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Rustbelt Radio for April 21, 2008 Pittsburgh IMC: Rustbelt Radio collective 2008-04-22 1:28 AM
On this week's show... * Family Members accuse Pennsylvania Prisons of abusing inmates * A look at tax fairness and wealth in American families * Uprising Radio examines the World Bank's perpetuation of Global Warming * and Burger King allegedly spies on members of the Student Farmworker Alliance (audio/mpeg)

April 19 International Protests Say: Mumia Must be Freed Now! Kevin Gilroy, Partisan Defense Committee 2008-04-21 8:06 PM

Upcoming international united-front protests demand Mumia’s immediate freedom: Sydney, Australia, on April 23; Mexico City on April 24; Chicago and Los Angeles on April 26. For more information: www.partisandefense.org. (image/jpeg)

A Lady for President Donna Jean Young 2008-04-21 5:22 PM
HOT OFF THE PRESS!!! A FUN AND FUNKY RAP SONG A LADY FOR PRESIDENT? Donna Jean Young has decided to get into the hot election race with this quirky song. She has joined up with James – Dan, Eddy and Dave to rap, ‘A Lady for President?’ 1: ‘A LADY FOR PRESIDENT?’ – 1 Minute 59 Seconds Duration (3 seconds silence at start and 7 seconds silence after finish) (audio/mpeg)

Two Major Upcoming Actions in Support of Locked Out Steelworkers United Steelworkers 2008-04-21 4:45 PM
On February 29, Pittsburgh based Calgon Carbon Corporation locked out the 60 members of USW 5032, demanding that the union employees accept drastic cuts to their healthcare and pensions. Since the lockout began union members have been staying strong, maintaining a 24-hour picket at the plant gate, doing fundraising and reaching out to community allies. Now, eight weeks into the lockout, local 5032 is escalating its campaign to end the lockout and win a fair contract. (application/pdf)

Warren Community and Clergy Coalition is Ready to Make Change Jason Denzin 2008-04-18 3:40 AM

Naomi Klein lecture at CMU Rustbelt Radio / WRCT Public Affairs 2008-04-18 2:45 AM
Naomi Klein's lecture on the rise of disaster capitalism. (1:02:03) (audio/mpeg)

Anarchism in Venezuela, past and present El Libertario, Venezuela 2008-04-17 11:11 PM

* This is a brief outline of the libertarian footprint in the history of Venezuela, prepared by members of the Collective Editorship of El Libertario www.nodo50.org/ellibertario. We hope that this serves as a useful point of reference for those who are interested in the subject. (image/jpeg)

Fascist Threat Against Demonstrators for Mumia Abu-Jamal’s Freedom Kevin Gilroy, Partisan Defense Committee 2008-04-17 6:46 PM
Fascists of the Keystone State Skinheads and Maryland Skinheads are reportedly planning a provocation against the April 19 demonstration in Philadelphia for death row political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal. The demonstration is protesting the federal appeals court decision that reaffirmed Mumia's frame-up murder conviction. This fascist threat underscores the need to mobilize labor contingents for the April 19 demonstration in Philadelphia demanding Mumia’s immediate freedom. For more information: www.partisandefense.org (text/plain)

Fascism in Italy? stephen donahue 2008-04-17 5:56 PM
Berlusconi is back and he has promised cabinet posts to the fascist Northern League. Calls immigrants ‘an army of evil’ (text/plain)

Block Report Radio interview with Mumia Partisan Defense Committee 2008-04-16 10:10 PM
POCC: Block Report Radio interview with Mumia Abu-Jamal aired on KPFA Flashpoints program on 7 April 2008 Transcribed by the Partisan Defense Committee, 15 April 2008. The PDC is a class-struggle, non-sectarian legal and social defense organization which champions cases and causes in the interest of the whole of the working people. This purpose is in accordance with the political views of the Spartacist League. Audio Link: http://www.partisandefense.org/media/Mumia-Flashpoints.mp3 (text/plain)

Bitterness, Hope and Obama in Western PA Carl Davidson 2008-04-16 12:48 AM

[Commentary on the Phoney Anti-Elitism Campaign Against the Least Elitist of the Three Main Candidates, by Carl Davidson, Beaver County resident, Solidarity Economy Organizer, and Antiwar Activist.] Photo: Obama at October 2002 Antiwar Rally . (image/jpeg)

Open Letter to Fighters for Mumia’s Freedom Partisan Defense Committee 2008-04-15 11:42 PM
Open Letter to Fighters for Mumia’s Freedom: For Mass Labor Mobilizations to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal! For United-Front Action! (text/plain)

United-Front Protests Demand Mumia Abu-Jamal’s Immediate Freedom Kevin Gilroy, Partisan Defense Committee 2008-04-15 8:49 PM
All out for united-front mobilizations called by the Partisan Defense Committee under the slogans: “Mumia Abu-Jamal Is Innocent! Free Mumia Now! Abolish the Racist Death Penalty!” Oakland, Toronto and London on April 19; Sydney on April 23; Mexico City on April 24; Chicago and Los Angeles on April 26. For more information: www.partisandefense.org (text/plain)

