose restrictions on lending to Syria that supports its military or the needs of the Assad regime. When governments or financial institutions make this declaration it lets lenders know that if they lend to Syria they may not receive a return on their investment. Types of lending and financing that could be affected are arms contracts with Russia and oil investment from Iran. (text/plain)

How the U.S. Political Left is Failing Over Syria Shamus Cooke 2013-09-02 1:18 PM
It’s now painfully clear that Obama’s war on Syria is a replay of Bush’s march to war in Iraq, both built on lies. Zero evidence has been put forth that proves the Syrian government used chemical weapons. On the contrary, evidence has been recorded that suggests the U.S.-backed Syrian rebels are responsible for the attack. (text/plain)

The Lie of “Limited” War Against Syria Shamus Cooke 2013-09-01 2:39 AM
The rats are jumping ship. Obama’s strongest allies can’t stomach the stench of lies that are the foundation of the war effort against Syria. Even England, whose entire foreign policy is reduced to asking “how high?” when the U.S. says “jump,” opted to stay grounded for Obama’s war drive. (text/plain)

Wage Slavery in the American Auto Industry: Obama’s Shame Brad Forrest 2013-08-29 11:50 AM
The American auto industry is back in business in a big way. The carmakers are making enormous profits, direct from the blood, sweat and tears of autoworkers. (text/plain)

War With Syria and Its Repercussions Shamus Cooke 2013-08-28 2:15 PM
A U.S. invasion of Syria could be the first war based on a YouTube video. After a video was released showing victims of an alleged chemical weapons attack, England immediately declared the Syrian government responsible, while Obama began drawing up military plans, saying there was “little doubt” the Syrian Government was at fault (zero evidence currently exists to suggest this). An extra U.S. warship has already been deployed in response. (text/plain)

Why Mass Marches Still Matter: 2013’s March on Washington Mark Vorpahl 2013-08-27 5:48 AM
In terms of the numbers it attracted, the August 24, 2013 March on Washington was an inspiring success. The question remains, however, how politically effective was it? (text/html)

The AFL-CIO’s New Strategy: Inspiration or Hype? Shamus Cooke 2013-08-27 5:07 AM
After years of embarrassing denial, the AFL-CIO recently took its first baby step in addressing the crisis that has engulfed organized labor: it recognized there was a problem. In the run up to its national convention in early September in Los Angles, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka recently admitted that “what we’ve been doing isn’t working,” and consequently announced a new strategy that was, supposedly, a revolutionary break from the previously-failed strategy of organized labor. (text/plain)

Hedge Funds Win 2nd Circuit Court Ruling in NML Capital vs. Argentina; Global Poor Lose Jennifer Tong 2013-08-23 6:31 PM
Argentine Bonds Surge as Ruling Delayed as U.S. Supreme Court Considers Taking Appeal (text/plain)

A Man on a Limb: A Short Analysis of the Current Economic Crisis Brad Forrest 2013-08-21 5:49 AM
The current crisis of the global capitalist system is shaping up to be one of the worst since the Great Depression of the 1930’s. U.S. Gross Domestic Product grew by an anemic 1.8 percent in the first quarter of 2013, and only 0.4 the previous quarter. U.S. capitalists and their political representatives in the Democratic and Republican parties have got themselves in a real mess, with no end in sight. (text/plain)

Norwegian Audit Finds Loans to Developing Countries Don’t Follow New Lending Standards Jennifer Tong 2013-08-19 2:07 PM
Last week, Norway became the first lending country to audit the loans it made to developing countries. The consultant firm Deloitte assessed whether past Norwegian loans to governments, including repressive regimes in Egypt and Indonesia, were compliant with current principles of responsible lending and borrowing developed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). (text/plain)

A Big Victory For Oregon’s Biggest Union Shamus Cooke 2013-08-19 8:59 AM
After years of painful backsliding, the state workers of Oregon’s largest union, SEIU 503, recently stood firm and scored a big win in their contract negotiations against the state’s anti-union Democratic governor, John Kitzhaber. (text/plain)

