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BUSH ADMINISTRATION ATTACKS SEPARATION OF POWERS DOCTRINE AND FREE PRESS KENNETH J. THEISEN 2006-06-08 2:19 PM
On the weekend of May 20, 2006 the Bush regime launched an attack on the separation of powers doctrine and the right of a free press. Significantly, both attacks originated with the actions and words of Attorney General Gonzales, the chief law enforcer (or is that breaker) in the nation. These attacks are part of the continuing effort to expand the imperial presidency or the unitary executive theory under this administration and to eliminate any so-called checks and balances between the branches of government. (text/plain)

Brasil: Lula is tense with new revelations Jorge Serrão 2006-06-08 8:41 AM
The "cabinet of crisis" of the Palácio do Planalto entered in panic state. After dissimulating "tranquillity", classifying of "political gossips" the notitia-criminis the OAB against his government, president Lula was very worried yesterday that the revelations against his personal friend Pablo Okamotto, (text/plain)

NBC's Scary Partner: Perverted Justice Gary N 2006-06-08 3:49 AM
A closer look at the "Perverted Justice" group (text/plain)

A GLOBAL CALL FOR NONVIOLENT RESISTANCE ACTIONS ON AUGUST 6-9 -- NOW MORE THAN EVER! Danny Malec 2006-06-07 4:38 PM
This year, as we prepare to commemorate the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (August 6 and 9), it is imperative that the global peace movement show the links between that genocide and the slaughter of innocent civilians carried out by the U.S. military in its "conventional" war in Haditha, Fallujah and throughout Iraq. (text/plain)

THERE IS NO "WAR ON TERROR" LARRY EVEREST 2006-06-06 4:08 PM
There is no "war on terror." The invasion and occupation of Iraq are not part of a "war on terror." Neither are the current threats and war preparations against Iran. The "war on terror" doesn't exist—no matter how many times the Bush administration cites it to justify its aggressions, no matter how often Republicans and Democrats debate how to best carry it out, and no matter how frequently it's referenced in the U.S. bourgeois media. (text/plain)

Rustbelt Radio for June 5, 2006 Indymedia Rustbelt Radio collective 2006-06-06 3:08 AM
On this week's show... * We bring you a report from Mexico City about a recent solidarity march for the political prisoners of Atenco * Homewood Residents talk about a police chase that ends in two deaths * We'll hear from the group Pittsburgh Friends of Immigrants on issues facing immigrants in Pittsburgh and in the nation. * And, local news on aids advocacy and the fight over mercury pollution controls currently raging in the Pennsylvania legislature. (audio/mpeg)

Legislature debates mercury standards Rustbelt Radio / Jessica 2006-06-05 9:27 PM
The Republican-led Pennsylvania General Assembly is set to consider legislation that would prohibit the state Department of Environmental Protection from adopting regulations to limit mercury pollution. (text/plain)

Help Us with a Book about Indymedia NYC-IMC Print Team 2006-06-04 11:41 AM
This book would not attempt to be the definitive statement on Indymedia. Rather, it would be an overview of some of the triumphs and struggles of the network over the past five-and-a-half years. Its entries would range from dramatic, stream-of-thought, first-person pieces to more analytic chapters on the meaning of Indymedia. The book, while thoughtful, would avoid being overly academic and would be graphic/picture heavy. For full proposal, see: http://www.indybook.org (text/plain + 23 comments)

Voices of People's History Monique_dols@hotmail.com 2006-06-03 5:14 PM
Don't miss this NYC reading and conference at the end of June. (text/plain)

Sunsara Taylor: Drive Out the Bush Regime repost 2006-06-02 10:13 PM
I know everyone hates plot-spoilers, but the story line is overplayed and the ending is worse than lousy, so I’ll say it now: The will of the people will not be expressed in the 2006 election. (text/plain)

Confident U.S. generals commit war crimes Bob Nichols 2006-06-02 4:41 PM

A force multiplier is a technological method to multiply the aggressiveness and lethality of an armed force. (image/jpeg)

