October 2011
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September 2011
“By its very essence terrorist work demands such concentrated energy for “the...”
– Trotsky - The Bankruptcy of individual terrorism
Why I do not support the IRA and the UVF
Recently, i’ve had discussions regarding the IRA (Irish Republican Army) and the UVF (Ulster Volunteer Force). Let me be absolutely clear, as a socialist i feel its wrong to support either group. Both groups have killed innocent lives, and neither of them fight for the emancipation of the working classes.
They both use terror tactics, as well as fighting for religious nonsense. I also...
Oppose racist and fascist EDL ‘Angels’ at Downing... →
UAF is calling a protest against a planned demonstration by the English Defence League at Downing Street on Saturday 8 October.
The EDL is an organisation of racists and fascists – its so-called ‘Angels’ women’s divisions are no exception.
They want to take their message of anti-Muslim racism and hatred to Downing Street. UAF is calling a counter-protest, which will be led by women, against...
“Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
At the outset, I wish to extend my...”
– Full transcript of Abbas speech at UN General Assembly
“Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a...”
– For my wonderful companion for 18 years you have been there for me through all the highs and lows - R.I.P
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Strikes deepen Egypt's revolution →
The revolution in Egypt is gaining new momentum.
The strikes that began in the summer have stepped up. The hated Hosni Mubarak is on trial. And steel tycoon Ahmed Ezz was sentenced to ten years in jail on Thursday of last week for corruption.
“Strikes are breaking out all over the place,” Sameh Naguib, a member of the Revolutionary Socialists in Cairo, told Socialist Worker.
“The government...
Troy Davis: 10 reasons why he should not be... →
In 2007 the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles, the body which has the final say in the state on whether executions should go ahead, made a solemn promise. Troy Davis, the prisoner who is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 7pm local time on Wednesday, would never be put to death unless there was “no doubt” about his guilt.
Here are 10 reasons why the board – which decided on...
Liberal Democrat conference 2011: tales from a... →
The Lib Dems are worried about rising public anger over the lack of growth in Britain’s economy. But outside the conference bubble, do their answers convince anybody? John Harris takes to the street to find out what the people of Birmingham really think about the coalition government
No men allowed →
There was something so unusual about Fenerbahce’s 1-1 draw with Manisaspor in Istanbul on Tuesday that it is surely destined to feature in pub quiz questions for years to come.
The Turkish league game took place in front of a packed crowd comprising 41,000 women and children after adult men were barred from attendance. Fenerbahce, the defending champions, became the first club to pioneer...
Pharma supporters ensure new drugs for cancer are... →
We are hearing much about the prevention of the “lifestyle” (or non-communicable) diseases at the UN summit in New York, which is clearly a very good thing, but little about treatment for cancer, heart and lung disease and diabetes. Curiously, it was the other way round at the first UN high-level meeting on a health issue in 2001, when millions of people were dying from Aids.
But in...
Yemen protest camp shelled as crackdown continues... →
Rockets have hit a protest camp in Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, killing at least two people on a third day of violence that continued the government’s deadliest crackdown yet on pro-democracy demonstrations.
Heavy shelling and machine-gun fire rocked the city early on Tuesday morning, marking an escalation in Yemen’s eight-month standoff between troops loyal to President Ali...
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Socialism Art Nature: Protesters Begin To "Occupy"... →
socialismartnature:
WATCH VIDEO Protesters entered Manhattan’s Financial District Saturday for a demonstration called “Occupy Wall Street,” which is intended to last for months and which is trying to curb the influence of big business over Washington lawmakers.
The counterculture magazine Adbusters and…
SOCIALIST STALL IN MANCHESTER BROKEN UP BY POLICE... →
Council officials, backed up by the heavy handed policy broke up and confiscated two anti-cuts stalls run by socialists in town today. Having realised that they have interpreted the law in a dubious way, they released the two people arrested with no charge. This is clearly intimidation of dissent in the run up to the 2nd October Tory Party Conference to be held in Manchester.
