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Portland Anti-Austerity Protest Draws 1,000 Despite Police Violence Shamus Cooke 2012-11-06 1:44 AM
It’s difficult to build a pre-election protest with so many labor and community groups busy campaigning for Democrats. Nevertheless, over 1,000 people marched the streets in Portland, Oregon against austerity cuts to education and other public services and the consequent debt accumulated by students. (text/plain)

BHF charity shop in Leith closed by anti workfare protest myns 2012-11-05 8:02 PM
Anti workfare demonstrators in Edinburgh shut down the British Heart Foundation furniture store at the Kirkgate shopping centre for over two hours on Saturday 8 September. The Leith store closed its doors as demonstrators arrived before noon, and didn't attempt to reopen till after 2pm. Protestors blocked the shop door with a giant banner IF YOU EXPLOIT US WE WILL SHUT YOU DOWN. (text/html)

Mon Valley Moving Mountains Ron Turowski 2012-11-05 3:41 PM
This is a documentary about the people of the Mon Valley and their struggles. (text/plain)

California Victor Davis Hanson 2012-11-05 2:54 AM

Council Votes To Keep Environmental Services in the Public Sector justin 2012-11-03 7:28 PM
Following a tense meeting of the City of Edinburgh Council today, councillors voted to keep Environmental Services provision in house. This means that waste and recycling, street cleansing, and parks maintenance services will continue to be provided by staff who are directly employed by the Council, rather than the private contractor Enterprise Managed Services. (text/html)

Edinburgh in Solidarity with Striking Workers in justin 2012-11-03 6:21 PM
Their solidarity with the struggle of Greek workers strike against austerity measures demonstrated students and workers, members of the Realdemocracy now!, who made a solidarity gathering outside the city council of Endinburgh, yesterday. Their banner which beared the slogan: (text/html)

Philippines - Ranking Red exec named party-list third nominee Joyce Pangco Panares 2012-11-02 4:05 AM

The Anakpawis party-list announced on Monday that it was adding the name of Randall Echanis, a political consultant of the Communist Party of the Philippines-National Democratic Front (CPP-NDF), as its third nominee, a move which observers say could hasten the integration of the extreme left into the political mainstream. (image/jpeg)

BHF charity shop in Leith closed by anti workfare protest justin 2012-11-01 7:12 PM
Anti workfare demonstrators in Edinburgh shut down the British Heart Foundation furniture store at the Kirkgate shopping centre for over two hours on Saturday 8 September. The Leith store closed its doors as demonstrators arrived before noon, and didn't attempt to reopen till after 2pm. Protestors blocked the shop door with a giant banner IF YOU EXPLOIT US WE WILL SHUT YOU DOWN. (text/html)

October 20th Anti-Austerity Demonstration Kyle 2012-11-01 8:11 AM
Saturday’s October 20th "March for a future that works" demonstration organised by the TUC saw over 150,000 out on the streets of London to protest the government's cuts and austerity measures. It's been almost a year since the TUC leadership tried to look like they were actively opposing the cuts and well over a year since the last big demo. The organisers sent out a somewhat mixed message by first calling for a general strike but then allowing Ed Miliband a platform to announce he'll carry on cutting where the Tories leave off if elected. (text/html)

Five Easy Post-Election Predictions (No Matter Who Wins) Shamus Cooke 2012-11-01 5:43 AM
It’s true that Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have many political differences. But they also agree on many essential policies; enough to make the next four years easily predictable, no matter who wins. Here are five predictions based on the most important shared beliefs of the two candidates: (text/html)

Act local, think global, for a YES vote zyne 2012-10-31 8:46 PM
How do we become an independent nation? A vote, on a glorious day, brings it about. But brings what about? Years of chaos, disruption, large powers threatening our viability and prosperity? Or the beginning of a process whereby Scots take full responsibility for their country – confident that they are basically capable, but ambitious that their lives can be bettered? (text/html)

Edinburgh in Solidarity with Striking Workers in Greece kyle 2012-10-30 6:10 PM
Their solidarity with the struggle of Greek workers strike against austerity measures demonstrated students and workers, members of the Realdemocracy now!, who made a solidarity gathering outside the city council of Endinburgh, yesterday. Their banner which beared the slogan: (text/html)

WASHINGTON. BREAKING NEWS *** President Barack Obama has resigned the Presidency of the Un Mike R 2012-10-30 11:08 AM
WASHINGTON. BREAKING NEWS *** President Barack Obama has resigned the Presidency of the United States! (text/plain)

WASHINGTON. BREAKING NEWS *** President Barack Obama has resigned the Presidency of the Un Mike R 2012-10-30 11:02 AM
WASHINGTON. BREAKING NEWS *** President Barack Obama has resigned the Presidency of the United States! (text/plain)

Unemployed win right to representation at Workfare provider zyne 2012-10-29 5:58 PM
Unemployed people in Edinburgh have won a significant victory by forcing workfare provider A4e to recognise that claimants on their programmes have the right to take their own representative to meetings with A4e. For over two and a half years A4e have refused to recognise reps from Edinburgh Claimants, affiliated to Edinburgh Coalition Against Poverty. A4e often called the police to evict both rep and claimant from their offices in Edinburgh's Earl Grey Street! (text/html)

