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Anti-capitalist Critique of ’’Social Democratic’’ Politics in Sweden Semper Indomitus ! 2006-09-14 12:24 PM
What follows is an anti-capitalist critique of sections of the 2006 Swedish Social Democratic Party election platform that deals with migration control and social policy issues. September 17th is General Election Day in Sweden. (text/plain)

Civil society groups denounce Singapore government, IMF-WB for barring activists Freedom from Debt Coalition - Philippines 2006-09-13 11:26 PM

Jubilee South and the Freedom from Debt Coalition of the Philippines, two of the proponents and lead organizers of the International Peoples Forum vs the IMF and World Bank, denounce the latest move of the Singapore government to prevent the exercise of freedom of speech and peaceful assembly. (image/jpeg)

French Arrive for Mumia! Protest Thurs., by Hans Bennett Hans Bennett 2006-09-11 4:57 PM

Pam Africa and other supporters has written up their own City Council Resolution to counter the previous one condemning French support for Mumia and are going to present it at Philadelphia City Hall for the City Council opening session first thing in the morning this Thursday, September 14. Africa emphatically urges people to arrive that morning to show support for the new resolution. (image/jpeg)

*Privatized Prisons Are A Booming Big Business* Ytzhak 2006-09-08 7:00 PM

The United States of AmeriKKKa imprisons more of its citizens than any other nation on the planet. Currently almost two and a quarter million persons languish in local, county, state and federal prisons. Looking at the AmeriKKKan gulag we see some very disturbing trends aside from the disproportionate incarceration of people of color. Investments in the prison industrial complex, prison construction, privatization of prisons and public policies that encourage incarceration over intervention and treatment are fueling the rise of prison construction and incarceration at a time when even according to FBI statistics major crimes are decreasing! ...This, for example, is why longer mandatory sentences are worth so much to private prison stocks. A prisoner in jail for twenty years has a twenty-year cash flow associated with his incarceration, as opposed to one with a shorter sentence or one eligible for an early parole. This means that we have created a significant number of private interests — investment firms, banks, attorneys, auditors, architects, construction firms, real estate developers, bankers, academics, investors among them— who have a vested interest in increasing the prison population and keeping people behind bars as long as possible. (image/jpeg)

Potential NSA wiretaps in Oregon Green Scare case? Family & Friends of Daniel McGowan 2006-09-08 4:02 PM

Prosecutors in the Oregon 'Green Scare' case are stalling in their response to motions filed by defense counsel regarding whether there are potential NSA or FISA wiretaps used in the states' prosecution of defendants Daniel McGowan, Jonathan Paul, Nathan Block and Joyanna Zacher. A hearing before the judge is set for October 31st but the question remains, what is the prosecution hiding and what does the government fear is in those potential wiretaps? (image/jpeg)

Quinta MegaMarcha photos and SlideShow: Por un Oaxaca Mejor ~Bradley 2006-09-07 2:57 PM

SlideShow of photos taken on September 1st, 2006, during Oaxaca's 5th MegaMarcha which started in the community of San Felipe and ended at the zócalo in the center of Oaxaca City. Hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets and marched to demand the immediate departure of Ulises Ruiz Ortiz (URO), liberation for political prisoners, the cancellation of 70 government arrest warrants for people involved in the leaderless Popular Assembly of the People of Oaxaca (APPO, by its Spanish initials) movement and the desire for popular governance. (4:22 minutes / 6.5 MB) (image/jpeg + 1 comment)

(mp3) interview with malik rahim on the first anniversary of common ground relief vinncent / blast furnace radio 2006-09-07 11:49 AM
great interview with malik rahim location of mp3 http://www.radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=19665 (text/plain)

Working to Stop Swedish-Israeli Trade in Arms Semper Indomitus ! 2006-09-07 10:23 AM
A speech delivered to denounce the ongoing trade in arms between ''social democratic'' Sweden and Zionist Israel. (text/plain)

The World’s Original Wildlife Warrior Michael Hornby 2006-09-07 4:12 AM

a real Environmentalist! (image/jpeg)

Mass Civil Nonviolent Resistance Don Muller 2006-09-06 7:39 PM

Invitation to join nonviolent direct actions with NCNR on Tuesday, September 26th, or Declaration of Peace on Wednesday, September 27. (image/jpeg)

A speech given in Montreal by Jacqueline House, a representative of Six Nations. Ytzhak 2006-09-06 9:51 AM
This is a speech given by Jacqueline House, a representative of Six Nations, at an event in Montreal. The event was called "Six Nations: Land Repossession and Resistance", and was held on August 31, 2006, at the Native Friendship Center of Montreal. It was organized by the Indigenous Peoples Solidarity Movement (IPSM). (audio/mpeg)

london bomb sensation (hoffman sub dub samo samo) Ytzhak 2006-09-06 9:47 AM
"Sabotage," which up to that time had been applied unconsciously and instinctively by the workers, with the popular name which has remained attached to it begins in 1895 to receive its baptism, its theoretical consecration and to take its place amongst the other means of social warfare, recognised, approved, advocated and practiced by the labour unions. -- e. pouget -- "Sabotage" (audio/mpeg)

Aspartame Awareness Weekend Dr. Betty Martini, D.Hum 2006-09-05 1:49 AM
Aspartame Awareness Weekend is Sept 8th through 10th and I'll be lecturing in Butler County this month on the issue. Aspartame Ddisease is now a global plague and we ask everyone to help to send the Report to Schools to all scho0ls and Board of Educations in your area. (text/plain)