52 Reasons Not To Mow Ahimsa Network 2006-06-02 7:39 AM
Mowing harms the environment, wastes time, energy, causes millions of accidents and some fatalities annually (text/plain)

RACISM ALIVE AND WELL IN ISRAEL? Kenneth J. Theisen 2006-06-01 6:21 PM
A RECENT POLL INDICATES THAT ANTI-ARAB RACIST VIEWS ARE HELD BY MANY ISRAELIS. PARTIES WITH ANTI-ARAB PLATFORMS MADE SIGNIFICANT GAINS IN THE MOST RECENT ISRAELI ELECTIONS. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE ARABS OF ISRAEL AND THE REST OF PALESTINE? (text/plain + 12 comments)

Rustbelt Radio memorial day 2006 special Indymedia Rustbelt Radio collective 2006-06-01 5:53 PM
This week on Rustbelt Radio, a special Memorial Day program in recognition of innocent people who have been imprisoned or executed. We will hear an in depth report on wrongful incarceration including interviews with: * Bill Moushey of the Innnocence Institute of Pittsburgh * Tommy Doswell, of Homewood, who was wrongfully incarcerated for 19 years before being cleared by DNA evidence * Duane Kirk, who was wrongfully incarcerated for 15 months * and members of the Black Politicial Empowment Project who are working towards legislation for compensation and services for the wrongfully incarcerated. Also, Blackbox Radio interviews the The Icarus Project, a radical mental health organization. Program note: this show was orginally scheduled for May 29, 2006, but was postponed until May 31 due to unforeseen technical problems at WRCT studios. (audio/mpeg)

Stop the United States of Goldman Sachs Sathya Spreads 2006-05-30 7:34 PM
Goldman Sachs is invested in war, slaughterhouses, deforestation. Now Bush wants its CEO to be the Treasury Secretary. (text/plain + 1 comment)

BTL:Ned Lamont Forces Aug. 8 Primary Against Conn.'s Sen. Joseph Lieberman Between the Lines' Melinda Tuhus 2006-05-28 9:05 AM
Interview with Ned Lamont, candidate challenging U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., conducted by Between the Lines' Scott Harris (text/plain)

July 15 No G8 International Day of Action Against Climate Change rtna 2006-05-27 4:07 PM
July 15th will be an International Day of Action Against Climate Change. As G8 energy ministers promise trillions in new subsidies to the industries destroying our planet and our future, we will take action to shut them down! This is a call for autonomous, decentralized actions appropriate for your town, city, or bioregion. Use this international day of action to support local struggles against oil refineries, gas pipelines, strip mines and coal-fired power plants. Disrupt the financial backers of the fossil fuel industry. Host teach-ins to spread sustainable post-petroleum living skills. Find a weak point in the infrastructure of resource exploitation and throw a literal or symbolic wrench in the works. Visit your local polluters and give 'em hell! (text/plain)

PHILIPPINES: NPA carnage in Bukidnon bared PDSP 2006-05-26 9:35 PM

THE military has unearthed more atrocities committed by New People’s Army rebels in the countryside, the latest of which were the mass execution of rebels and civilians alike, the recruitment of child warriors and the abduction and rape of a teenager by a rebel commander. (image/jpeg)

Pennsylvania religious leader returns from Iran after meeting with Iranian Vice President Michael Jones 2006-05-24 5:25 PM
Dave Robinson, director of the Pennsylvania-based Pax Christi USA, was part of a religious delegation that sought to start peaceful dialogue between the Iran and U.S. - two countries whose governments haven’t officially spoken in more than 25 years (text/html)

Ranger Claims Found to Be a Lie Jared McLaughlin 2006-05-24 2:00 AM
Recent video of Jessie Macbeth, who claims to be be a veteran of the Iraq War and a Ranger, found to be a lie. (text/plain + 1 comment)