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Nirvana live at The Paramount 1991 - video →
This month sees the 20th anniversary of Nirvana’s classic album Nevermind. Watch Kurt Cobain and co playing Breed live at The Paramount in Seattle on Halloween night, 1991 - video
Torture—a very British tradition →
The instructions were simple. “Get up you fucking bastard”, “Get up you fucking ape” screamed the soldiers, followed by kicks and punches. Sometimes the blows came from multiple fists and boots.
Getting up meant squatting, half leaning against a wall, arms pointing straight out. This is known as a stress position.
The British army made ten Iraqi hotel workers spend days like this. Even if they...
British consul try to identify mystery teenager... →
British consular staff are working with police in Berlin trying to identify an teenager who walked out of a German forest speaking English and knowing only his first name.
The boy, called Ray, presented himself to the Berlin authorities last week, saying he followed his compass north to reach the city after the death of his father with whom he had roamed through the woods for about five years.
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“Comrades!
The time is now - Capitalism is more than ever being shown as a...”
– I haven’t seen the weather forecast but November looks pretty hot……………………….
Revolting Women: The Ju-Jutsuffragettes →
This post is part of a series on the theme of women and protest. The full series is collected under the tag “Revolting Women”.
My choice of subject for our Revolting Women series was decided the moment I saw the picture below, an event which caused me to loudly shout “GET IN!” and do an air-punch with great abandon.
The lady in this image is Mrs Edith Margaret Garrud (1872-1971), and she...
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Edinburgh University Students Go Back Into... →
la-vie-est-politiques:
Edinburgh University announced that UK students from outside of Scotland would not benefit from Holyrood’s protection of Scottish fees.
Solidarity to all occupiers!
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WHO'S UP FOR CO-ORDINATED STRIKES IN NOVEMBER?... →
One solution - Revolution!
Why socialists should back abortion rights →
The right to end a pregnancy is a vital part of the fight for women’s liberation
Tory MP Nadine Dorries is leading the charge to make it harder for women to access abortion.
It’s not the first time that those on the right have tried to restrict a woman’s right to choose. They hate the fact that women have won some rights to control their own bodies.
Some try to undermine abortion rights...
Danes vote for their first female prime minister →
The far right’s 10-year grip on Denmark’s government has ended as the Danes voted for their first female prime minister, handing government to a centre-left coalition.
The close general election gave victory to the social democrats, closing a decade of rightwing ascendancy during which a minority government of liberals and conservatives was kept in power by parliamentary support...
Top 75 left-wing blogs →
Kate Bush makes up for lost time with new album 50... →
A Point of View: The revolution of capitalism →
Karl Marx may have been wrong about communism but he was right about much of capitalism, John Gray writes.
As a side-effect of the financial crisis, more and more people are starting to think Karl Marx was right. The great 19th Century German philosopher, economist and revolutionary believed that capitalism was radically unstable.
It had a built-in tendency to produce ever larger booms and...
Tea Party zombies: the game →
In “Tea Party Zombies Must Die”, you get the chance to callously murder undead versions of Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, Bill O’Reilly and Sean Hannity, as well as hordes of “Generic Pissed Off Old White Guy Zombies”.
Cheap lolz can be had from the fact that the Glenn Beck zombie is billed as being “back from the dead” (he recently parted company with...
Boundary changes: Labour and Lib Dems set for big... →
Quelle Surprise - The tories by the looks of things will dominate us all forever!
March on the Tory Party Conference →
We can announce further details of the TUC’s national protest march outside the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester. The march, which is expected to attract thousands of demonstrators from all over the country, will assemble at 12 noon in Liverpool Road, Manchester city centre (off Deansgate) on Sunday, October 2nd. It will then proceed through the city centre before a rally at which...
Werner Herzog on Into the Abyss - video →
Werner Herzog talks about his death row documentary – ’a gaze into the abyss of the human soul’ – following its premiere at the Toronto film festival
“The hardest part about my work is the fact that most people don’t want a...”
– Six feet under - Father Clark -
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