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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)

Rustbelt Radio for November 19, 2012 Pittsburgh Indymedia: Rustbelt Radio Collecti 2012-11-20 12:33 AM
On today's show: A recently passed law opens up state university campuses to mineral extraction; A Local Farm Up Against the Fracking Industry Receives Widespread Support; coverage of a film screening and panel discussion on birthing freedom as a human right, and more in our local and global headlines. (audio/mpeg)

Appeal - Macao belongs to everyone, let’s protect it! mlys 2012-11-18 9:43 PM
On saturday May 5th citizens and arts workers entered the Galfa tower to make it into Macao, a new arts centre in Milan. The tower is owned by Fondiaria SAI, whose honorary president is Ligresti. It’s an old office skyscraper situated in the centre of Milan which has been abandoned for more than fifteen years. (text/html)

Do Not Use the Filipino Children in 'Humanizing' the War Machinery – Rep. Emmi De Jesus Gabriela Women's Party list (GWP) 2012-11-18 1:11 AM

Turn off the newswire imcista 2012-11-17 5:26 PM

Obama Nudges Syria Toward Regional War Shamus Cooke 2012-11-15 8:58 PM
Humanitarian catastrophes are surprisingly easy to predict. Take Syria for instance. Like Iraq, Syria has a complex mix of ethnicity and religion, with a long history of conflict. Enter the United States, who comes with guns and cash that it doles out to certain ethnic/religious groups, and not to others. The ensuing bloodbath is not a surprise, but a strategic plan to dismember the Syrian government. (text/plain)

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Will Unions Fight Fiscal Cliff Cuts to Medicare and Social Security? Shamus Cooke 2012-11-14 12:55 PM
With pro-Obama election posters still visible in most union halls across the country, the President has already taken steps towards selling out not only labor unions (again) but all working people. But this isn’t the “ordinary” sellout that working people have come to expect from Democrats — this is an attack of historic proportions. (text/plain)

Let us celebrate the NDFP's Declaration on Children of the Philippines Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) 2012-11-14 10:12 AM

The leadership and entire membership of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), all Red commanders and fighters of the New People’s Army (NPA), people’s militias and revolutionary mass organizations welcome the issuance by the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) of the Declaration and Program of Action for the Rights, Protection and Welfare of Children. (image/jpeg)

Will the Democrats Tax the Rich to Avoid the Fiscal Cliff? Shamus Cooke 2012-11-12 1:04 PM
Literally the day after the election a sudden “urgency” gripped the nation: the imminent danger of the so-called “fiscal cliff” — the national automatic tax increases and spending cuts due in January. The media screamed that the suddenly approaching fiscal cliff would trigger a recession, forcing Democrats and Republicans to consider a “grand bargain” budget deal to avoid disaster. (text/plain)

Development of Maoist Theory and Practice in the Philippines Jose Maria Sison 2012-11-12 2:26 AM

The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) was reestablished on the theoretical foundation of Marxism-Leninism-Mao Zedong Thought on 26 December 1968. Since 1995, it has officially used the term Maoism as synonym for Mao Zedong Thought. The adoption of the term is due to language alignment in relation to Marxism-Leninism rather than due to any change of meaning or line in relation to Mao Zedong Thought. Since 3 September 1993 in his message to the Symposium on Mao Zedong Thought in Manila, the founding chairman of the CPP has referred to adherents of Mao Zedong Thought as Maoists. (image/jpeg)

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