Rustbelt Radio for May 22, 2005 Indymedia Rustbelt Radio collective 2006-05-22 10:50 PM
On this week's show... * We'll hear more on a proposal to build a new waste-coal fired power plant in Robinson Township, Washington County * In Dublin, Ireland, a group of 41 Afghanis occupied St. Patricks Cathedral seeking asylum * local news on a funding crisis for needle exchange, solitary confinement in Pennsylvania prisons, and single payer health care reform * and global news on an anti-Halliburton protest in Oklahoma, the Sri Lankan civil war, and more (audio/mpeg)

AMC2006 - Now Is The Time! Allied Media Conference 2006-05-21 7:20 PM
Allied Media Conference: "From Truth To Power... because being right is not enough." June 23-25, 2006 Bowling Green, Ohio http://amc2006.org (text/plain)

Regis Possino, Peoples Building in Pittsburgh Dr. Alexander von Paleske 2006-05-21 4:38 AM
Peoples Building in Pittsburgh, Geneva Equities and the more than cpolourful past of Regis Possino (text/plain + 3 comments)

Justice for the Chevy's Fresh-Mex Workers! US Supporters of the FT-CI 2006-05-20 8:20 AM
Supporters around the country should call the following numbers: 800-4-CHEVYS (national corporate offices) 209-839-2241 (Tracy Chevy's, ask for Greg, the manager) 925-960-0071 (ask for Gary, the franchise manager of the Tracy Chevy's) and demand immediate reinstatement and compensation for the workers who were fired or who quit in protest. (text/plain)

Pittsburgh's Ride of Silence Sarah Rogers 2006-05-19 12:47 AM

Pittsburgh's Ride of Silence, May 17th, 2006 (image/jpeg + 1 comment)

SOLIDARITY FROM OAKTOWN, CA TO OAKLAND, PA! David S 2006-05-18 3:46 AM
SHUT DOWN MILITARY RECRUITING! Honor All Who Object to War & Empire! Photos at: http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/05/1823410.php http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/05/1823560_comment.php#1823594 (text/plain)

Director of Project Censored To Speak at 9/11 Truth Education/Strategy Conference 911truth.org 2006-05-18 3:01 AM
Peter Phillips, an associate professor of sociology at Sonoma State University and the distinguished Director of Project Censored, will be a featured presenter during a weekend of exposition and strategy aimed at challenging the official version of the 9-11 attacks, and raising public awareness of their full scope. (text/plain)

Greece, Athens 4-7 May: An anarchist forum, a demo and a riot (Photos) ZXC 2006-05-16 2:15 AM

Greece, Athens 4-7 May: An anarchist forum, a demo & a riot (photos) & the co-operation of the European Social Forum with the police in arresting dozens of innocent passers-by and bystanders and charging seventeen of them. (image/jpeg)

Rustbelt Radio for May 15, 2006 Indymedia Rustbelt Radio collective 2006-05-16 12:04 AM
On this week's show... * We investigate the issues surrounding a new waste coal power plant proposed for Robinson Township, Washington county. * we'll hear about the importance of lower power FM radio and the fight for community media, from a recent discussion held in Pittsburgh with Hannah Sassaman of the Prometheus Radio Project * we have the return of our segment which spotlights a local grassroots group, The Light at the End of the Fort Pitt Tunnel. This week we'll hear about Run-Baby-Run. It's a crash-course to turn ordinary folks into electable politicians. * and two doctors from Kenya talk about providing post-abortion care to women in Kenya, and women's access to reproductive health care (audio/mpeg)

Letter to comrade Edward (The Road to Information War) Ben Seattle 2006-05-14 3:25 PM
A longer-term view of the tasks of building anti-imperialist and revolutionary organization in the U.S. in the early 21st century: (1) Work to build an open community of activists (2) Develop national reach via the internet (indymedia newswires, email lists, etc) (3) Develop theoretical tools that will allow us to think about and talk about our long-term goal (text/plain)

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