NO TO WORKFARE - Protestors picket Primark in Edinburgh zyne 2012-10-29 12:15 PM
Anti workfare protestors descended on Primark in Edinburgh's city centre on Saturday 14 July. The Princes Street store was picketed by protestors declaring their opposition to the government's work-for-your-benefits schemes. (text/html + 1 comment)

Blauwe aanslag voor notoire belastingontduikers nydsen 2012-10-28 6:13 PM
Blauwe aanslag voor notoire belastingontduikers (text/html)

Report on the Situation in Santiago Xanica, jacky 2012-10-28 4:33 PM
The European Collectives Nodo Solidale (Italy), Zapatista “Marisol” Collective of Lugano (Switzerland), and Nomads of XM24 (Italy), which make up the Internationalist Platform for Resistance and Self-Initiative Weaving Autonomies (PIRATA), organized a brigade for the observation of the violation of the rights of native peoples in the municipality of Santiago Xanica, Oaxaca, México, in which activists from France and the Spanish State also participated. The brigade traveled through the municipality from March 14 to March 21, 2011. (text/html)

Michigan’s Proposal 2: Labor’s Big Test Mark Vorpahl 2012-10-28 6:14 AM
For some time now, Labor has been punched into a corner when it comes to state legislation. Over the last two years legislation has been passed in Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan that has attempted to gut largely public workers of their union rights. (text/plain)

27 oktober: Landelijke actiedag bij detentie- en andere centra nydsen 2012-10-27 7:10 PM
Het in juni in Nederland opgerichte No Border Netwerk roept 27 oktober 2012, zeven jaar na de brand in het detentie- en uitzetcentrum op Schiphol die aan elf mensen het leven kostte, uit tot landelijke actiedag. Al deze gevangenissen krijgen bezoek: Detentie- en uitzetcentrum Schiphol Oost, Detentiecentrum Kamp Zeist, Detentie- en uitzetcentrum Rotterdam, Detentiecentrum Alphen aan den Rijn, Vrijheidsbeperkende locatie Ter Apel Gezinslocatie Gilze-Rijen (text/html)

Stop H.I.G. Owned EVoting Machines From Giving Romney The White House FreePressDotOrg 2012-10-26 9:28 PM

Republicans control over 81% of the U.S. voting machines. Through these machines George W Bush was installed twice though not elected. Election Systems and Software (ESS), Dominion, owned by a conservative Canadian corporation, and H.I.G. are 3 of the culprits. (image/jpeg)

GEERK FOOD FESTIVAL Dojo 2012-10-26 6:37 AM
Whatever happened to the GEERK FOOD FESTIVAL? (text/plain)

Pharmaceutical industry and psychiatrists manipulate their publications Consuelo 2012-10-23 9:23 PM
The Ross article includes a review of companies in the business of medical writing, including Scientific Therapeutics of New York. Ross’s research uncovered one of their memos to Merck dated 1999 in which the status of eight separate reports was mentioned. (text/plain)

GroenFront! lanceert Jachtkaart kyle 2012-10-23 5:55 PM
GroenFront! lanceert in het kader van de nieuwe anti-jacht campagne de website www.jachtkaart.nl. Op www.jachtkaart.nl vind je de voor veel wandelaars en natuurliefhebbers verborgen wereld van de jacht. Wij hopen die zo zichtbaar te maken voor iedereen. (text/html)

Portland, Oregon Prepares for Pre-Election Anti-Austerity Protest Shamus Cooke 2012-10-23 1:31 PM
On November 3rd Portland community and labor groups will declare “enough is enough” by organizing a first for the U.S. — a large demonstration against government austerity cuts. (text/plain)

Nationalizing banks works for the short term; why not permanently? Systemic Disorder 2012-10-17 6:03 PM
Temporary nationalization of big banks worked in Norway and Sweden. Permanent nationalization would avoid a return to the speculation and destruction of bankers. (text/plain)

Workers Stand Up to Walmart Mark Vorpahl 2012-10-17 5:34 AM
When a torrent hits an obstacle that refuses to give, it either flows around or over the obstruction. When workers’ needs for a living wage, fair treatment, and a voice are damned up by an oppressive employer, it is only a matter of time before they find a way of asserting their strength. (text/plain)

More about why Merck has agreed to pay $4.85 billion to settle claims in tens of thousands Consuelo 2012-10-16 8:42 PM
In about 96 journal publications, Ross and his colleagues discovered internal Merck documents and e-mail messages pertaining to clinical study reports and review articles, some of which were developed by the company’s marketing department, not its scientific department. In others, there is little evidence that the authors recruited for the report made substantial contribution to the research itself. (text/plain)

Marching and Laughing: the Rebel Clown Army reaches Egyp kyle 2012-10-16 7:04 PM
The Amsterdam Rebel Clowns have been invited to introduce the 'Rebel Clown Army' in Egypt. A week of performances, a presentation and a Basic Rebel Clown Training. Loads of interviews, media attention, problems and challenges. The Red Nose Arabic Spring in Egypt has only begun! (text/html)

Velden met gentech gewassen onschadelijk gemaakt - een nuttige en gerechtvaardigde kyle 2012-10-14 2:59 PM
Begin juli zijn in Drenthe en Flevoland twee proefvelden met genetisch gemanipuleerde gewassen onschadelijk gemaakt. Het ging om aardappels van het Wageningse Durph project. In Gelderland is een veld van BASF met Fortuna aardappels aangepakt. Wij hebben dit gedaan om de groeiende greep van grote bedrijven op de landbouw tegen te gaan. (text/html)

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