Texas County Democratic Convention Ten Times the Usual Size KKoskipaa 2008-04-15 2:28 PM

This is a documentary of a Senate District Democratic Convention in Houston, Texas on March 29, 2008. The Senate District comprises half of Harris County. (image/jpeg)

Payday loan joints form USA are rushing to Canada stephen donahue 2008-04-15 2:17 PM
Canadian provinces are setting fee caps that are weaker than those in many US states. (text/plain)

Rustbelt Radio for April 14, 2008 Pittsburgh IMC: Rustbelt Radio collective 2008-04-15 9:44 AM
On this week's show... * Updates on the Court of Appeals Ruling for Mumia Abu-Jamal * Radio reporters assassinated in Oaxaca, Mexico * a report on the Longest Walk Two, a five month journey to raise awareness of Native American and environmental issues * National Labor Committee director Charlie Kernaghan speaks at Carlow University about sweatshop labor and workers' rights * and more in our local and global headlines (audio/mpeg)

The Framing of Mumia Abu-Jamal: an interview with author J. Patrick O’Connor Hans Bennett 2008-04-13 6:07 AM

In his new book, O’Connor argues that Abu-Jamal was clearly framed by police, and that the actual shooter was a man named Kenneth Freeman. O’Connor criticizes the local media, who, he says “bought into the prosecution’s story line early on and has never been able to see this case for what it is: a framing of an innocent and peace loving man.” (image/jpeg + 3 comments)

City of Pittsburgh has one hell of an opponent in Lamar Advertising Stephen Donahue 2008-04-12 7:28 PM
Five Pittsburgh City Council members are taking on the outdoor advertising giant Lamar Advertising Company. Lamar wants to build a giant 1,200 square foot electronic billboard on the new Grant Street Transportation Centre. Lamar CEO has a history of using strong arm tactics to get his way. (text/plain + 4 comments)

Barack Obama Does Nothing While African American Apartments Crumble, Decay and Fail Pat Saunders 2008-04-10 9:03 PM
I wonder when the news media well report on Barack Obama's Rezko Scandal. (text/plain + 1 comment)

RNC Delegate Hotels Announced RNC Welcoming Committee 2008-04-08 4:19 AM
Hey Pennsylvania, Thought you'd like to know, your state's delegate bloc at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul/Minneapolis, Minnesota, will be staying at Marriott-Minneapolis Southwest5801 Opus Pkwy Minnetonka, MN 55343 (text/plain)

Rustbelt Radio for April 7, 2008 Pittsburgh IMC: Rustbelt Radio collective 2008-04-07 11:50 PM
On this week's show... * Election Unspun looks at Democratic Presidential Candidates' Stance on the Prison Industrial Complex * Van Jones speaks about Martin Luther King Jr's Legacy as it relates to Environmental Justice * Canadian Parliament member Libby Davies speaks about continuing opposition to the Iraq war * And a look at the psychology behind addictions (audio/mpeg)

National Petition to End Sweatshops and Slavery in the Fields mega 2008-04-07 9:25 PM
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) - an organization of low-wage workers based in Immokalee, Florida - has launched a national petition campaign to demand that Burger King and other food industry leaders work with the CIW to improve the wages & working conditions of the workers who pick their tomatoes, and join with the CIW in an industry-wide effort to eliminate modern-day slavery & human rights abuses from Florida's fields. (text/plain)

PARAGUAY. Dictadura mediática, encuestas dibujadas Luis Agüero Wagner 2008-04-07 8:44 AM
Un notorio avasallamiento de las mayorías a través del control de la mente pública, ejercida por intermedio de la prensa que responde a los grupos dominantes, es lo que puede advertirse en la actual campaña presidencial de Paraguay. (text/plain)

March 29 photos - pdf sandy 2008-04-06 3:03 PM
PDF containing photos from March 29th antiwar rally (application/pdf)

Food Not Bombs National Gathering reportback Kilroy 2008-04-05 11:44 PM
By nearly all accounts the Food Not Bombs National Gathering at the end of March was a smashing success: Activists of all types and ages from FNB chapters all over the country were brought together in Nashville, TN for a Critical Mass bike ride, no-pants dance party, a day of workshops, a group meeting, scavenger hunt, huge food sharing downtown and a march through the streets. (text/plain)

5 Days Left to Stop the Bombs! peacehq 2008-04-05 8:31 PM
We are here to tell the DOE and the federal government that we don't want to spend more money on new nuclear weapons or the current popular term WMD or weapons of mass destruction. (text/plain)

