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ACORN, WARN Oppose 'Wal-Mart Bank' ACORN, and WARN (the Wal-Mart Alliance for Reform Now) today submitted official comments to the FDIC opposing Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. request for a charter and deposit insurance protection for a proposed Wal-Mart Bank....
Posted: Tue, Aug 23, 2005 10:21am PDT
Alternatives: Another World is Possible! "The neoliberal policy of the last years is entangled in a deep legitimation crisis. Unemployment is not lowered through social cuts.. Dismantling democracy and increased repression go along with militarization.. Another world is possible when we reorganize cooperative global life.."...
Posted: Mon, Aug 22, 2005 5:59am PDT
The Path to Change: Brazil's landless peasants become a major political force 
In Brazil, 50 percent of arable land is controlled by just 4 percent of landowners. The rural elite, using violence to preserve their land deeds, utilizes hired gunmen and brutal police forces to prevent the implementation of agrarian reform – the just and democratic distribution of land. However, through mass occupations of idle lands, the MST has forced consecutive Brazilian governments to redistribute over 20 million acres to over 350,000 families. This article discusses the tactics of thi...
Posted: Fri, Aug 19, 2005 3:37pm PDT
Ecuadorian Strikers Block Access to State-Operated Oil Wells 
Townspeople in eastern Ecuador on Monday blocked access to several oil wells operated by state-run firm Petroecuador calling for more infrastructure development in the region...
Posted: Tue, Aug 16, 2005 3:33pm PDT
Interview with Rev. Edward Pinkney (audio/mpeg 23.1MB) Benton Harbor, Michigan and the Whirlpool of Bad Government...
Posted: Sat, Aug 13, 2005 12:15pm PDT
STRUGGLE AGAINST U.S. IMPERIALISM IN THE PHILIPPINES U.S. imperialism continues to intervene in suppressing the democratic rights of 80 million Filipinos a hundred years after its brutal conquest of the country at the turn of the last century....
Posted: Sat, Aug 13, 2005 7:18am PDT
Direct action against Monsanto in Uruguay 
Today, the headquarters of Monsanto's representative in Uruguay, Agroterra , received an unexpected visit of a group of people protesting against GMO's and the bio-tech industry....
Posted: Tue, Aug 9, 2005 3:59pm PDT
Atlanta, GA to host first United States Social Forum in 2006 The USSF Planning Committee decided on the site on June 30th after an
extensive criteria-setting and selection process that looked at more than
a dozen cities across the U.S. In the final round of selections, full
proposals from San Francisco, Albuquerque, and Atlanta (including support
from local mayors and city councils) were considered......
Posted: Sun, Aug 7, 2005 11:19am PDT
Democracy Sold Out - CAFTA Approved by Pork and a Hill of Beans Razor Thin Vote Seals Fate Against More Expansion of NAFTA
by Deborah James...
Posted: Thu, Jul 28, 2005 4:49pm PDT
Blood, Ink, and Oil: the Case of Darfur The ink is scarcely dry on oil deals signed between the Islamist dictatorship that rules Sudan from the northern capital, Khartoum, and an eager bevy of oil companies from China, India, Japan, and Britain - even as the genocide continues full tilt in the western region known as Darfur. Every new contract signed in Khartoum makes it clearer that this genocide is fueled by the world's unquenchable thirst for petroleum....
Posted: Fri, Jul 22, 2005 6:30am PDT
Protest the Annual World Bank and IMF Meetings Sept. 23-25, 2005 Call for Direct Action! Block the Bank! Fight the Fund! Reclaim Our Communities!
Confront Economic Violence and Corporate Capitalism during the World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings September 23-25, 2005 :: Washington DC :: Call for DIRECT ACTION...
Posted: Thu, Jul 21, 2005 11:27am PDT
Cuba Caravan Arrives to McAllen, Texas 
The Pastors for Peace Caravan to Cuba has arrived to the border...
Heading south on Thursday. Yeah!...
Posted: Mon, Jul 18, 2005 4:41pm PDT
Venezuela Discovers More Oil - Bush Plans Invasion In a development sure to impact oil markets, Venezuela has announced it now has more known oil reserves than any other country in the world. Clif Ross reports from Venezuela on the announcement and the Bush administration's continuing intervention in Venezuelan politics, including plans for a possible U.S. invasion....
Posted: Thu, Jul 14, 2005 6:01pm PDT
Rumour Mongering - turning the tables on the Capitalist Media Or how to create a media system which is a public utility, instead of a capitalist brain washing outfit, in really easy steps......
Posted: Thu, Jul 14, 2005 10:21am PDT
Photos from July 8th "Boogie On The Bridge" march in Glasgow 
Photos from the start of the march after the crowd left the bridge...
Posted: Tue, Jul 12, 2005 2:55pm PDT
More photos from 7/8 Boogie on the Bridge Party in Glasgow 
a report and another set of my photos is at http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/07/1752466.php...
Posted: Tue, Jul 12, 2005 1:34pm PDT
Photos from 7/8 Boogie on the Bridge in Glasgow, Scotland during G8 Week 
"Stop the M74, Save the Climate!"...
Posted: Tue, Jul 12, 2005 1:23pm PDT
Coca Cola Goes after Indian Artist Have you heard? India has huge water shortages because of corrupt government sweetheart deals with the big multinational softdrink peddlers....
Posted: Tue, Jul 12, 2005 11:44am PDT
G8 communiqué fails to cover over conflicts between great powers After the tremendous media hype, the G8 conference at Gleneagles near Edinburgh produced a final communiqué that failed to cover over the conflicts between the major powers that had been evident throughout....
Posted: Tue, Jul 12, 2005 7:34am PDT
Raise the Fist case far from over On Aug 4, 2003 Sherman Austin was sentenced to a year in federal prison by judge Steven V. Wilson for a link he had on his web site (Raisethefist.com) to another page that contained information on explosive materials which he did not author. Austin was also sentenced to 3 years of strict probation in which he cannot have access to a computer or knowingly associate with any individuals or organizations who espouse violence for political or social change....
Posted: Tue, Jul 12, 2005 1:35am PDT
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