Egypt’s Revolution After the Smoke Clears Shamus Cooke 2013-08-18 7:18 AM
In times of crisis people strive for easy answers to complex situations. In Egypt this has resulted in absurdly digestible sound bites, where one side is labeled “good”(the Muslim Brotherhood), the other “bad” (the army), and the revolution as a whole is condemned as an atrocity. But the situation in Egypt is especially contradictory, and untying the social-political knots of the revolution requires avoiding pre-packaged catchphrases. (text/plain)

Torture by Design: Saying No to the Architecture of Solitary Confinement Raphael Sperry interviewed by Angola 3 News 2013-08-17 8:33 PM

Friday, August 16 marked the 40th consecutive day of a multi-ethnic statewide prisoner hunger strike initiated from inside the Security Housing Unit (SHU) of California's Pelican Bay State Prison. As the horror of solitary confinement comes under increasing scrutiny in the US and around the world, human rights activists are confronting this public health and safety epidemic from a variety of angles. One group, called Architects/Designers/Planners for Social Responsibility has... (image/jpeg)

Antifascist music from Argentina Grime. 2013-08-14 3:10 AM
Bolchevikes (text/plain)

The August 24 March on Washington: Why We Need a New Civil Rights and Labor Movement Mark Vorpahl 2013-08-09 7:05 AM
It could have been left as a relatively small event that would make little impact, but plans for the 50th anniversary of 1963′s March on Washington appear to have taken another course. (text/html)

Wall Street plunders Detroit while pensioners take blame Systemic Disorder 2013-08-07 8:41 PM
In North America, Detroit fulfills the same function as Greece does for Europe: A scapegoat. Larger economic and social forces, disinvestment and financial industry legerdemain are the major factors in Detroit’s financial struggles as Wall Street used complex, and poorly understood, derivatives to extract money through “heads I win, tails you lose” tactics. (text/plain)

A Path Forward for Egypt’s Revolution Shamus Cooke 2013-08-06 9:55 AM
The battle for the future of Egypt is underway, and it’s chaos. There has been violence on both sides of the divide, with the military inflicting the heaviest doses on supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood. The violence combined with any lack of long-term solution could bode poorly for Egypt’s future, but the situation is in extreme flux, and by no means anywhere settled. There is still abundant hope for most Egyptians to achieve a better world, though time is of the essence. (text/plain)

Supreme Court Considers Taking Hedge Fund/Argentina Case with Global Poverty Impacts Jennifer Tong 2013-08-02 7:50 PM
The US Supreme Court is considering whether or not to accept an international debt case that will impact global poverty and poor country access to credit. (text/plain)

Antifascist music from Argentina Vorkuta Arte Revolucionario 2013-08-02 12:40 AM
Music (text/plain)

Why No Revolution Exists in Syria Shamus Cooke 2013-07-31 11:34 AM
The era of Arab Spring euphoria is long ended, having devolved into doubt, confusion or wholesale rejection. Libya and Syria put an abrupt end to the Arab Spring celebrations, with the current situation in Egypt adding to the frustration. (text/plain)

On Philippine President Aquino's Midterm Year Akbayan (Citizens Action Party) 2013-07-29 11:04 AM

Deeper reforms needed to curb inequality (image/jpeg)

Filipino workers challenge to Aquino’s SONA: Address inequality PM, APL, Sentro-Nagkaisa 2013-07-26 11:00 AM

Three years ago, President Aquino promised to substantially reduce poverty, create quality and secure jobs, and end the reign of impunity, among others. He promised “inclusive growth”. Workers have had enough of these broken promises. (image/jpeg)

Philippines - NDFP says UN report on use of child combatants by NPA ‘false, biased’ Anne Marxze D. Umil (Bulatlat) 2013-07-25 9:16 AM

