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Russell ‘Maroon’ Shoatz Files Lawsuit Protesting 22 Straight Years in Solitary Confine Angola 3 News 2013-05-11 6:23 PM

Earlier this week, on Wednesday, May 8, lawyers for Russell ‘Maroon’ Shoatz filed a federal lawsuit regarding his placement in solitary confinement for over 22 consecutive years. Last month, when a 30-day action campaign was launched, lawyers promised to file this litigation if Maroon had not been transferred into general population by the morning of May 8. (image/jpeg)

Rustbelt Radio for May 06, 2013 Pittsburgh Indymedia: Rustbelt Radio 2013-05-07 5:14 PM
On today’s show, in honor of May Day and Cinco de Mayo, we bring you updates from May day activities in Pittsburgh, an interview with representatives from the Coalition for Immokalee Workers and Student-Farmworker Alliance, and a talk by Gloria Munoz Ramirez on indigenous struggles in Mexico. (audio/mpeg)

Closing Guantanamo—Why it’s Symbolically, Spiritually and Materially Important. Scott Skein 2013-05-05 8:37 PM
President Barack Obama has made a clear and convincing case for closing Guantanamo! Mostly the same reasons finally articulated were just as true when he initially took office. Closing the stigma of war, crime and national shame has always been a high agenda item for many Americans. It is now the watermark battle ground that could begin to show who or what really runs this country. But think of the mindless excuses from war hawks (including complicity by the mainstream media) to try to stop any transparency about Guantanamo prisoners. But there is simply no way President Obama can close this base on his own without major and active U.S. citizen and world support. How can Congress possibly stand in the way of the reasons President Obama announced for closing the Bush Legacy? Where is the Free Speech movement, where are the campus protests at Madison and Kent State Ohio? (text/plain)

The SF LGBT Pride Committee Has Nothing to Be Proud of Over Bradley Manning Adam Richmond 2013-05-02 3:04 AM
Glenn Greenwald’s article in The Guardian titled “Bradley Manning is off limits at SF Gay Pride parade, but corporate sleaze is embraced” (4/27/13) has internationally publicized the cowardly decision of the San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Pride Celebration Committee to rescind its election of political prisoner U.S. Army Private Bradley Manning as a Grand Marshal of the annual Gay Pride Parade. Manning is the gay service member charged with giving WikiLeaks thousands of classified documents exposing U.S. atrocities in Iraq, along with other materials. (text/plain)

Obama and U.S. Military Divided Over Syria Shamus Cooke 2013-04-30 2:52 AM
Has Syria crossed the “red line” that warrants a U.S. military invasion? Has it not? The political establishment in the United States seems at odds over itself. Obama’s government cannot speak with one voice on the issue, and the U.S. media is likewise spewing from both sides of its mouth in an attempt to reconcile U.S. foreign policy with that most stubborn of annoyances, truth. (text/plain)

Ingenio San Antonio recibe mención especial en salud y seguridad laboral Emmanuel Rodríguez 2013-04-26 5:53 PM
El Ingenio San Antonio, propiedad de Nicaragua Sugar, recibió recientemente una mención especial durante su proceso de certificación en OHSAS 18001 (Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series) por su innovadora Clínica Móvil, una estratégica extensión del Hospital Alfredo Pellas diseñada para ampliar de manera puntual y ambulatoria la cobertura de salud a los trabajadores del campo. (text/plain)

Rustbelt Radio for April 22, 2013 Pittsburgh Indymedia: Rustbelt Radio 2013-04-24 4:52 PM
Today in celebration of earth day, we bring you a report from statewide grassroots protests demanding that the Pennsylvania DEP put environmental safety above corporate interests, and we bring you a special feature on corporate land-grabbing in Africa, and its implications for food security and environmental health. (audio/mpeg)

Rustbelt Radio for April 22, 2013 Pittsburgh Indymedia: Rustbelt Radio 2013-04-24 4:46 PM

Why Russell ‘Maroon’ Shoatz Must Be Released From Solitary Confinement Interview by Angola 3 News 2013-04-24 6:19 AM

This month, a 30-day action campaign was launched demanding the release of Russell ‘Maroon’ Shoatz from solitary confinement, where he has been held for over 23 consecutive years, and 28 of the last 30 years, in Pennsylvania prisons. (image/jpeg)

Human Trafficking - Everyone Can Help Eleanor White 2013-04-22 7:30 PM
A retired New York City police detective has come up with a plan where all ordinary citizens can have a substantial impact on efforts to stop human trafficking. (text/plain)

