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WHY NOT TO CATCH THE HUSSEIN ALIVE
An excerpt from a lucid iranian english-written blog...
Posted: Wed, Aug 13, 2003 11:09am PDT
World-Famous Philosopher Honderich Hit with "Anti-Semite" Slur in Germany
Prominent Philosopher's book banned in Germany because of accusations of anti-Semitism. In the book, the author supports the Palestinians' right to resist occupation....
Posted: Wed, Aug 13, 2003 11:06am PDT
WTO CANCUN - latest updates
The next ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization will take place in
Cancun, Mexico on September 10-15. From the 8th on, a huge mobilization will
greet the meeting with creative protest and visions of alternatives. Below is
our report on some of the preliminary organizing we did last week in Cancun and
Mexico City....
Posted: Wed, Aug 13, 2003 9:20am PDT
Fed police arrest, imprison Washington state radio "microcaster"
Left, right, center or other, the feds don't care. If you compete with corporate media, you *will* be their target....
Posted: Wed, Aug 13, 2003 8:18am PDT
BENEFIT SHOW 4 SHERMAN, SPECIAL GUEST ZACK DE LA ROCHA - SAT AUG 30 @ CHE CAFE
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Posted: Wed, Aug 13, 2003 7:38am PDT
CKUT Radio: Detainees Hunger Strike in New Jersey
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Posted: Wed, Aug 13, 2003 12:30am PDT
Drug Users make tracks to Australia's Northern Territory
A different kind of tracks will be laid in Darwin, Australia in September....
Posted: Tue, Aug 12, 2003 7:38pm PDT
GOP/BUSH: Muffling of the Left
The Bush administration is actively seeking to gag or punish social service organizations that challenge the party line on such matters as health care for poor children and HIV prevention, according to a new report....
Posted: Tue, Aug 12, 2003 4:44pm PDT
CKUT Radio: Detainees Hunger Strike in New Jersey
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Posted: Tue, Aug 12, 2003 4:29pm PDT
INTERNATIONAL DAYS OF ACTION FOR CLAYOQUOT SOUND
August 13th & 20th, 2003...
Posted: Tue, Aug 12, 2003 2:47pm PDT
Denial in the War on Terrorism: The US governement's foreign policy causes blowback
We sent Marines into Lebanon and
you only have to go to Lebanon, to Syria or to Jordan to witness
first-hand the intense hatred among many people for the United
States because we bombed and shelled and unmercifully killed
totally innocent villagers -- women and children and farmers
and housewives -- in those villages around Beirut. ... As a
result of that ... we became kind of a Satan in the minds of
those who are deeply resentful. That...
Posted: Tue, Aug 12, 2003 1:24pm PDT
Unemployed Oil Workers Protest in Venezuela
Rubber bullets and tear gas were used by the National Guard to disperse a protest by unemployed oil workers in the eastern state of Anzoategui Thursday...
Posted: Tue, Aug 12, 2003 9:48am PDT
Summer lovin’ – Arab Gays, Lesbians coming out of the closet...?
"there is a growing movement of progressive-minded Muslims who see Islam as an evolving religion that must adapt to modern-day society."...
Posted: Tue, Aug 12, 2003 9:06am PDT
Interview with Jean Parker from Radio For Peace International (audio/mpeg 3.8MB)
Why is the UN-mandated University for Peace in Costa Rica trying to close down Radio For Peace International (RFPI)? RFPI includes United Nations programming in its line-up, yet it would seem that they are being denied the right of free speech.
Simon Aronowitz, Editor of ThoughtCrimeNews.com speaks to a member of the Board of Directors to find out the full story....
Posted: Tue, Aug 12, 2003 3:02am PDT
Today We Face Another 'Watergate'
Thirty years ago the Senate of the United States prevented President Richard Nixon from destroying constitutional democracy in our country. Watergate was a wrenching turning point in our history and its lessons must be learned and re-learned....
Posted: Mon, Aug 11, 2003 11:42pm PDT
Japanese Pop Group Recruits for Japan's Army!
The insanely popular Japanese Idol group, Morning Musume, have begun a new career as recruiters for the Japanese military!...
Posted: Mon, Aug 11, 2003 9:05pm PDT
Racism Reinforced. Israeli marriage law discriminates against Arab citizens of Israel
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Posted: Mon, Aug 11, 2003 6:48pm PDT
Jesus Christ against sexual prejudice (by Latuff)
No protestant and catholic sexual prejudice against gay and lesbian....
Posted: Mon, Aug 11, 2003 5:49pm PDT
"Stop GATS!" Against Privatization of Services
"The `Washington Consensus' from the 80s promised that a neoliberal policy would be good for everyone. In fact, local structures.. are destroyed, human lives are annihilated through hunger and poverty and enormous environmental damage continued."...
Posted: Mon, Aug 11, 2003 11:05am PDT
New left news criticism site
A new blog, Left I on the News, primarily dedicated to analyzing daily media coverage of the news from a left-wing perspective, is up and running at http://lefti.blogspot.com. New material posted daily....
Posted: Mon, Aug 11, 2003 9:44am PDT