MANILA – The National Democratic Front of the Philippines’ Special Office for the Protection of Children slammed the report released by the United Nations Special Representative for Children in Armed Conflict (SRCAC) which alleges that the its armed wing the New People’s Army (NPA) has been using and recruiting children. (image/jpeg)

gunesi beklerken 5.bolum fragmani veli 2013-07-23 2:46 PM
sevilen dizi gunesi beklerken 5.bolum fragmani izle 30 temmuz sali aksami kanal d yayinlanacak olan gunesi beklerken 5.bolum fragmani tanitimini yayinlandiginda sitemizde seyredebilirsiniz. (text/html)

Growing Numbers Of Vegan and Vegetarian Mormons Poster 2013-07-22 3:48 PM
Information on the growing vegetarian and vegan movements within the LDS Church... Many of these vegan Mormons want the LDS church to get out of cattle and sheep ranching and to disinvest from animal meats (text/plain)

Snowden and Latin America Expose Washington’s Impotence in a Changing World Finian Cunningham 2013-07-22 7:25 AM
One of America’s genuine heroes, Major General Smedley D Butler revealed in his memoirs the true, abhorrent nature of Washington’s foreign policy. Butler had led countless military operations in Central America and the Caribbean as a US Marines Corp commander in the era of «gunboat diplomacy» during the early 1900s. Years after his retirement, he spoke out candidly and ruefully of his highly decorated military service in a book entitled War is a Racket. Here is how Butler characterized with unsparing words his service for country in 1935, five years before his death: (text/html)

Rail Disaster in Canada PCInt 2013-07-21 2:24 PM
The aftermath of the worst rail disaster in Canada for decades leaves at least 47 dead with many of the victims still unaccounted for. (text/plain)

West Losing on All Fronts in Syria Finian Cunningham 2013-07-20 11:42 AM
Not only are the US, Britain and France losing their criminal covert military war for regime change in Syria, these state terrorists are also caving in on the propaganda front. (text/html)

Expected Hedge Fund vs. Argentina Ruling Will Impact Global Poverty Jennifer Tong 2013-07-19 8:18 PM
Any day, the US 2nd Circuit Court will rule between Argentina and hedge funds; the ruling will impact global poverty and poor country access to credit. (text/html)

Kalıcı Makyaj Kalıcı Makyaj 2013-07-19 3:25 AM
kalıcı makyaj (text/plain)

Bay ve Bayan Ayakkabı modelleri murat 2013-07-17 12:33 PM
Erkek ve bayan spor ayakkabı modellerinin aktif satışı yapılmaktadır. (text/plain)

Orange Violence, Hangover from British Misrule Finian Cunningham 2013-07-16 2:42 AM
To many people around the world, the violence in Northern Ireland this weekend may seem incomprehensible. After all, it is nearly 15 years since the political conflict in the British province of Ireland was officially declared over, with the signing of the Good Friday Agreement. (text/html)

A Note to our Listeners, Supporters, and the Greater Pittsburgh community Rustbelt Radio/The Pittsburgh IMC 2013-07-15 1:49 PM
After years of grassroots reporting including over 300 episodes, coverage of major events like the 2009 G-20 summit in Pittsburgh, presentations to national audiences at the annual Allied Media Conference and more, Rustbelt Radio and the Pittsburgh IMC are facing a gap in volunteer capacity that is preventing the show from airing new episodes for the first time in nine years. (text/plain)

What’s Next for the Egyptian Revolution Shamus Cooke 2013-07-14 5:56 AM
Egyptians are making history at a frantic pace. After the largest protests in Egypt’s history initiated the downfall of the first Muslim Brotherhood government, a military-led massacre of Muslim Brotherhood faithful quickly altered the political dynamic. Everything is in flux. (text/plain)

After the removal of Morsi in Egypt PCInt 2013-07-13 9:49 AM
The removal of the Morsi government is not a victory for the proletariat and the exploited Egyptian masses Victory can only be achieved by the proletarian class struggle against capitalism! (text/plain)

Total opposition - interview with anarchist writer VM 2013-07-02 11:51 AM
In an interview with The Vast Minority, writer Paul Cudenec calls for anarchists to unite in "total opposition" to the global capitalist system. He says he is trying to unearth the primal force behind the philosophy and argues that anarchism has the potential to become a new "religion" for the current age. (text/plain)