Opposition Grows Fierce to Austerity Cuts in Portland Mark Vorpahl 2013-04-19 11:46 AM
On April 11 over 400 people packed the third public Portland Budget Hearing, which was organized by the City of Portland and which left many spilling out beyond the room where the hearing took place. More importantly, for the City Council there was an unexpected critical outpouring from the vast majority who attended. For the first time, the City Council and Mayor Charlie Hales began to lose control over their attempts to sell austerity. (text/html)

14,000 Idle Wind Turbines a Testament to Failed Energy Policies Bob Adelmann 2013-04-12 10:03 AM
14,000 Idle Wind Turbines a Testament to Failed Energy Policies (text/plain)

Pope Francis Concern for Poor Drives Review of Vatican Bank Bryant Lewis 2013-04-11 8:45 PM
Jubilee USA Executive Director Releases Statement on Pope’s Focus on Corruption and Illicit Capital Flight Impacts on Poor (text/plain)

Argentina Payment Plan Would Protect Poor Bryant Lewis 2013-04-10 3:54 PM
Hedge Fund Holdout - NML Capital - has Until April 22 to Respond Religious Community Awaits 2nd Circuit Court Ruling (text/plain)

Rustbelt Radio for April 08, 2013 Pittsburgh Indymedia: Rustbelt Radio 2013-04-08 10:11 PM
On today's show: sportswriter Dave Zirin addresses the intersections of politics and sports, and Susan Crawford on internet access as a public right; a feature by Chicago Indymedia's From the Trenches radio. (audio/mpeg)

Rustbelt Radio for March 25, 2013 Pittsburgh Indymedia: Rustbelt Radio 2013-03-25 9:36 PM
A verdict is reached in the Steubenville Rape trial; local employee hour cutting in anticipation for the Affordable Care Act; and on the 10th anniversary of the Iraq war, Iraq Veterans Against the War and Iraqi groups come together to launch the Right to Heal campaign. (audio/mpeg)

Major League Bocce- Pittsburgh Major League Bocce 2013-03-22 1:39 AM
Major League Bocce-Pittsburgh (text/html)

Obama’s Still Shopping for a Grand Bargain Shamus Cooke 2013-03-21 7:52 AM
President Obama’s recent closed-door sessions with Republican congressmen to reach a “grand bargain” has roused suspiciously little attention in the mainstream media. What scant reporting has occurred presents the following narrative: President Obama is a “middle ground” politician attempting to breach political divides with erstwhile Republican opponents. In reality these meetings are not between political opposites, but kindred spirits; perfectly matched ideologies that differ only in implementation, and only by degrees. (text/plain)

Detroit Citizen’s Prepare to Fight Their Corporate Master Mark Vorpahl 2013-03-20 8:18 AM
Fresh from shoving his “Right to Work for Less” legislation down the throats of Michigan’s workers, Governor Rick Snyder has grown bolder in pursuing a corporate agenda. He has now appointed Kevyn Orr of Jones Day law firm to act as an Emergency Financial Manager (EFM) of Detroit. (text/html)

Psychiatric drugs: The treatment goal is never to get off the drug. Consuelo 2013-03-19 9:44 PM
6 Kinds of Pills Big Pharma Tries to Get You Hooked on for Life Since direct-to-consumer drug advertising debuted in the late 1990s, the number of people on prescription drugs for life has ballooned. (text/plain)

Chavez Succeeded Where Obama Failed Shamus Cooke 2013-03-13 5:21 AM
When President Obama campaigned in 2008 in Portland, Oregon over 70,000 people came to hear his speech. And although I missed the event, I was intrigued by the raw emotion that the candidate’s words inspired in my community. Obama re-visited Oregon during his 2012 campaign, but the inspiration had faded from his voice, and the audience had drastically changed. The Oregonian explains: (text/plain)

Rustbelt Radio for March 11, 2013 Pittsburgh Indymedia: Rustbelt Radio 2013-03-12 3:05 AM
On today's show, Anonymous holds a rally in West Virginia, Stop The Frack Attack in Dallas, Texas, and McDonald's Must Pay - foreign students exploited by McDonalds demand justice. (audio/mpeg)

DHS and US Military Make Final Preparations Before Announcing Martial Law Susanne Posel 2013-03-07 10:01 AM
DHS and US Military Make Final Preparations Before Announcing Martial Law (text/plain)

