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international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday July 24, 2008 - 14:03 by redjade
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'...Russian military is thinking of flying long-range bombers to Cuba...' I wonder if the Rep of Ireland will allow Russian troops to fly through Shannon on their way to Cuba? Wanna take bets? ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism Thursday July 24, 2008 - 10:34 by companero
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Anyone interested in the Left in Ireland and Latin American history generally should check out the nu edition of History Irteland. . ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Wednesday July 23, 2008 - 15:02 by Darren C
international / worker & community struggles and protests Wednesday July 23, 2008 - 12:03 by Darren C
Farzad Kamangar could face execution in the near future, according to the web site Human Rights Activists in Iran. On 11 July, the Iranian Supreme Court confirmed the death penalty against Kamangar, a 33-year-old Kurdish teacher and trade unionist. ... read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media Tuesday July 22, 2008 - 17:19 by Eugene Mc Cartan - Communist Party of Ireland
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international / anti-capitalism Tuesday July 22, 2008 - 13:03 by Paul Bowman
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The Turbulence crew who put together the best read at last year's G8 blockade in Heiligendamm are back with another thought-provoking and inspiring read. PDF online now. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / housing Tuesday July 22, 2008 - 09:58 by Paul D
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The recent collapse of 5 housing regeneration schemes in Dublin city has been a massive blow to the communities involved. The group campaigning for regeneration in St Michael’s estate in Inchicore have set up an en excellent website. The site can be found at www.stmichaelsestate.ie. Campaigners are appealing of continued solidarity and support. A petition can be signed on the site. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday July 22, 2008 - 09:19 by Mark C
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Having been on the run for over ten years, Radovan Karadzic has been arrested in Serbia. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Saturday July 19, 2008 - 20:26 by Recession Diaries
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What a time we live in - recession time! Economic downturn, the onslaught of the Right, the unsettling quiescence of the Left, the besieging of the trade union movement; it's all coming at us so fast it's difficult to know which uttered untruth to dissect, which unstated truth to promulgate. So here's a diary - a recession diary - to keep up with the rapid-fire events and commentary - as rapid as the downturn itself. ... read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice Friday July 18, 2008 - 14:46 by by
Iñaki de Juana Chaos who is due to be released this Summer has informed both the Basque political prisoner network and the authorities of his prison that he is on hunger strike again. He has offered as reason the concerted media campaign of vilification launched against him in the last days as it was revealed that upon leaving prison and completing his prison sentences he will take up residence in a flat owned by his wife, who he married whilst in prison, on the same street as several victims of ETA. ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Thursday July 17, 2008 - 03:58 by .
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This is a frightening report and the 'demand destruction' it describes - due to unprecedentedly high prices of oil - explains the recent fall in oil price. Global misery. http://www.energybulletin.net/node/45911 ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday July 16, 2008 - 11:02 by Sean Crudden
Barack Obama outlines his key foreign policy ideas. Will the present administration adjust its policy in line with what Obama says he wants? Or is Obama merely playing ducks and drakes with the Bush government? ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / animal rights Monday July 14, 2008 - 14:38 by Laura Broxson
Councillors requested to back animal circus ban http://www.herald.ie/national-news/city-news/councillor....html By Cormac Murphy Monday July 14 2008 ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Sunday July 13, 2008 - 13:08 by tomeile
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A senior Pentagon official explained to the Sunday Times that : “Amber means get on with your preparations, stand by for immediate attack and tell us when you’re ready” ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Friday July 11, 2008 - 17:35 by rogy
Immigrant workers often find themselves involved in the jobs indigenous workers no longer want. ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Friday July 11, 2008 - 14:27 by pat c
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The Iranian Regime continues its persecution of trade unionists. Mansour Osanloo was brought to court instead of hospital. Mansour Osanloo, the jailed President of the Syndicate of Workers of the Tehran and Suburbs (Vahed) Bus Company was taken to the Intelligence Court Branch 2 this morning to be arraigned, instead of being taken to the hospital for medical treatment. ... read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism Friday July 11, 2008 - 11:55 by James
The July-August issue of Workers Solidarity is online at the WSM website. ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Friday July 11, 2008 - 00:25 by Andrei Zhdanov
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Galway Branch of the Socialist Workers Party have strongly condemned a poem by Kevin Higgins. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday July 10, 2008 - 18:41 by pat c
Noam Chomsky writes on the oil robbery taking place in Iraq. No-bid contracts written by the oil corporations with the aid of U.S. officials, triumphed over offers from 40 other companies, including those in China, India and Russia. Chomsky also deals with the occupation and aggression towards Iran. Full text at link. The deal just taking shape between Iraq's Oil Ministry and four Western oil companies raises critical questions about the nature of the US invasion and occupation of Iraq — questions that should certainly be addressed by presidential candidates and seriously discussed in the United States, and of course in occupied Iraq, where it appears that the population has little if any role in determining the future of their country. ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Thursday July 10, 2008 - 17:40 by Tara Finglas
Irish Aid is launching a Pilot Virtual Online Volunteering programme for 20 volunteers over 6 months. The purpose of this exercise is to increase awareness of online volunteering using experiences gained through this pilot programme. Virtual Online Volunteers will be linked with developmental NGOs through the UNV Online Volunteering Service to work for sustainable development on various projects around the world. ... read full story / add a comment |
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