Portland’s Austerity Resistance Movement Sparks Changes to City Solidarity Against Austerity 2013-06-30 7:31 AM
On June 20, Oregon’s Portland City Council unanimously voted to approve a budget that had been one of the most grassroots-contested examples of austerity in recent memory. (text/html)

[Brazil] Convocation for international solidarity! Anarchist Popular Union (UNIPA) 2013-06-25 7:24 PM
Convocação para solidariedade internacional! / Convocation for international solidarity! / Llamamiento a la solidaridad internacional! (text/plain)

"Almanac Trail" Concert Tour Kicks off in Pittsburgh July 12 with Anne Feeney! George Mann 2013-06-24 11:48 AM

A night of labor music, history and education. "The Almanac Trail" tour covers 25 cities in 32 days, beginning in Pittsburgh with special guest Anne Feeney on Friday, July 12 at the US Steelworkers headquarters, 7 PM (social hour), concert at 8 PM. hear stories and songs from Woody Guhrie, Pete Seeger and others and learn about the growth of labor unions in the 1930s and 1940s! (image/jpeg)

Detroit’s Retired City Workers in the Crosshairs Ann Robertson and Bill Leumer 2013-06-22 6:21 AM
With Detroit’s finances looking increasingly dire, the city’s creditors are beginning to face off with one another, each trying to minimize their losses. The city’s pension fund, which supports retired city workers, has found itself in direct conflict with a formidable opponent, the bondholders, individuals and institutions that gave the city money in order to enjoy the interest on the loan. (text/plain)

Detroit’s Retired City Workers in the Crosshairs Ann Robertson and Bill Leumer 2013-06-22 6:17 AM
With Detroit’s finances looking increasingly dire, the city’s creditors are beginning to face off with one another, each trying to minimize their losses. The city’s pension fund, which supports retired city workers, has found itself in direct conflict with a formidable opponent, the bondholders, individuals and institutions that gave the city money in order to enjoy the interest on the loan. (text/plain)

Syria Is Becoming Obama’s Iraq Shamus Cooke 2013-06-22 5:37 AM
In perfect Bush-like fashion, President Obama has invented a bogus pretense for military intervention in yet another Middle East country. The president’s claim that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons — and thus crossed Obama’s imaginary “red line” — will likely fool very few Americans, who already distrust their president after the massive NSA spying scandal. (text/plain)

INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED TEACHER, PEACEMAKER AND SOCIAL ACTIVIST FLEET MAULL TO VISIT PGH Pittsburgh Shambhala Meditation Center 2013-06-19 5:22 PM
Fleet Maull will be teaching a weekend program offering innovative leadership training. Radical Responsibility & Awakened Leadership will include talks, discussion and exercises in mindfulness-based emotional intelligence (MBEI), effective communication and leadership skill building. Those working in the public sphere will learn effective ways to engage with the challenges they face. (text/html)

The Girls Speak sfsf 2013-06-16 11:41 AM
The teacher was extremely talkative, almost a bit too much, to the point that he barely let the girls speak! (text/plain)

Who Killed the Syrian Peace Talks? Shamus Cooke 2013-06-14 1:10 PM
The long awaited Syrian peace talks — instigated by power brokers Russia and the United States — had already passed their initial due date, and are now officially stillborn. (text/plain)

Grassroots protests planned nationwide in response to PRISM and government surveillance Evan Koser 2013-06-12 2:48 AM
Disgruntled citizens have begun collaborating their efforts online in an attempt to redress their grievances over the United States government's surveillance policies. (text/plain)