Four Activists Shut Down Bank of America for Fossil Fools Day Action Jeff Reinhardt 2008-04-04 5:30 PM
[See other Fossil Fools Day actions nation-wide at US Indymedia: indymedia.us/en/2008/04/30851.shtml] On Tuesday April 1, at about 8:40am, four activists took direct action against the Bank of America in Copley Square, Boston, by locking themselves to the front door to protest the banks funding of coal power in the US. The action was done with support from Rising Tide North America, the Rainforest Action Network, and the Energy Action Coalition. (text/plain)

Comunistas protegidos por George W. Bush Luis Agüero Wagner 2008-04-03 2:08 PM
La historia del Partido comunista paraguayo es una crónica de hechos heroicos, luchas inclaudicables y lealtad a una causa que raya en lo demencial. Fundado en 1928 al influjo de las revoluciones que sacudían al orbe como cataclismos que daban nueva forma al mundo, sufrió la tenaz persecución de los gobiernos liberales que entonces asolaban al Paraguay. (text/plain)

Anti-Racist Wednesday alice 2008-04-03 4:38 AM

About 50 anti-racist protesters demonstrated outside the Garage Door Saloon in Oakland on Wednesday, April 2 from 9-11pm to bring further attention to the presence of a racist bar in Pittsburgh. (image/jpeg + 4 comments)

Anti-Authoritarian People of Color at Bash Back! Convergence anonymous 2008-04-02 8:09 PM
Calling All Anti-Authoritarian / Anarchist People of Color (APOC) to caucus, network and organize at the Bash Back! Convergence. On, Saturday, April 5th at the Bash Back! Convergence in Chicago, IL there will be a People of Color caucus. The proposed starting time for the caucus is at 11:00AM (during lunch). (text/plain)

TODAY: Internet Forum by Cuban Students about the Cuban Five posted by F Espinoza 2008-04-02 12:15 PM

The main purpose of the forum will be to discuss what Cuban university students and those in the rest of the world could do to help the release of the Five Cuban men, who were arrested for having infiltrated Miami- based anti-Cuba groups and trying to prevent criminal actions against the island. (image/jpeg)

The Story of the Holy Name 6: Fracturing the Peace to End the War Jeff Leys, VCNV 2008-04-02 5:36 AM
Don't fracture the peace. (text/plain)

Paro portuario en la Costa Oeste contra la guerra el 1° de mayo Grupo Internacionalista 2008-04-02 3:49 AM
En lo que representa un paso de gran importancia para el movimiento obrero norteamericano, el International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU – sindicato internacional de estibadores y almacenistas) ha anunciado que paralizará los puertos de la Costa Oeste de Estados Unidos el 1° de mayo para exigir el cese inmediato de la guerra y la ocupación en Irak y Afganistán, así como el retiro de las tropas norteamericanas de Medio Oriente. Ésta es la primera vez en décadas que un sindicato en Estados Unidos ha decidido emprender una acción industrial en contra de una guerra de EE.UU. La acción anunciada por el poderoso sindicato de trabajadores portuarios de la Costa Oeste, un paro de labores para parar la guerra, debe ser retomada por sindicatos y organizaciones de trabajadores de todo Estados Unidos y a escala internacional. El propósito de semejantes acciones no debe ser suplicar a los políticos burgueses –cuyas manos están llenas de sangre, por haber aprobado a lo largo de los últimos seis años y medio todo presupuesto de guerra– sino dar una muestra de la fuerza de los trabajadores, que hacen funcionar este país, ¡y que pueden también pararlo! (text/html)

Fighting to End Child Labor & Sweatshops in the Global Economy Charlie Kernaghan 2008-04-01 2:31 PM
Charlie Kernaghan, known for exposing, in 1996, Wal-Mart and Kathy Lee Gifford's eploitation of child laborers in Hondouras. Learn what you can do to stand in solidarity with the workers, mainly women and children, who are exploited daily and must deal with horrendous conditions. (application/pdf)

Rustbelt Radio for March 31, 2008 Pittsburgh IMC: Rustbelt Radio collective 2008-04-01 5:34 AM
On this week's show... * The Family of 12-year-old Michael Ellerbe who was Murdered by Pennsylvania State Troopers is Awarded $28 Million * Longtime activists speak on funding grassroots movements *without* Foundation support * Word on the Street from the recent Anti-War march * and more... (audio/mpeg + 1 comment)

EEUU, James Cason y USAID: Titiriteros en Paraguay Luis Agüero Wagner 2008-03-31 8:58 PM
El gobierno paraguayo denunció este viernes 28 de marzo que Estados Unidos busca presionarlo a través de las donaciones de USAID para que permita manejar desde Washington la identificación de los ciudadanos paraguayos, consintiendo la adjudicación de una licitación para la confección de documentos de identidad a una empresa norteamericana (text/plain)

Announcing the pReNC 5.3 RNC Welcoming Committee 2008-03-31 5:35 AM
The pReNC 5.3 is the second national gathering for planning radical resistance to the 2008 Republican National Convention. It will take place on May 3rd in the Twin Cities. (text/plain)