Democrats and Labor: A Tale of Abuse Shamus Cooke 2013-03-07 9:27 AM
The Democratic Party’s participation in the recent national “sequester” cuts is yet another big dent in their love affair with organized labor. But break-ups are often a protracted process. Before a relationship ends there is usually a gradual deterioration based on irreconcilable differences, until the split becomes inevitable. The decades-long marriage of labor unions and the Democratic Party is nearing such a divorce. Labor unions are becoming frustrated as the Democrats flaunt their affair with corporate America and Wall Street. (text/plain)

President Hugo Chavez has Died Tamara Pearson 2013-03-07 1:24 AM
Workers Action joins the progressive peoples of the world in experiencing a loss with the passing of Hugo Chavez, president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. It will be up to the working class of Venezuela and its allies to carry forward the socialist revolution that Chavez so courageously launched and that has been serving as a beacon for revolutionaries around the globe, while surrounded by a capitalist world that is mired in war, poverty, and environmental destruction. (text/html)

2015 end of times Jim Morris 2013-03-05 8:52 AM
2015 (text/plain)

AFL-CIO’s Own Oil Disaster Ann Robertson and Bill Leumer 2013-03-04 1:11 AM
With less than transparency, the AFL-CIO just issued a statement endorsing “expanding the nation’s pipeline system.” Although it did not explicitly endorse the Keystone XL pipeline, the labor federation nevertheless managed to extend its blessing to the project while hiding behind vague generalities. However, the logic of its position is unambiguous: the federation is in favor of extending pipelines in general and without qualification; the Keystone XL is a pipeline. Therefore logic compels us to infer that the federation supports the extension of the Keystone XL pipeline. (text/plain)

Obama Wades Deeper Into Syria’s Morass Shamus Cooke 2013-03-04 12:39 AM
The recent announcement that the United States would increase its “non lethal” military aid to Syria’s rebels shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone. Some speculated that Obama — having been repeatedly proved wrong about the Syria government’s stability — would leave Syria in silent humiliation. (text/plain)

Wrapped products heathzam01 2013-03-03 11:06 AM
Wrapped products (text/plain)

Tingout: the new news stream social media for citizen journalism Tingout 2013-02-28 6:04 PM
Tingout is an internet platform created to give more visibility to independent information (text/html)

Video available: Captured UN's decision means peaceful revolutions justified. Anthony Ravlich 2013-02-27 3:08 PM
Video available: Captured UN's 'permanent' rebalancing of global power from the West to Asia , and the cowardice of the domestic and global establishments in refusing to discuss the ethical approach to human rights, development and globalization for World Peace - to replace neoliberalism. (text/plain)

Austerity USA Begins March 1st Shamus Cooke 2013-02-27 12:55 AM
U.S. politicians have cried wolf over austerity long enough for the public to ignore them. A perfect time, then, for politicians to actually unleash the wolves. Barring an unlikely last minute deal, here’s a short list of some of the massive, national bi-partisan-created austerity cuts, according to the New York Times. (text/plain)

Rustbelt Radio for February 25, 2013 Pittsburgh Indymedia: Rustbelt Radio 2013-02-26 3:04 AM
On today's show... Pittsburghers for Public Transit take their message to Harrisburg, Allegheny County Council Approves Fracking at the Pittsburgh International Airport, One Billion Rising for an end to domestic violence, and The Pennsylvania Prison Report (audio/mpeg)

What the 1% Heard During Obama’s State of the Union Speech Shamus Cooke 2013-02-21 8:43 AM
When President Obama speaks, most Americans hear what he wants them to hear: lofty rhetoric and a “progressive” vision. But just below the surface the president has a subtly-delivered message for the 1%, whose ears prick up when their buzzwords are mentioned. Obama’s state of the union address was such a speech — a pro-corporate agenda packaged with chocolate covered rhetoric for the masses, easy to swallow, but deadly poisonous. (text/plain)

Comment retarder l'éjaculation Louis levok 2013-02-19 4:12 PM
La dysfonction sexuelle la plus embarrassante est sans doute l'éjaculation rapide qui s'agit de la disparition du contrôle sur l’éjaculât. (text/html)

Author Nancy Kurshan: Strategizing to Defeat Control Unit Prisons and Solitary Confinement Interview by Angola 3 News 2013-02-16 12:02 AM

Author and longtime activist Nancy Kurshan’s new book, entitled Out of Control: A Fifteen Year Battle Against Control Unit Prisons, has just been released by the Freedom Archives. Kurshan’s book documents the work of The Committee to End the Marion Lockdown (CEML), which she co-founded in 1985. (image/jpeg)

