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Ali Abunimah Keynote Speech at Palestine Solidarity Movement Conference Lora Gordon 2006-02-23 1:04 PM
Audio, 67 min. in two parts (audio/mpeg)

Palestine Solidarity Movement Conference, Feb. 19 Panel: "Where do we go from here?&q Lora Gordon 2006-02-23 12:22 PM
Audio, 75 min in two parts. (audio/mpeg)

Palestine Solidarity Conference Feb. 18 Speaker Panel: Why Divest? Lora Gordon 2006-02-23 3:04 AM
Audio, 71 min. Feb. 18 speaker panel at Palestine Solidarity Movement conference (Georgetown). Speakers: Noura Erekat (UC Berkeley Divestment Campaign), Philip Farah (Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation), Sue Blackwell (UK Caterpillar Campaign). (audio/mpeg)

Urgent call for volunteers to help defend the Last Wild Buffalo in The U.S. Buffalo Field Campaign 2006-02-19 1:26 AM

They are greeted with capture, quarantine, experimentation, bullets, and slaughter. Family groups are torn apart. Mothers and babies are separated. They suffer terror and injury as they are hazed and harassed relentlessly with snowmobiles, ATVs, helicopters... (image/jpeg + 2 comments)

Appeal to Release Gopal Siwakoti “Chintan” and Other Political Detainees in Nepal Justice in South Asia 2006-02-16 5:20 PM
Mr. Gopal Siwakoti “Chintan,” a prominent human rights activist in Nepal, along with a number of other activists, has been detained in very adverse conditions without charges by the increasingly dictatorial monarchy. This is a letter demanding his release – please endorse as well as send a copy to the Embassy of Nepal. (text/plain)

BTL:Haiti's Poor Erupt in Protest After Charges that... Between the Lines' Scott Harris 2006-02-16 9:02 AM
...Presidential Vote Count was Manipulated ~ Interview with Ben Dupuy, co-director of Haiti Progres, and former Haitian President Aristide's ambassador at-large, conducted by Between the Line' Scott Harris (text/plain)

BTL:Critics Concerned Over Possible White House Plan to Resume Dangerous... Between the Lines' Melinda Tuhus 2006-02-11 7:46 AM
...Plutonium Reprocessing. ~ Interview with Ed Lyman, senior staff scientist, Union of Concerned Scientists, conducted by Between the Lines' Melinda Tuhus (text/plain)

Saving the Bay of La Paz & Gulf of California Rainbow Hawk 2006-02-10 5:23 PM

This is a historical summary & update of our groups' efforts to save, preserve and restore the Bay of La Paz & Gulf of California, the most bio-diverse body of water on Earth. (image/jpeg)

BTL:Bush Defense of NSA Domestic Spy Program is Challenged in Senate Hearing Between the Lines' Scott Harris 2006-02-09 11:15 AM
Interview with Shayana Kadidal, attorney with the Center for Constitutional Rights, conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris (text/plain)

No more below zero F temperatures at Minneapolis pat 2006-02-08 9:32 PM
Winter ain't happening in Minneapolis this year. There'd need to be at least a half dozen below zero F daily lows to claim winter was here. (text/plain + 2 comments)

Bush Protests-No MSM Airtime...Cartoon Protests-Tons of MSM Air D. Burbeck 2006-02-08 7:55 PM
January saw a rash of demonstrations against the Bush Administration in the cold and rain but still there is no Main Stream Media coverage of any of those events.....not one word. News reports of protests over the cartoon of Mohamed, however, are everywhere, every day. The corporate media continues to close it's eyes to the growing dissent and calls for impeachment even by members of Congress. Many thousands of protesters in over 65 cities banged pots and pans and drums and chanted to drown out the State of the Union speech on Jan. 31. (text/plain)

Urgent Appeal for Auburn, CA Arrestee anon 2006-02-08 3:22 PM
Fundraising appeal for Auburn arrestee, Zachary Jenson (text/plain)

Telcos Roll Out Astroturf Advocacy Lyell Davies 2006-02-07 11:29 AM

Phone companies push astroturf-advocacy as they seek changes in telecommunications rules. (image/gif)

SUPPORT COMMUNITY ACCESS TV – SUBMIT COMMENTS TO FCC SAVE ACCESS 2006-02-07 11:26 AM
URGENT: Submit Public Comments in Support of Local Franchising and Community Access TV to the FCC. (text/plain)

Alternative Social Forum in Caracas: voices from the left Alternative Social Forum 2006-02-06 6:09 PM
* In Caracas, Venezuela between the 23rd and 29th of January 2006, 10 local socio-political organizations offered an alternative forum and critique of national politics in response to the World Social Forum. The result was a smaller-scale event but self-directed and reflective of current self-organizing capacity. The alternative forum was independent, self-managed and borne out of years of experience of organizing in the Venezuelan context. (text/plain)