Ruling Against Mumia Shows: No Justice in the Capitalist Courts Internationalist Group 2008-03-31 2:38 AM
On March 27, the U.S. appeals court in Philadelphia reaffirmed the frame-up conviction of Mumia Abu-Jamal, the former Black Panther Party spokesman and world-renowned radical journalist who has been locked up on Pennsylvania’s death row for more than a quarter century. After previously rejecting Mumia’s request to present evidence of his innocence, as well as a host of issues showing that he was railroaded by a racist court, the Court turned down Mumia’s request for a new trial. It upheld the 2001 ruling by a federal district judge that ordered a new hearing on the sentence, but limited the “choice” to the living hell of life imprisonment without parole ... or execution. Mumia is innocent. He was declared guilty and sentenced to die because of his revolutionary politics and because for years he had been a thorn in the side of the racist rulers of the misnamed “city of brotherly love.” Around the world, millions have come out in defense of Jamal. This latest ruling, like all those that preceded it, shows that the exploited and oppressed must have no faith in the racist injustice system. We call on the workers movement to mobilize its power to free Mumia now! (text/html)

La Izquierda financiada por George W. Bush Luis Agüero Wagner 2008-03-30 4:55 PM
Advertía Jorge Luis Borges en “El jardín de los senderos que se bifurcan” que la mejor manera de no perderse en un laberinto es tomar siempre hacia la izquierda, consejo que no debemos subestimar si queremos comprender el romance entre la prensa adicta al imperio y un supuesto teólogo de la liberación tercermundista. (text/plain)

Frailty of Ballistics Evidence in Mumia's Case Lori Allen 2008-03-28 9:17 PM
The following report questions the accuracy of physical and ballistics evidence used by the prosecution in their claim of Mumia's guilt, and provides additional conflicting evidence that Mumia could not possibly have interacted with Philadelphia Police Officer Faulkner in the manner described by prosecution. (text/plain)

MOVE 9 Harrisburg Press Conference Audio and Update on Mumia BE47 2008-03-28 8:20 AM
MOVE 9 supporters spoke at the state capital on why they mut be paroled in 2008 (audio/mpeg + 1 comment)

PARAGUAY. Iglesia católica en campaña proselitista Luis Agüero Wagner 2008-03-28 12:48 AM
El empresario Pedro Fadul, candidato a la presidencia del Paraguay, criticó esta semana a las altas jerarquías de la iglesia católica paraguaya por la ambigüedad de sus pronunciamientos con respecto al obispo suspendido Fernando Lugo, también candidato a la presidencia a pesar de existir una expresa disposición constitucional con respecto a ministros de las religiones. (text/plain)

Does Carlow University care about women or families at all? Marianne Bryan 2008-03-27 11:26 PM
Carlow University gave parents eight weeks notice that their Early Learning Preschool will be closed as of May 3rd. Parents are devastated by this news and are seeking help from the community to put pressure on Carlow University president Dr. Hines and board members to reverse this short-sighted decision. (text/plain)

Cuito Cuanavale’s Victory was Neto’s Dream posted by F Espinoza 2008-03-27 4:30 PM

The victory in Cuito Cuanavale made the dreams of the father of the Angolan homeland, Agostinho Neto, come true, Cuban Major General Leopoldo Cintras Frias said here on Saturday. (image/jpeg)

Penn Primary Notebook: Clinton's far-right Fellowship Barbara Ehrenreich 2008-03-27 12:22 PM
Clinton fell in with the Family in 1993, when she joined a Bible study group composed of wives of conservative leaders like Jack Kemp and James Baker. (text/plain)

Wetback Wednesdays: Just the Tip of the Iceberg by Marc Tacchini 2008-03-27 1:53 AM

A brief explanation on why the "Wetback Wednesdays" at the Garage Door Saloon is a bigger deal than the media is making it out to be. (image/jpeg + 37 comments)

Cross-over voting illegal - Will Limbaugh get busted? Steven Rosenfeld 2008-03-26 4:51 PM

Will Rush Limbaugh Be Indicted for Voter Fraud? By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet Posted on March 21, 2008, Printed on March 26, 2008 http://www.alternet.org/story/80392/ (image/jpeg)

Clinton like McCain: more of the same bill penn 2008-03-26 12:27 PM

Hillary is McCain Lite (image/jpeg + 1 comment)

A Timely Lesson For The Times We Are In Honorable Elijah Muhammad 2008-03-26 10:04 AM
The article captures the undertone of the etheric mind of white supremacy that most victim and perpetrators deny exist in these modern days and times. The article puts the past into the present perfect tense. Etheric, In my opinion means (Ether- makes the sky appear blue, you can see the blue in the sky but you can never reach or touch it or get a grip on it, Deception) (text/plain)