Une poitrine consistante : Qu'qu’ on peut faire ? Abram.C 2013-02-15 4:01 PM
La grandeur de vos seins : un concept impératif pour l'être d’une femme Quel que soit le montant des actes chirurgicaux ou les traitements chimiques, les femmes veulent chaleureusement améliorer la forme de leurs seins. (text/html)

Une poitrine consistante : Qu'qu’ on peut faire ? Abram.C 2013-02-15 4:00 PM
La grandeur de vos seins : un concept impératif pour l'être d’une femme Quel que soit le montant des actes chirurgicaux ou les traitements chimiques, les femmes veulent chaleureusement améliorer la forme de leurs seins. (text/html)

Les femmes et la vie intime striko1 2013-02-13 1:50 PM
La vie sexuelle est un pilier parmi la communication et la tendresse, elle renforce l’amour et l’affection et la transmet par la suite aux petits. (text/html)

Dissent, ethical human rights, to create 'thinking culture' for progress. Anthony Ravlich 2013-02-12 6:33 PM
Dissent, shut down by neoliberalism, is needed to take NZ from a 'stupid culture' to a 'thinking culture' to enable progress particularly needed following the massive earthquakes in Christchurch, NZ's second largest city. I consider an ethical human rights, development, globalization is a far superior over-arching plan than neoliberalism. (text/plain)

Why Organized Labor Must Stand Against the Keystone XL Pipeline Mark Vorpahl 2013-02-12 12:17 PM
Spurred by real urgency over the corporate driven ruin of the environment, a growing social movement is taking shape that will be on display this Sunday, February 17, when tens of thousands descend on the streets of Washington, D.C. in a show of power titled “Forward On Climate.” (text/html)

Obama’s Shakedown of Medicare Shamus Cooke 2013-02-12 7:26 AM
In a political era of corporate dominance it was inevitable that doublespeak would become the official language of Washington, DC. Now “cuts” to social programs are referred to as “savings,” while the destruction of these programs is “reform.” This is the essence of President Obama’s doublespeakish “Race to the Top” public education “reform,” as well as his yet-to-be-announced deficit plan based on Medicare “savings.” (text/plain)

Rustbelt Radio for February 11, 2013 Pittsburgh Indymedia: Rustbelt Radio 2013-02-12 4:11 AM
Occupy Pittsburgh now celebrates one year in publication; Ujamaa collective hosts a discussion on the new book "We Have Not Been Moved", essays on race and political struggle in America; Lockdown at a shell fracking pad near Maggie's farm; Continued Coverage of the Steubenville Case. (audio/mpeg)

Another theory about Obama's domestic army Joseph Farah 2013-02-11 12:01 PM
Another theory about Obama's domestic army (text/plain)

Reforming Prison’s Harshest Tactic –The Angola 3 case may help change the... Katti Gray, The Root (reprinted by A3 News) 2013-02-09 6:28 PM

The Angola 3 case may help change the arbitrary and sometimes abusive use of solitary confinement. "It's exactly the kind of movement on this issue that we've been pushing for," said attorney and law professor Angela Allen-Bell of Southern University Law Center. Allen-Bell is a member of the International Coalition to Free the Angola 3. (image/jpeg)

More Austerity Cuts Coming to the States Shamus Cooke 2013-02-08 12:18 AM
The Great Recession has quietly devastated public services on a state-by-state basis, with Republican and Democratic governors taking turns leading the charge. Public education has been decimated, as well as health care, welfare, and the wages and benefits of public sector workers. The public sector itself is being smashed. Since the recession began, states have made combined austerity cuts of at least $337 billion, according to the Center of Budget and Policy Priorities. (text/html)

دواء الضعف الجنسي Louis levok 2013-02-07 4:27 PM

The Argument for Amnesty: An Immigration Policy That Works for All Mark Vorpahl 2013-02-06 9:53 PM
Millions experience the repressive nature of the U.S. immigration system on a daily basis, lifting its need for reform to a level of urgency. And fixing this broken program is integral to building the unity among U.S. workers that is required to challenge corporate America’s attacks on our wages, rights, public social services, and living conditions. (text/html)

"Behavioral Psychology" Dave G 2013-02-06 4:14 AM
"Behavioral Psychology" (text/plain)

INS report: details on amnesty Steven Lindman 2013-02-06 3:56 AM
Unreleased document assembled during Clinton era (text/plain)