An Axe to grind: 1936 summer heat compared to 2005 pat n 2006-02-06 8:54 AM

Hartlod is trying to baffle everyone with things he's picked up over the years to throw at people, most of it totally unrelated to real science and real climate. He has an Axe to grind. Watch out! (image/jpeg + 24 comments)

BTL:Anti-War Activist Nun Convicted of Disobedience Recounts her Prison Experience Between the Lines' Scott Harris 2006-02-06 8:50 AM
Interview with Ardeth Platte, Dominican sister and peace activist, conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris (text/plain)

Has anyone seen Smedley Butler? CA 2006-02-05 12:14 PM

Well, sadly, Smedley is not around anymore but today we desperately need someone like him to help us stop the complete destruction of our freedoms by the industrialists and secret societies that have taken over this country. (image/jpeg)

When freedom of Expression becomes a Weapon wave 2006-02-04 9:03 PM
propaganda analysis (text/plain + 16 comments)

Caracas Libertarian Declaration // January 26, 2006 CRA - El Libertario, Venezuela 2006-02-04 12:11 PM
Between January 23 – 29, 2006, anarchist activists gathered in Caracas for the Alternative Social Forum, coming from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Russia, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay and Venezuela. We consider it important to establish a specifically anarchist position that speaks to our experiences and exchanges. In such a spirit we declare the following: (text/plain)

BTL:Campaign to Challenge Conservative Democrat U.S. Senator... Between the Lines' Melinda Tuhus 2006-02-04 9:04 AM
...Joseph Lieberman Could Revive Party ~ Interview with William Greider, national affairs correspondent with the Nation Magazine, conducted by Between the Lines' Melinda Tuhus (text/plain)

Declaración Libertaria de Caracas // 29 de enero, 2006 CRA - El Libertario, Venezuela 2006-02-03 7:56 PM
L@s anarquistas reunid@s en Caracas con motivo del Foro Social Alternativo del 23 al 29 de enero de 2006 –procedentes de Alemania, Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Canadá, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, España, Estados Unidos, Francia, México, Inglaterra, Italia, Rusia, Uruguay y Venezuela- consideramos de importancia volcar una posición específicamente anarquista que dé cuenta de nuestra experiencia y de nuestros intercambios. Con ese espíritu, declaramos lo siguiente: (text/plain)

FSA-Caracas 2006: Respuesta y debate desde la izquierda antiautoritaria Foro Social Alternativo 2006-02-03 7:54 PM
* Del 23 al 29/01/2006, 10 organizaciones sociales y políticas venezolanas decidimos dar una respuesta por partida doble a través del Foro Social Alternativo (FSA). Grande o pequeño, lo realizado durante esa semana representó nuestra real capacidad de organización, independiente y autogestionada, acumulada tras años de actuación en este contexto tan particular. (text/plain)

Warmest January of Record (1897-2006) at Madison, WI pat neuman 2006-02-02 7:36 AM

Temperatures at Madison in January, 2006 were the warmest in 110 years of record (since 1897). (image/jpeg + 13 comments)

ALERT - Stop the Budget Cuts! Lynda Carson 2006-01-30 9:50 AM
A vote is possible February 1. Call your representatives toll free and oppose the budget reconciliation bill 1-800-393-1082 (text/plain)

BTL:Airborne Toxic Sediment Endangers New Orlean's Residents Between the Lines' Melinda Tuhus 2006-01-30 8:16 AM
Interview with Wilma Subra, a McArthur award-winning environmental chemist, conducted by Between the Lines' Melinda Tuhus (text/plain)

Greenpeace Goes Deisel Greenpeace Revealed 2006-01-30 1:35 AM

Revealing photos from Greenpeace's "Solar-powered" Ark. (image/jpeg)

A Canadian Soldier's Life Held in Contempt - The Verdict J. Wizard 2006-01-29 12:02 AM
A Canadian Soldier's Life Held in Contempt - The Verdict (text/plain)

DVD TO RAISE FUNDS FOR GRENADA HURRICANE RELIEF pumpkinhead 2006-01-26 5:23 PM

GRENADA: THE MAROON SPIRIT, a new documentary film by Pumpkinhead Production Company to donate portion of sales to Grenada Maroon Fund (image/jpeg)

LOUISIANA’S COASTAL TRIBES APPEAL FOR HELP Naomi Archer, Four Directions Relief Project 2006-01-25 9:46 PM

Four of Louisiana’s coastal Native American tribes issued an urgent appeal for support in the aftermath of Hurricane’s Katrina and Rita. Despite the buzz of recovery activity in New Orleans and on other parts of the Gulf coast, tribal leaders say they have been forgotten and their people continue to suffer. (image/jpeg)

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