ABC COLOR. De Villano Fascista a Héroe de la Izquierda Luis Agüero Wagner 2008-03-25 2:27 AM
De villano fascista a héroe de la izquierda parece ser la transmutación del zar de la prensa paraguaya Aldo Zucolillo, dueño de un diario sensacionalista que se presenta como serio y a la vez es el más leído de la capital paraguaya (que no es mucho decir, algo más de treinta mil ejemplares). (text/plain)

On the Picket Line at American Axle Larry Duncan 2008-03-25 2:12 AM

Scenes, interviews from autoworkers picket line at American Axle in Three Rivers, MI. Google Video link and dvd ordering info. (image/jpeg)

Rustbelt Radio for March 24, 2008 Pittsburgh IMC: Rustbelt Radio collective 2008-03-25 12:58 AM
On this week's show... * a special one hour look at race and city planning in Pittsburgh's Hill District (audio/mpeg)

Save Tibet! Boycott Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Everyone Group 2008-03-24 11:37 PM

Gruppo EveryOne is promoting a petition (www.petitiononline.com/fortibet) and an international campaign to ask for an immediate halt to the harsh sociocultural repression underway in Tibet, a repression perpetrated by the Chinese authorities towards thousands of innocent people. (image/jpeg + 1 comment)

FYI: PWW Defends Rev. Wright vs the Right Repost by CarlD 2008-03-24 3:41 PM
This is helpful. Pass it on. (text/plain)

Army Recruitment Site Remixed NoArmy.com 2008-03-23 8:27 PM
NoArmy.com, an unauthorized remix of GoArmy.com that tells the truth recruiters don't want you to know. (text/html)

BTL:Bear Stearns Bailed Out While Millions Face Home Foreclosures Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2008-03-23 11:34 AM
BETWEEN THE LINES Syndicated Radio Newsmagazine --Weekly Summary (text/plain)

Los financistas ocultos del obispo Fernando Lugo Luis Agüero Wagner 2008-03-23 2:34 AM
Cuando saltó a la arena política el obispo Fernando Lugo sus tendenciosos allegados lo presentaron como incuestionable portador de credenciales izquierdistas y con una supuesta militancia en el movimiento de la Teología de la Liberación a cuestas. Pero pronto algo empezó a oler mal en Dinamarca cuando los sectores más retardatarios de la sociedad paraguaya, como los Maccartistas propietarios de medios de comunicación que prosperaron empresarialmente gracias al dictador anticomunista Alfredo Stroessner, saludaron con grandes espacios y favorables comentarios la supuesta inédita incursión de izquierdas en un mundillo dominado desde hacía más de un siglo por exponentes de la más reaccionaria derecha (text/plain)

Desesperación machista y los demonios del Obispo Luis Agüero Wagner 2008-03-23 12:36 AM
Uno de los candidatos a la presidencia del Paraguay para las elecciones del 20 de abril, sorprendió esta semana a su auditorio en un debate confesando haber comprado encuestadores para posicionarse en mejores lugares durante anteriores campañas electorales, lo cual es un indicador de la escasa credibilidad que tienen las empresas que ubican al obispo Fernando Lugo en primer lugar en las preferencias de la ciudadanía paraguaya, la mayoría insertas en un medio conocido por sus falsificaciones piratas y donde hasta la izquierda ha demostrado ser trucha. (text/plain)

VIDEO: Mike Africa Jr. talks about the May 13, 1985 bombing of MOVE Hans Bennett 2008-03-22 9:00 AM

Along with the new Mike Africa Jr. interview, this video features archival footage from May 13, 1985, including an excerpt of a police video of the fire taken from across the street, where a cop is actually heard joking that: “They won’t call the police commissioner a motherfu**er anymore,” followed by enthusiastic police laughter. (image/jpeg)

Narcogobierno colombiano perpetra siniestra masacre en Ecuador Grupo Internacionalista 2008-03-21 11:38 AM
En la madrugada del 1° de marzo, aviones de guerra de la Fuerza Aérea colombiana lanzaron un ataque contra un campamento de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) ubicado dentro de territorio ecuatoriano. El propósito: asesinar al principal portavoz de las FARC para el exterior, Raúl Reyes. Las huellas digitales del imperialismo norteamericano se ven claramente en este macabro incidente. Ante semejante crimen, la respuesta debe consistir en movilizar a los trabajadores en una lucha de clase contra el imperialismo y a sus aliados criollos. En lugar de esto, el grueso de la izquierda latinoamericana se pone a la cola de los estados burgueses de Ecuador y Venezuela, buscando presionarles para que inicien una guerra contra Colombia. No obstante las muchas diferencias políticas que tenemos con las fuerzas guerrilleras de Colombia, que luchan por una “reconciliación” con sectores de la clase dominante, los trotskistas estamos de su lado en la guerra civil contra el estado capitalista. Pero insistimos que la guerrilla no es el camino a la revolución socialista que debe ser dirigida por la clase obrera a la cabeza de las empobrecidas masas rurales y urbanas. (text/html + 1 comment)