Freedom for Albert Woodfox of the Angola 3, After 40 Years in Solitary Confinement? Katti Gray, The Root (reprinted by A3 News) 2013-02-05 12:17 AM

After four decades of solitary confinement in the nation's most populated maximum-security prison -- and one of its most historically brutal -- a member of the internationally known "Angola 3" has reasonable cause to expect that he will soon be released, his attorneys and supporters say. The request to set free Albert Woodfox, 65, is being heard by the same federal judge who in 2008 ordered that Woodfox be released, a ruling that Louisiana prosecutors successfully appealed and blocked. (image/jpeg)

The Black Panther Party’s Living Legacy --Touring Oakland and Berkeley w/ Billy X Jennin Angola 3 News 2013-02-04 8:46 PM

Last week, the "Dismantling Racism" class from St. Catherine University in Minnesota was taken on a Black Panther History Tour in Oakland and Berkeley, California, led by Billy X Jennings from It's AboutTime BPP Alumni & Legacy. Angola 3 News came along and filmed the tour. This is part one. (image/jpeg)

Peut-on se traiter via les remèdes à base de plantes ? Dr.Jerry Lown 2013-02-04 1:13 PM
Les plus pertinentes solutions qui sont en place pour lutter contre la perte de la libido chez les hommes se trouvent dans les formules naturelles. (text/html)

WHY DIDN'T THE MEDIA CARRY THIS STORY? Ben Hall 2013-02-03 10:44 PM
WHY DIDN'T THE MEDIA CARRY THIS STORY? (text/plain)

American Naval Ship Crashes into World Heritage Site Alliance of Progressive Labor (APL) 2013-02-01 11:55 PM

APL dares Philippine President Aquino to penalize US Navy for Tubbataha damage (image/jpeg)

Catholic Church Torture case in U.S. Supreme Court scott huminski 2013-02-01 4:30 PM
Catholic torture of a political activist now before U.S. high court. Huminski v. Mercy Gilbert Mecical Center. Court papers reveal an unholy alliance between Sheriff Joseph Arpaio, Federal Judge Frederick Martone (both life-long Catholics) and a Catholic Church hospital network, Dignity Health, and their efforts to silence a critic of the racist sheriff with an attempted murder and torture at a Catholic hospital, Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, Gilbert, Arizona. (text/plain)

Rustbelt Radio for January 28, 2013 Pittsburgh Indymedia: Rustbelt Radio Collecti 2013-01-29 12:46 AM
On today's show... One Pittsburgh holds rally calling for UPMC to treat it's employees fairly Two vigils were held in honor of intimate Partner and Gun violence victim Ka'Sandra Wade Civil rights activist and scholar Angela Davis speaks as part of MLK day commemorations Rally against hate crimes based on queer and trans identity in the South Side After twelve years in solitary confinement Paul Rogers may be released to general population And more in our local and global headlines... (audio/mpeg)

Obama Has the Right to Kill Americans On U.S. Soil brad 2013-01-27 5:12 AM
what yo gonna do when they com fo you? (text/plain)

Is The “Democracy Initiative” What We Need? Mark Vorpahl 2013-01-25 1:00 AM
Last December, at the National Education Association headquarters in Washington, D.C., leaders from a variety of progressive organizations such as Greenpeace, the NAACP and the Communication Workers of America met with the intention of beginning a national campaign to, in the words of Mother Jones reporter Andy Kroll, “remake American politics.” (text/html)

Seeing bias but supporting the architect of bias: We have a long way yet to go Systemic Disorder 2013-01-24 7:27 PM
The wealth and power gained by Europe during the ascendancy of capitalism was built on slavery. Capitalism continues to be based on massive inequalities, which requires strong social divisions in order to be maintained. Divide-and-conquer is an old technique. (text/plain)

U.S. Cannot Tell Iran to Abandon its Nuclear Program Kourosh Ziabari 2013-01-22 1:00 AM
Interview conducted by Iranian journalist Kourosh Ziabari with Mark Vorpahl. (text/html)

Brazil: the perfect freedom of expression? Emilio José Lemos de Lima 2013-01-21 10:10 PM

"I don't agree with only one of the words you say, but I will defend to the death your right to do so!"(Voltaire), It is controversial the relationship between freedom of expression and the degree of development of societies. Many seek to justify the repressive character of the current regimes as a price that must be paid for achieving progress. (image/jpeg)

Did you empower the government to impair the freedom of us all Steve L. 2013-01-19 9:48 AM
Did you empower the government to impair the freedom of us all (text/plain)

