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Their Still a Bunch of Crooks
"I would love to personally escort (Ken) Lay to an 8-by-10 cell that he could share with a tattooed dude who says, 'Hi, my name is Spike, honey,'"
- California Attorney General Bill Lockyer, June 2001...
Posted: Wed, Nov 13, 2002 6:52pm PST
Why El Salvador?
To many it may seem that the people who pursue international struggles operate in a piecemeal fashion. One minute they rush to the aid of the Kurds, another it is Indonesian sweatshop workers, and yet another the people of Burma. There is, however, order to the chaos....
Posted: Mon, Nov 11, 2002 8:29pm PST
Canadian Public Hydro defeders get SLAPPED for Accenture.
This is when globalization hits home here in Canada: The Vancouver, British Colubia branch office of a Canadian law firm, based in the U.K., is threatening "Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation" (SLAPP) on behalf of Accenture which is based in the tax haven of Bermuda, to stop alleged “defamation” by critics of the company's secret dealing leading up to the probable privatization of the successful Hydro generating and distribution company which has turned considerable pro...
Posted: Fri, Nov 8, 2002 6:16pm PST
Let's call a PG&E ratepayer strike!
Since both attempts at public power through elections were stopped by PG&E - the first time by literally throwing votes in the bay - let's shift to direct action: organize a citywide ratepayer strike, together with a reconnection committee to keep the power on....
Posted: Wed, Nov 6, 2002 2:21pm PST
Traansscam
This is the first part of a seveen-part series that will expose the larges case of insider trading ever exposed....
Posted: Mon, Nov 4, 2002 9:14am PST
Police Join Protestors, Demonstrators Confront FTAA Ministers
At the FTAA trade ministerial taking place in Quito, Ecuador, police joined protestors in demanding a meeting with trade ministers negotiating the FTAA. In an unprecedented turn of events, 65 demonstrators were able to confront the trade ministers....
Posted: Sun, Nov 3, 2002 8:01pm PST
THE BRAINS AND MONEY BEHIND ENRON
I was livid about my heating cost doubling when the state I live in deregulated. when enron crashed I found my culprit. TOP DOG and you never hear his name....
Posted: Sun, Nov 3, 2002 7:22pm PST
Mon Nov 4 in SF - Njoki Njoroge Njehu & Soren Ambrose - Have the World Bank & IMF Changed?
Njoki Njoroge Njehu & Soren Ambrose of the 50 Years Is Enough Network provide "An Update on the Global Justice Movement," Mon Nov 4, 7 pm at New College, 777 Valencia St., SF, Free. Live Webcast: http://newmedia.newcollege.edu:8000...
Posted: Sun, Nov 3, 2002 3:06pm PST
Students take over University in San Salvador
Police Surrounding Students, Threatening Arrests. 10,000 Participated in National Day of Action Against Privatization. Protestors being warned that they could be arrested and charged with "High Terrorism"...
Posted: Sun, Nov 3, 2002 1:13pm PST
Queer Ween Holiday
A tought about Queer Theory and Ingigenous Theory Contributions to one another on this most indigenous Queer Holiday....
Posted: Thu, Oct 31, 2002 5:38pm PST
10,000 PROTEST THE FTAA IN QUITO
Campesino Leaders denounce repression as evidence of the absence of freedom as "Free Trade" advances...
Posted: Thu, Oct 31, 2002 5:27pm PST
the everett files
investigative roport on iatrogenic death......
Posted: Wed, Oct 30, 2002 12:37pm PST
Lockdown at Bechtel – Let the Water Flow!
Account of a direct action by San Francisco activists to call attention to Bechtel Corporation's legacy of human rights and environmental abuse....
Posted: Wed, Oct 30, 2002 9:19am PST
Brazil: What Lula vote Means
With Lula da Silva looking like the winner in Brazil's presidential race, the question is what did the people of Brazil vote for, and where is Brazil going?...
Posted: Mon, Oct 28, 2002 7:18am PST
Upwards of 200,000 march in El Salvador
200,000 MARCH AGAINST PRIVATIZATION
Largest March in History of El Salvador
STSEL Workers Go on Hunger Strike Against Firings, Privatization...
Posted: Sat, Oct 26, 2002 2:04am PDT
Smash the FTAA! Indymedia Video screening 11/1 @ ATA
A look at the deathgrip of corporate neoliberalism and hope for "a better world" emerging in South America......
Posted: Thu, Oct 24, 2002 10:02pm PDT
Energy Industry's Dirty Little Details About to See Light: PG&E 'donated' to 19 endorsers
Normally I would *never* repost a Chron story on here . . . but this is important stuff to be aware of at election time, and beyond....
Posted: Sun, Oct 20, 2002 12:37pm PDT
WTO Decision Making Group Coming To Chicago Nov. 7 & 8
Anti-Globalization Protest Party In Chicago Nov. 7 & 8...
Posted: Thu, Oct 17, 2002 8:17pm PDT
Meeting of people against civilization
FIRST CALL FOR A MEETING OF PEOPLE AGAINST CIVILIZATION
Preliminary date and place: Barcelona, April/May 2003...
Posted: Wed, Oct 16, 2002 3:43am PDT