Calgon Carbon Locks Out Workers on Neville Island, Benefit to be held March 25 United Steelworkers 2008-03-20 6:50 PM

Pittsburgh-based Calgon Carbon Corp. locked out 63 members of USW Local 5032 who work at the Neville Island facility at midnight, Feb. 29. (image/jpeg + 10 comments)

Rustbelt Radio for March 17, 2008 Pittsburgh IMC: Rustbelt Radio collective 2008-03-18 12:59 AM
On this week's show... * we have a special Rustbelt Radio program: as the 5th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq nears, we'll hear from US Military veterans testifying at the recent Winter Soldier hearings (audio/mpeg)

Taking the War into the Election: Obama in Beaver County Carl Davidson 2008-03-18 12:40 AM

My take and the AP take on Obama at Beaver County Community College today, March 17. (image/jpeg + 1 comment)

American Axle strikers: Keep on keepin' on! redskin 2008-03-17 2:22 AM
The song was made to support the UK miners' strike of 1984 - 1985. But it seems to be created for the American Axle strikers! (text/plain)

BTL: Bush Vetoes Torture Bill; Winter Soldier Hearings; Nader VP Running Mate Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2008-03-16 2:57 PM
BETWEEN THE LINES Syndicated Radio Newsmagazine --Weekly Summary (text/plain)

Irish women tunnels in to stop Construction of M3 Motorway near Hill of Tara Tara Foundation 2008-03-15 10:59 PM
A Female Protester has sealed herself into a tunnel under a hill upon which the Rath Lugh National Monument is positioned to stop construction of the M3 Motorway near the Hill of Tara. 100 protesters have now joined the protest at Rath Lugh. (text/plain)

Open documentaries on non-violent struggles in India Loin_de_Loeil 2008-03-15 9:40 PM
A filmmaker team propose to free the copyright of their documentaries about non-violent struggles in India (text/plain)

NOW IS THE TIME !!! FREE the MOVE 9! Join Zinn & Chomsky in Supporting PAROLE! BE47 2008-03-13 2:08 AM

NOW is absolutely THE time to FREE THE MOVE 9!! We absolutely NEED YOU to write and call the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole. Hearings are being held in EARLY APRIL!! Please write AND call now! Ask the Board to parole all eight activists in 2008! Join Noam Chomsky and Howard Zinn in voicing your support to the board. (image/jpeg + 1 comment)

On Hillary and Bill Clinton and Monsanto Forwarded article by Linn Cohen-Cole 2008-03-13 1:23 AM
RE: Open Letter to Hillary Clinton From a Wellesley College Alumna, by Linn Cohen-Cole. Thought you all might be interested in reading this open letter to Hillary Clinton, by Linn Cohen-Cole, on the Clinton's ties to Monsanto, promotion of genetically engineered crops and rBGH, recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone. (text/plain)

Building Works at Rath Lugh National Monument near Hill of Tara stopped by Protesters Tara Foundation 2008-03-12 1:14 PM
From the Tara Foundation: These are two statements released by the Save Tara Campaign on behalf of the Rath Lugh Direct Action Camp outlining the emergency situation at the Rath Lugh National Monument near the Hill of Tara: (text/html)

In America, First They Came For Elliot Spitzer Marakay Rogers 2008-03-11 8:25 PM
New York Governor Elliot Spitzer, accused of patronizing prostitutes, is a victim of the Patriot Act and his corporate enemies. We could be next. (text/plain)

March 13-16: Winter Soldier - Watch and Listen to Eyewitness Accounts IVAW - repost, Hammerhard MediaWorks 2008-03-11 3:41 PM

Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan will be broadcast live. Here's how you can watch and listen: (image/jpeg)

Proto-Fascist Update: Kentucky Bill vs Anonymous Posting on Net Repost by CarlD 2008-03-11 1:06 PM

It's a stretch, but a sign of the times. --CarlD (image/jpeg)

Rustbelt Radio for March 10, 2008 Pittsburgh IMC: Rustbelt Radio collective 2008-03-11 1:19 AM
On today's show... * A University of Pittsburgh study looks at Recidivism and Rehabilitation for former inmates of Allegheny County Jail * High school students in NYC examines Security in schools and the balance between freedom and safety * LGBT teens speak about PERSAD and peer counseling * Local activists work to restore affordable birth control for college students * and more in our local and global headlines... (audio/mpeg + 1 comment)

Smoke Bans: Steps to Big Insurance Takeover Watchdog 2008-03-09 10:38 PM
All bad laws come with smily faces and angel wings...for "good causes". The Smoke Ban laws are some of the worst, no matter how wholesome they are said to be. With PA legislature set to act on some new Prohibition, it's time to ask some basic questions. (text/plain)