Did you empower the government to impair the freedom of us all Steve L. 2013-01-19 9:47 AM
Did you empower the government to impair the freedom of us all (text/plain)

Obama expected to take executive action on gun contro Janette Vince 2013-01-15 6:18 PM

Campaign organizes to push back against Obama provision to arrest Americans Bob Unruh 2013-01-15 10:20 AM
Detention prevention strategy goes national (text/plain)

Rustbelt Radio for January 13, 2013 Pittsburgh Indymedia: Rustbelt Radio Collecti 2013-01-15 2:51 AM
On today's show: SEIU holds a Jobs Not Cuts Rally In Washington, DC; Anonymous jumps into a Steubenville Rape Case, and more in our local and global headlines. (audio/mpeg)

How To Defend the Public Sector Ann Robertson and Bill Leumer 2013-01-13 8:21 AM
The attacks on the public domain, particularly public education, social services, and the public sector unions that are linked to these services, are coming in rapid-fire succession, sometimes in an overwhelming barrage where the victims have little time to comprehend what is happening and respond effectively. (text/html)

Longshore Struggle Brews on Both Coasts, Part 2 Mark Vorpahl 2013-01-13 7:07 AM
In the Northwest, at the terminals on the Columbia River, Puget Sound, and Portland, Oregon, the membership of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) are on the defensive against the Northwest Grain Handlers Association (NWGHA). The conflict involves nearly 3,000 workers at terminals that handle a quarter of the nation’s grain exports. (text/html)

Longshore Struggle Brews on Both Coasts Mark Vorpahl 2013-01-09 12:36 AM
Part I - It’s a familiar pattern: those on top of the economic ladder enjoy massive profits, while expecting workers to sacrifice even more for the “greater good.” (text/html)

a symptom of a broken mental health system. Bill Evins 2013-01-08 10:34 AM
a symptom of a broken mental health system. (text/plain)

you be the judge Kevin Fisk 2013-01-08 9:57 AM
you be the judge (text/plain)

Feb. 2: Michigan Journal of Race and Law hosts Robert King, John Conyers, James Forman, Jr Angola 3 News 2013-01-04 2:55 AM

On February 2, 2013, the Michigan Journal of Race and Law is hosting a symposium at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. As described by the flyer posted below and the Journal's website, the all-day event will be held on campus in Room 1225, South Hall. The keynote address will be given by James Forman, Jr. (image/jpeg)

Rustbelt Radio for December 31, 2012 Pittsburgh Indymedia: Rustbelt Radio Collecti 2013-01-02 12:24 AM
On today's show... A look back at some of our stories from 2012 (audio/mpeg)

De quelle façon se soigner de la lassitude sexuelle Mark vermov 2012-12-26 11:50 AM
Vu l’importance du rapport sexuel, il est indispensable de garder cette passion et cette adéquation qui lie les deux partenaires, et ainsi de détecter des formules à la chute de la flamme sexuelle masculine. (text/html)

Egypt’s Revolution Stumbles Mark Vorpahl 2012-12-25 4:21 AM
The call for a new constitution was a key political demand of the Egyptian people when they overthrew the thirty-year dictatorship of Mubarak. Motivating this was the desire to begin dismantling the repressive bureaucratic state machinery they had suffered under and replace it with a democratic government that would be guided by their needs and hopes. Such aspirations served to unite the divergent forces that made Egypt’s political revolution and encourage their grassroots organizing efforts. (text/html)

Speedy PC Pro is a PC Optimizer John 2012-12-23 12:27 PM
Speedy PC Pro is a PC Optimizer (text/plain)

CPP condoles with victims of US school shooting Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) 2012-12-23 1:11 AM

The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) today expressed its profound sympathies to the family and friends of the victims of the mass shooting of 26 people, including 20 young school children and teachers in an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, USA last Friday. (image/jpeg)

Philippines: Let’s All Work for a Better Party-List System Akbayan (Citizens Action Party) 2012-12-21 12:16 PM

Recently, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) concluded its process of scrutinizing groups that will participate in the 2013 partylist election. It marked the end of a long and arduous process that the poll body has undertaken to cleanse the party-list system of fake partylist groups which have used and abused the system to advance their vested interests. (image/jpeg)