US education fails again... tj 2006-09-02 11:31 PM

students are severely uneducated when it comes to matters of draft and counter recruitment related issues. (image/png)

Israel: Beyond Good and Evil? Justin Raimondo 2006-09-02 2:38 PM
Ehud Olmert's Nietzschean foreign policy (text/plain + 112 comments)

Egyptian Weekly on Hizbullah's Armed Children's Militias over 2,000 served 2006-09-02 1:20 PM
More violations of the Geneva Convention in the Israeli- Lebanese War (text/plain)

Aporta centro científico a estudio de biodiversidad cubana Julio Cesar 2006-09-01 11:01 AM
Un amplio quehacer científico para profundizar en el conocimiento y conservación de la naturaleza en Cuba desarrolla el Centro Oriental de Ecosistemas y Biodiversidad (BIOECO), en esta ciudad. (text/plain)

Oaxaca City SlideShow: Un Pueblo Unido Avanza Sin Partidos ~Bradley 2006-08-31 11:57 PM
SlideShow of photos taken in Oaxaca City during the last week of August 2006 with compiled audio from the 2006 “El Enemigo Común” tour. (9:34 minutes / 15 MB) (text/plain)

Vote Peace lawn signs now available! VotersForPeace.us 2006-08-30 1:11 PM

Tell your neighbors and the politicans about the growing voting block for peace, and against wars of aggression. (image/jpeg)

Rev. Yearwood endorses Voters Pledge For Peace posted by David Havelka 2006-08-30 12:57 AM
Rev. Yearwoods' message: It is time for decent folks who care about the people of the Gulf Coast to come together and become Voters for Peace. Tell the politicans to bring the troops and resources home to the Gulf Coast where they are desperately needed. (text/html)

Filipinas in Lebanon treated like ’modern-day slaves’ Internat'l Civil Society Mission to Lebanon 2006-08-29 10:11 PM
FINDINGS OF INTERNATIONAL MISSION TO LEBANON: Filipina overseas workers in Lebanon are being treated like “modern-day slaves,” this was the main finding of Filipinos who had just arrived from Lebanon as part of an international civil society and parliamentary delegation. (text/plain)

Caught On Tape, The Fix Is In Lynn Landes 2006-08-23 2:23 PM
This film warns viewers that election officials and voting machine companies can easily manipulate votes and not get caught. They accomplish this through the use of the secret ballot, voting machines, and absentee or early voting. (text/plain)

The Hidden Draft in Our Schools Captain Eric H. May 2006-08-22 8:41 PM
With a vast majority of the US public disapproving of the quicksand war in Iraq, how can American educators continue to allow unchecked and unscrupulous recruiting in our high schools? A former Army officer takes a look at the problem of gutless school leaders who let their students be turned into Bush League cannon fodder -- then offers some suggestions on how to change things. (text/plain)

Think Outside the Bomb - NYC Conference Andrew 2006-08-22 7:00 PM

From November 4-5, young people from throughout the northeast will converge at PACE University to organize for a nuclear-free world. The conference is being sponsored by the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, with support from Educators for Social Responsibility (ESR) Metropolitan Area and People's Action for Clean Energy (PACE). The conference will focus on nuclear disarmament, nuclear energy, and the hazards of the nuclear fuel cycle — as well as the connections between these issues. (image/jpeg)

Little Birds: A Devastating Window on the War Gregory Elich 2006-08-17 7:44 PM
Powerful documentary on Iraq war from the perspective of Iraqi citizens (text/plain)

9/11 Worldwide Concert Event Expresses the Vision of Radical Unity through Music Ben Dameean 2006-08-16 12:24 PM
The Wake-Up-America, Wake-Up-World, Radical Unity Tour featuring a free streaming worldwide live webcast on globalchangetelevision.org from Future Studios Performance Venue in Sedona, Arizona at 7 P.M. Pacific / 10 P.M. Eastern time. Included is a 60 second video clip. (video/quicktime)

Worldwide Alert: Call for an International Solidarity Camp at the Hill of Tara, Ireland Sean O' Dwyer 2006-08-13 6:31 PM
Camps of International Solidarity are urgently needed at the Hill of Tara, Co. Meath, Ireland, one has already been set up but more are needed as Rings Around Tara!!! (text/plain)

180 Ways To Create Peace Sathya Spreads 2006-08-11 2:10 PM

ABA Takes on Bush Regime Kenneth J. Theisen 2006-08-10 7:36 PM
On January 24, 2006, the American Bar Association (ABA) issued a press release stating that, “Presidential signing statements that assert President Bush’s authority to disregard or decline to enforce laws adopted by Congress undermine the rule of law and our constitutional system of separation of powers…” The press release was publicizing a report by a blue-ribbon ABA task force which was created in June 2006 to examine the “changing role of presidential signing statements” under the Bush administration. On August 8, 2006, the ABA’s House of Delegates overwhelmingly approved the report by voting to call on President Bush and future presidents not to issue signing statements that claim the power to bypass laws, and it called on Congress to pass legislation to outlaw the practice. (text/plain)

Benicio del Toro calls for respect for Cuban sovereignty Señor 2006-08-10 10:55 AM

Hollywood actor, Benicio del Toro, winner of an Oscar for best supporting actor in Traffic, by Steven Soderbergh, has called for respect for Cuban sovereignty. Del Toro, an actor of Puerto Rican nationality, added his voice to the 3,780-plus intellectuals and artists from more than 50 countries who are condemning the aggressive and interventionist tone of the George W. Bush government toward Cuba. (image/jpeg + 4 comments)

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