Indymeda US NewsReal February 2008 Indymedia presents 2008-03-09 6:34 PM
NEWSREAL is a monthly compilation of coverage from citizen journalists (like you!) across the nation. NEWSREAL's goals are to embolden the global movement for social, environmental, and economic justice, strengthen non-corporate communication networks, and to encourage authentic participatory democracy, one community at a time. Each episode of NewsReal is aired on Free Speech TV every month: - Charade Posing As Regs - PacificCorp Protest - Ethiopia Out of Somalia - Voice From North (text/html)

BTL:Colombia's Raid into Ecuador Triggers Regional Tension Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2008-03-09 3:44 PM
BETWEEN THE LINES Syndicated Radio Newsmagazine --Weekly Summary (text/plain)

Does Hillary INTEND to be John McCain's running mate? 4peace 2008-03-08 2:03 AM
Based on her own words, it sounds like pro-neocon "Democrat" Hillary Clinton expects to share the White House with pro-neocon "Republican" John McCain. Could this be what some pro-neocon elites actually want? (text/plain + 1 comment)

South American anarchists and anti-militarists say NO to war Anarquistas y antimilitaristas 2008-03-07 2:28 PM

* The threat of armed conflict involving the governments of Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela has mobilized anarchists and anti-militarists across the continent, in words and in action, to repudiate what would be a monstrous aggression by state powers against our peoples. Below there are two documents that call for struggle against this evil. (image/gif)

Help us 'STOP' the bombs! peacehq 2008-03-07 2:23 PM
Their Plan: Make new nuclear weapons! The Hearing: Make your opinion known! Our Plan: Stop the Bombs! (text/plain)

Tom Hayden on the Election, Antiwar Tasks and the PA Primary Repost by CarlD 2008-03-07 1:24 AM

Interesting piece--and pretty much on target. How about bring him to Pittsburgh for a rally or two? (image/jpeg)

Stop-Loss Congress David Rubinson 2008-03-06 3:20 PM
Does Congress want to go on vacation while wars rage in Iraq and Afghanistan? (text/plain)

Rustbelt Radio for March 3, 2008 Pittsburgh IMC: Rustbelt Radio collective 2008-03-04 4:15 AM
On this week's show... * Indigenous Communities sue the department of Homeland Security over the construction of the US Mexico Border Wall * Revolutionary ideologies of the Zapatistas are inspiring musical stylings here in the U.S. * Cheers and Jeers on the news affecting women across the globe * the radical Day in History and more.... (audio/mpeg)

The Redskins - Music for class struggle redskin 2008-03-03 2:02 AM
The Redskins was an old band from Britain, that made music for working class, for class struggle (text/plain)

3 Women for Peace Think Peace 2008-03-02 8:06 PM

Marianne Williamson, Medea Benjamin, Judith LeBlanc speak at the World Peace Forum. (image/jpeg)

Venezuela 2008: A libertarian proposal for the current situation El Libertario, Venezuela 2008-03-02 4:26 PM

* The Collective Editorship of El Libertario, www.nodo50.org/ellibertario, expounds its vision of which path to follow in the current situation in Venezuela, summed up in the slogan, “Against the (B)oligarchy, demagoguery and corruption: Autonomous struggle of the underdogs! (image/gif)

BTL:House Defies Bush Demand for Telecom Warrantless Wiretap Immunity Distributed by Squeaky Wheel Productions http 2008-03-02 1:07 PM
BETWEEN THE LINES Syndicated Radio Newsmagazine --Weekly Summary (text/plain)

ILWU to Shut Down West Coast Ports May 1 Demanding End to War in Iraq, Afghanistan Internationalist Group 2008-03-02 12:06 AM
In a major step for the U.S. labor movement, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) has announced that it will shut down West Coast ports on May 1, to demand an immediate end to the war and occupation in Iraq and Afghanistan and the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the Middle East. This is the first time in decades that an American union has decided to undertake industrial action against a U.S. war. The action announced by the powerful West Coast dock workers union, to stop work to stop the war, should be taken up by unions and labor organizations throughout the United States and internationally. And the purpose of such actions should be not to beg the bourgeois politicians whose hands are covered with blood, having voted for every war budget for six and a half years, but a show of strength of the working people who make this country run, and who can shut it down! (text/html + 2 comments)

Finding Our Roots Submission Deadline March 1st clara 2008-02-26 9:57 PM
If you are considering submitting a workshop proposal for the upcoming Finding Our Roots anarchist conference - and we hope you are - now's the time! (application/pdf)

Rustbelt Radio for February 25, 2008 Pittsburgh IMC: Rustbelt Radio collective 2008-02-26 12:24 AM
On this week's show... * We interview Pitt Professor and Lawyer Jules Lobel about his new book "Less Safe, Less Free: Why America is losing the war on Terror" * International Photo-Journalist Chris Hondros speaks about his work in the war-torn countries of the world * news and analysis from the Mexico Solidarity Network * a look at the recent crimes and sentences of various Pennsylvanian government officials * plus Word on the Street, the History of Black Filmmaking, and more in our local and global headlines (audio/mpeg)