Obama’s War on Syria and Its Implications Shamus Cooke 2012-12-19 3:10 PM
The Obama administration has already declared war on Syria, even if it isn’t “official” yet. Consider the facts, all of them acts of war: The U.S. now recognizes a group of Syrian exiles to be the official government of Syria; the U.S. is providing direct support for rebels attacking the government; the U.S. has coordinated with NATO to place advanced missile systems — and 400 U.S. troops — on Syria’s border with Turkey; Obama has drawn a “red line” that, if Syria crosses, would result in U.S. direct military intervention. If any other country made similar moves toward the U.S., there would be no question that war had been declared. (text/plain)

US House considers plan for mandatory ‘volunteer’ service corps Kevin J 2012-12-18 10:17 AM
mandatory ‘volunteer’ service corps (text/plain)

Rustbelt Radio for December 17, 2012 Pittsburgh Indymedia: Rustbelt Radio Collecti 2012-12-17 11:38 PM
On today's show... A look at the formation of the USW's Fight Back Pittsburgh We catch up with Action United and learn about their work in Pittsburgh and elsewhere in Pennsylvania A report on the Pittsburgh Citizen Police Review Boards's look into the use of undercover officers and 99 cars in Pittsburgh and we take a look back at the first Jordan Miles Civil Trial (audio/mpeg)

Brazil: Structural changes on the way Emilio Jose Lemos de Lima 2012-12-17 9:25 PM

She also studies rebuilding the soil, flora, fauna and rainfall in semi-arid areas (see map!), Home to 18 million Brazilians and it occupies nearly one million square kilometers.This reconstruction will take place at very low cost, without engineering works, but supported on the natural succession of species, according to a technique called Agroforestry Regenerative Analog System (ARAS), developed and disseminated in Brazil by swiss citizen Ernst Götsch, who is in full activity. (image/jpeg)

Corporate Tax Breaks and Jobs Ann Robertson and Bill Leumer 2012-12-16 5:54 AM
It has become an entrenched trend: corporations approach government officials and demand tax breaks, threatening to abandon the city, state or country if the politicians are not forthcoming. (text/plain)

Defeating “Right to Work” Mark Vorpahl 2012-12-16 5:46 AM
The passage in Michigan of the anti-worker legislation grotesquely misnamed “Right to Work” (RTW) should be putting the entire nation on red alert. The downward pressure on the standard of living such bills unleash on the vast majority extend well beyond the union ranks. The bill’s success in Michigan, a pivotal state for organized Labor, indicates the unfolding of a national campaign by RTW’s backers. (text/html)

Isle of Man Enacts Legislation to Outlaw Vulture Funds Jennifer Tong, Jubilee USA Network 2012-12-12 7:40 PM
This week, the Isle of Man passed legislation that would prevent vulture funds from exploiting the debts of some of the world’s poorest countries. (text/plain)

Paul Krugman Discovers Marx (and Misses the Point) Shamus Cooke 2012-12-12 1:01 PM
In his recent New York Times op-ed piece, Princeton professor and regular columnist for The New York Times, Paul Krugman observed: The American economy is still, by most measures, deeply depressed. But corporate profits are at record high. It’s simple: profits have surged as a share of national income, while wages and other labor compensation are down. The pie isn’t growing the way it should — but capital is doing fine by grabbing an ever-larger slice, at labor’s expense. (text/plain)

