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textConfessions of an Anarchist Tech-Stock Speculator by Eric Laursen
The big tech-stock bubble of the 1990s was starting to sag just a little bit in the spring of 2000, when I sat down for lunch with a former coworker named Phil in a diner in midtown Manhattan. After a lot of catching up, we got onto what was still the big topic for all kinds of people who should have known better: the stock market....
Posted: Wed, Sep 8, 2004 10:33pm PDT
imageAutonomous resistance in UK
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by jerome
Autonomous spaces are being closed down by the state in UK...
Posted: Mon, Sep 6, 2004 10:33pm PDT
textBanks to start processing checks electronically; Increase in overdrafts and fees expected by Usury gives me gas
If you're ever floated a check, imagine if you will the impact of that going away by the end of October. Paranoid fantasy? Not according to the Seattle PI. Between this and the rumors of a 2005 draft reinstatement, we're in for some serious shit, and soon. Stay ready so you won't have to get ready....
Posted: Mon, Sep 6, 2004 2:58pm PDT
textOCAP TAKES ON LIBERAL BARBECUE by OCAP (repost)
On Saturday, August 28, two busloads of OCAP members and supporters traveled to the exclusive York Mills/Bayview area to confront a display of Liberal arrogance. The luxurious home of Party supporter Joseph Kurian was the venue for the "Red Hot Grits" BBQ - the biggest provincial Liberal fundraising event of the year. Major Government figures and their fan club intended to gather in order to feast and wallow in self-congratulation. OCAP managed to cast the very real shadow of povert...
Posted: Mon, Sep 6, 2004 9:43am PDT
imagePhotos: NYC - PPHRC march - The march for our lives
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by jankyHellface
Photo's from the Poor People's Human Rights Campaign - The march for our lives: Oraganized by the Kennsington Welfare Rights Union....
Posted: Wed, Sep 1, 2004 8:43pm PDT
textBeyond the Barricades, Beyond Bush by J. Tracey
The Editor of "The Civil Disobedience Handbook: A Brief History and Practical Guide for the Politically Disenchanted" writes about his experience helping to coordinate the massive anti-poverty actions targetting Bush's oppressive policies against the homeless and poor....
Posted: Wed, Sep 1, 2004 12:58pm PDT
imagePhotos: NYC - Still We Rise!
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by jankyHellface
Approx 4,000 people marched for housing, healthcare, jobs & income support for all living in America....
Posted: Mon, Aug 30, 2004 10:47pm PDT
textMassive pay cuts, longer hours loom for 6 million workers as Bush guts overtime by PWW (reposted)
Next time you go to Burger King, you may find that the cashier ringing up your order has been promoted to an executive. But just like the BK crown doesn’t make you a king, the cashier’s new title doesn’t get her CEO pay. In fact, the new job title will result in lower pay and longer hours....
Posted: Sat, Aug 28, 2004 11:05pm PDT
textCardinal denounces killing of homeless in Brazil by Jandira Nascimento
Rio de Janeiro, Aug. 25 (CNA/CWNews.com) - Cardinal Claudio Hummes of Sao Paulo, Brazil, issued an official statement this week condemning the anonymous attacks on homeless migrant people, which in less than a week have left six dead and another ten seriously wounded....
Posted: Thu, Aug 26, 2004 1:56am PDT
textGuy Debord on capitalist food by NOT BORED!
Article by Guy Debord (1985) on food in capitalist society. First time in English translation....
Posted: Sat, Aug 14, 2004 4:10pm PDT
textBush Regime Plans To Demolish 100,000 HUD Rental Units by Roll Back The Rents
The Nation Is Facing A Monumental Housing Crisis At This Point In Time While The Bush Regime Plans To Demolish 100,000 Rental Units Across The Nation!...
Posted: Thu, Aug 12, 2004 2:15am PDT
textAnd Free To Sleep Under A Bridge, Too by Oread Daily
Three activists of the Vanguard of Red Youth were detained on Sunday during a small rally outside the Federation Council in Moscow. The three, all of whom are participants in a hunger strike which began nearly two weeks ago, were protesting a bill that will replace social benefits with cash payments, which was just approved by the Federation Council. Another four participants in the rally were hospitalized with dehydration....
Posted: Mon, Aug 9, 2004 2:20pm PDT
textCatholic Charities USA Hails House Subcommittee for Protecting Vital Low-Income Housing Pr by Catholic Charities USA
Catholic Charities USA Hails House Subcommittee for Protecting Vital Low-Income Housing Program from Radical Changes, Budget Cuts Will Press Congress to Reverse HUD Directive that Short Changes Section...
Posted: Sat, Jul 24, 2004 10:35pm PDT
textU.S. Policies Blasted at AIDS Conference by Democracy Now (repost)
As the International AIDS Conference in Bangkok comes to a close the U.S. is facing sharp criticism for it's funding policies, the small size of its delegation at the conference, and a lack of action to make generic AIDS medications available. We speak with Rep. Barbara Lee, the only member of Congress to attend the conference and we go to Bangkok and South Africa to speak with AIDS activists on the ground....
Posted: Thu, Jul 15, 2004 8:12am PDT
text'Access to Aids drugs is a major priority' by sources
Bangkok - The International Aids Conference called on Tuesday for scaling up access to life-prolonging medicine for those infected and raised a key question: are patents preventing drugs from reaching millions of needy?...
Posted: Tue, Jul 13, 2004 1:13am PDT
textCondoms vs Abstinence Divides World AIDS Conference by 365Gay
(Bangkok) AIDS conference delegates were deeply split over the use of condoms Monday, with Uganda's leader drawing criticism for insisting they are less effective for HIV prevention than campaigns to promote abstinence and loving relationships....
Posted: Tue, Jul 13, 2004 1:10am PDT
textSave Home Care for Disabled and Elderly by Save Home Care
Arnold Schwarzenegger Plans to cut and terminate the In Home Care Support Services Program This program helps elderly, sick and disabled people to live independently in their own homes....
Posted: Sat, Jul 3, 2004 11:22pm PDT
textHealth Care System & Black Disabled People by Jane Dunhamn
Congressional Black Caucus Forum on the Health Care System held in New Jersey. The voice and concerns of people of color with disabilities was repersented by New Jersey Minorities with Disabilities Coalition....
Posted: Tue, Jun 22, 2004 5:00pm PDT
textHUD, Alphonso Jackson Nightmare & Section 8 Disaster by Roll Back The Rents
HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson Sabotages The Section 8 Housing Voucher Program! For The Latest In Tenant/Housing News, Join, Roll Back The Rents! Just Send An E-Mail To; RollBackTheRents-subscribe@yahoogroups.com...
Posted: Sat, Jun 19, 2004 1:06am PDT
textPreventing Homelessness Among People Leaving Prisons by .
Examines homelessness among former inmates, shares examples of corrections agencies' efforts to address it, and offers insights from the Vera Institute's Project Greenlight, an in-prison program that provided comprehensive transition services, including housing assistance....
Posted: Mon, Jun 14, 2004 9:41am PDT
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