Letters and Calls To Release the MOVE 9 BE47 2008-02-24 3:41 PM
To release the MOVE 9 on probation, we need letters and calls to the Pennsylvania Parole Board in February and March of 2008. They are having a hearing in April where it will be decided whether or not to give them all probation. Or have them serve ANOTHER seventy years. (text/plain)

New Amtrak Security Nick 2008-02-19 8:27 PM
"Amtrak will start randomly screening passengers' carry-on bags this week in a new security push that includes officers with automatic weapons and bomb-sniffing dogs patrolling platforms and trains." (text/plain)

Rustbelt Radio for February 18, 2008 Pittsburgh IMC: Rustbelt Radio collective 2008-02-19 5:44 PM
On this week's show... * the documentary Gone Tomorrow looks at "The Hidden Life of Garbage" * Pacifica's Sprouts presents: Doing It Yourself Democracy * plus the weekly radio spin, and this week's day in radical history Rustbelt Radio is now broadcasting bi-weekly episodes which are exclusively comprised of content from other independent media sources. We are making this change temporarily because our current all-volunteer staff cannot sustain the huge demands that come from producing a one hour original show every week. If you would like Rustbelt Radio to continue producing original shows which feature local content each week, please consider getting involved. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact us by emailing radio@indypgh.org or by calling 412-923-3000. (audio/mpeg)

Fidel Castro will neither aspire to nor accept reelection posted by F Espinoza 2008-02-19 4:39 PM

Cuban President Fidel Castro announced he will not aspires to nor accepts the positions of President of the State Council and Commander in Chief at the Parliament session scheduled for February 24th. (image/jpeg)

Ron 'deep pockets' Burkle, Sandy 'pockets' Berger, and the Clintons Margie Burns 2008-02-18 7:09 PM

Globalization runs rampant on both sides of the Clinton family. California billionaire and Hillraiser Ron Burkle, a high-end supporter who has raised over $100,000 for Clinton, recently paid $20 million to Bill Clinton as a fair-market settlement for Mr. Clinton’s services and Clinton’s ownership stake in Burkle’s private investment firm, The Yucaipa Companies. Los Angeles-based Yucaipa, founded in 1986, until recently has invested largely in the U.S. In September 2007 the Yucaipa company bought a large stake in Xinhua, the Chinese government-owned news organization. The same month that Burkle’s Yucaipa firm announced its purchase in Xinhua Finance Media, the Chinese financial news provider, Xinhua News Agency demanded that financial news services including Bloomberg and Reuters in China sell information only through Xinhua. (image/jpeg)

Venezuela: ... Autonomous struggle from the ground up! El Libertario, Venezuela 2008-02-18 1:35 AM

* Issue #52 of El Libertario is out www.nodo50.org/ellibertario. In its editorial we reaffirm the commitment of this voice of Venezuelan anarchism to maintain a critical viewpoint on the country's realities, as well as our stand in solidarity with the struggle for liberty and equality. (image/gif)

Puerto Rico: All Out to Defend the Teachers’ Struggle! Internationalist Group 2008-02-17 3:43 PM

We are on the threshold of a major class battle in Puerto Rico. Every day new preparations are announced for the coming strike of the Puerto Rican Teachers Federation (FMPR). With 42,000 members, a majority of them women, the FMPR represents almost all of Puerto Rico’s teachers and is by far the largest union on the island. The Shock Force of the Puerto Rican Police and National Guard are being readied to go after the strikers. The struggle of the Puerto Rican teachers affects everybody. The working class as a whole, students and parents, teachers and defenders of workers’ rights around the world must come out in defense of the FMPR! If there are mass arrests, the response must be massive blockades and spreading the struggle to the point of shutting the island down. In order to win this strike, it is necessary to prepare for a struggle not only of the teachers but within the whole workers movement against the pro-capitalist labor bureaucracy that sabotages the workers’ struggle. Above all, it is necessary to fight against illusions in and ties with bourgeois parties and politicians. It’s high time to begin building a revolutionary internationalist workers party. (image/jpeg)

How U.S. Government Can use NSA Spy-Wiretaps against Citizens in Court Dan Scott 2008-02-15 8:31 AM
STOP! CONGRESS GIVING “RETROACTIVE IMMUNITY” to TELECOM INDUSTRY. See Attorney General Ashcroft's intentions to use illegal-wiretaps against ordinary Citizens, going back decades: not only against potential terrorists. (text/plain)

Do not Work for the Department of Defense me 2008-02-15 4:16 AM
Be smart, don't work for the Department of Defense. (text/html)

Don't Enlist, Stay and Kiss! marie 2008-02-15 1:59 AM

POG and CodePink counter military recruitment on Valentine's Day. (image/jpeg + 1 comment)

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