Anti-capitalist t-shirts (non-profit) no-gods-no-masters.com 2012-12-12 7:50 AM
No-Gods-No-Masters.com is a non-profit anarchist t-shirt shop founded 3 years ago. We offer over 2000 political designs with an anti-capitalist message. T-shirts are printed on a "on-demand" basis and the printing quality is superior than screen-printed t-shirts. All incomes accumulated from our sales are donated to causes related to anti-capitalist struggles. We regard that our customers are buying t-shirts with a political message because they are sympathetic with the causes behind the messages expressed on the t-shirts. Therefore, we believe that their money should contribute to support these same causes. Check it out ! We have t-shirts for both men and women (imported or produced locally) as well as long sleeves shirts and coming up soon sweatshirts hoodies. Shipping is available to Americas and to Europe. http://www.no-gods-no-masters.com * T-SHIRTS CATEGORIES: - Anarchism / Anti-capitalism / Revolution - Anti-fascism / anti-nazi / anti-racism - EZLN / Zapatists - Spanish Revolution 1936 - Skinheads - Punk - Ska - Animal Liberation / Vegetarianism - Anti-Police - Anti-war / Anti-imperialism / Free Palestine - Feminism / Anti-sexism / Anti-homophobia - Working class / Class War / Syndicalism - Environmentalism - Anonymous / Occupy / 99% - Against Elections / Medias / Politicians - Free Pussy Riot * WORKERS' SELF-MANAGEMENT & FAIR LABOR: No-Gods-No-Masters.com is a workers' self-managed cooperative shop who cares about the work conditions of our t-shirt supplier's employees. Our t-shirts are produced by a company certified by many independant organizations like the "Worldwide Responsible Apparel Production" (WRAP), the "Fair Labor Association" and "Vérité Fair Labor Worldwide". We insist on transparency and we also made an online "Frequently Asked Questions" section where you can find details about the worker's self-management of our shop, informations on the locally-produced and imported t-shirts as well as details about the work conditions of our t-shirt supplier's employees. http://www.no-gods-no-masters.com/questions_en.php * CAUSES WE ARE SUPPORTING: Below you will find a list of some of the causes we support. You can consult our blog where we publish announcements of the struggles we are supporting through money donations. -> Pussy Riot benefit : After the mediatization of one of our t-shirt worn by a Pussy Riot singer and the raise of our sales for that reason, No-Gods-No-Masters decided to donate all the money from those sales of that same t-shirt to the "Free Pussy Riot" legal defense fund. We have also opened a Free Pussy Riot t-shirts section with many other designs that will also finance the same cause. -> Solidarity with greek anti-fascists : During October 2012, anti-fascists protesters in Greece were arrested and tortured by the police after an anti-nazi protest against Golden Dawn neo-nazi party. They are now requesting help to pay the fees associated to their detention, trial and legal defense. -> Financial support of anarchist comrades arrested during Toronto's G20 protests who are still facing state's repression and need help paying their legal defense fees. -> Donation to the organization "I Give To Us" who are helping to defend protesters that have been arrested (mostly for no reasons) during the student General Strike in Quebec. -> Financial support to CUTV : In the middle of the student general strike in Quebec, the shop commited itself to give monthly donations to CUTV, a community television who became famous for speaking against police brutality and giving a voice to the protesters. CUTV is also producing interviews with anarchists. -> Full funding of Resistance Network including : www.anarcho-punk.net (worldwide anarcho-punk community and music sharing), www.resistance.tk (french anarchist community and journal), www.pirate-punk.net (french non-commercial music sharing community), www.QuebecUnderground.net (underground music sharing from Quebec scene) -> Pirate-Punk.net compilation and Anarcho-Punk.net compilation : Music compilations available in CD or free download under the theme of file sharing and supporting underground scene. -> A donation to support to Sea Shepherd in 2010 For more information: http://www.no-gods-no-masters.com/blog ****************************************************************************** http://www.no-gods-no-masters.com (text/plain)

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)

Philippines - Makabayan adopts 5 senatorial bets from 2 major slates C Esguerra 2012-12-04 11:08 AM

Political alliances for next year’s elections just got stranger after Senate candidates of the two major coalitions received the endorsement of a 3.8-million-strong left-leaning umbrella group that is fielding its own senatorial candidate as well. (image/jpeg)

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)

Rustbelt Radio for December 3, 2012 Pittsburgh Indymedia: Rustbelt Radio Collecti 2012-12-04 12:22 AM
On today's show: Team Rustbelt attends a Pittsburgh Rally for Gaza; Another look at the Shalefield Justice Action Camp; Members of Decarcerate PA protest new prison construction, and more in our local and global headlines. (audio/mpeg)

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)

Message of Solidarity to Gabriela Women's Party on its 11th Congress Jose Maria Sison 2012-11-28 1:37 PM

We, the International League of Peoples´ Struggle (ILPS), express our warmest greetings of solidarity to GABRIELA as you hold your 11th National Congress and celebrate your 28th year of activism and service to the Filipino women and the Filipino people in the struggle for national freedom and democracy. (image/jpeg)

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)

Is the Philippines child-friendly? Save the Children 2012-11-26 12:15 PM

Manila, Philippines – The ultimate test of determining the child-friendliness of the country is to ask the children themselves, this according to Anna Lindenfors, Country Director of Save the Children in the Philippines. (image/jpeg)

Is the Philippines child-friendly? Save the Children 2012-11-24 12:15 PM

Manila, Philippines – The ultimate test of determining the child-friendliness of the country is to ask the children themselves, this according to Anna Lindenfors, Country Director of Save the Children in the Philippines. (image/jpeg)

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)

Camera Equipped Drone Shot Down at Cruel PA Live Pigeon Shoot Julia MacKenzie 2012-11-20 6:44 PM

Animal protection organization, SHowing Animals Respect and Kindness camera drone comes under attack at live pigeon shoot. (image/png)

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