Just Harvest, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Participating in National SNAP/Food Stamp Challenge Emily Cleath 2013-06-10 7:12 PM
Staff at the anti-hunger organization Just Harvest along with four Pittsburgh Post-Gazette staff writers will be participating in a SNAP/Food Stamp Challenge June 10-14. (text/plain)

kuzey guney 78.bolum fragmani izle fragman 2013-06-10 12:48 PM
Atvnin Reyting Rekoru Kiran Dizisi karadayi 36.bolum fragmani 17 Haziran Pazartesi Aksami Yayinlanacak Olan Karadayi 36.bolum Fragmani Tanitimini Yayinlandiginda Sitemizde Seyredebilirsiniz. Sitemizde Sadece Tanitim Fragmanlari Yayinlamaktadir. (text/html)

Syria’s Fake Sectarian War Shamus Cooke 2013-06-09 12:21 PM
The fate of Syria and the broader Middle East balances on a razor’s edge. The western media is giving dire warnings of an impending sectarian war between Sunni and Shia Muslims, a war that could drown the Middle East in a flood of blood. (text/plain)

Quantitative Crisis: Bernanke’s “Stimulus” For The 1% Mark Vorpahl 2013-06-01 6:29 AM
When I heard that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress last week that it was too soon for the Fed to end its extraordinary stimulus programs, I did a double take. (text/html)

PHILIPPINES: Millions of Votes for the Democratic Left AKBAYAN - Citizens Action Party 2013-05-31 1:36 PM

While the Commission on Elections has yet to announce the official results of the 2013 partylist elections, we would like to thank the Filipino voters and everyone who have made Akbayan Partylist's sixth straight electoral victory possible. (image/jpeg)

How Obama and Al-Qaeda Became Syrian Bedfellows Shamus Cooke 2013-05-28 12:44 PM
For a president that is executing Bush’s “war on terror” against Al-Qaeda and “its affiliates,” it seems odd that President Obama has targeted the secular Syrian government for “regime change.” (text/plain)

Slaughter of Proletarians in Bangladesh: Capitalism is the Assassin! PCInt 2013-05-26 9:25 AM

On April 24 "Rana Plaza" a 9-storey building in an industrial suburb of Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh (14 million), collapsed on about 3,500 workers (their number is not known precisely) working there. The building contained five textile factories, as well as a bank and many shops. The official present death toll is 1128, the number of injured is unknown. Most of the victims are women, who constitute 80 to 90% of the workforce in the Bangladeshi textile industry. (image/jpeg)

Abusing Prisoners Decreases Public Safety -Interview w/ author and ex-con Shawn Griffith Angola 3 News 2013-05-23 5:16 PM

If given the attention it deserves, an important new book is certain to make significant contributions to the public discussions of US prison policy. The author, Shawn Griffith, was released last year from Florida’s prison system at the age of 41, after spending most of his life, almost 24 years, behind bars, including seven in solitary confinement. (image/jpeg)

Global-warming debate shouldn’t exclude role of livestock Systemic Disorder 2013-05-22 4:51 PM
Regardless of what the actual total of livestock contribution to global warming, it is part of the problem and we ignore it at our collective peril. (text/plain)

Rustbelt Radio for May 20, 2013 Pittsburgh Indymedia: Rustbelt Radio 2013-05-19 9:23 PM
Pittsburgh's Ride of Silence memorializes bicyclists injured on the roads; Cindy Sheehan interviews Margaret Kimberly of Black Agenda Report about the Obama administration's renewed pursuit of Assata Shakur; and the growth of bike sharing programs - Radio Ecoshock looks at the worldwide picture, and we bring you an update on Pittsburgh's new program. (audio/mpeg)

SF Labor: Calls on Labor Movement to Mobilize in Washington, D.C. August 24 San Francisco Labor Council 2013-05-16 7:19 AM
In Support of the SCLC and King Center call for a March and Rally in Washington, DC on August 24, 2013 and in Support of the July 2 Northern California Demonstration to Demand a Massive Federally Funded Jobs-Creation Program and No Cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid (text/html)

Syria Endgame Approaching Fast Shamus Cooke 2013-05-15 7:54 AM
The tempo of events in Syria has increased in recent weeks. The government forces have scored significant battlefield victories over the rebels, and this has provoked a number of responses from the U.S. and its anti-Assad allies: a mixture of war provocations and peace offers. (text/plain)

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