28 November 2012 —International Labour Research and Information Group
[Comment: This is a really interesting, well-written, witty, informative as well as an excellent summation of events since the 1990s, and proves once again just how traitorous reformism is for any revolutionary movement. A must read if you want get beyond the cliches and the ideologues. WB] Continue reading
22nd August 2012 — NYT Op Docs
The filmmaker Laura Poitras profiles William Binney, a 32-year veteran of the National Security Agency who helped design a top-secret program he says is broadly collecting Americans’ personal data.
This video is part of a series by independent filmmakers who have received grants from the BRITDOC Foundation and the Sundance Institute. Continue reading
28 November 2012 — The Real News Network
Across Britain growing numbers of people are acting in solidarity with Palestinians Continue reading
27 November 2012 — Space War
Jerusalem (AFP)
There was “no mistake” in an Israeli air strike that killed 12 Palestinians in Gaza, including 10 from the same family, the Israeli army said on Tuesday, saying the raid targeted a “terror operative.”
28 November, 2012 — Global Research
Introduction
For the past forty-five years the state of Israel has been dispossessing millions of Palestinians living in the Occupied Territories, confiscating their lands, destroying homes, bulldozing orchards and setting-up ‘Jews-only’ colonial settlements serviced by highways, electrical systems and water works for the exclusive use of the settlers and occupying soldiers. Continue reading
27 November 2012 — VTJP
News
International Middle East Media Center
Palestinian Youth Injured By Army Fire In Rafah
IMEMC – Palestinian medical sources reported, Tuesday evening, that a young Palestinian man was shot by a live round in the chest after Israeli soldiers, stationed across the border, opened fire at him east of Rafah city, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. …
27 November 2012 — The Return of the Public
We have been taught not to like things. Finally somebody said it was OK to like things. This was a great relief. — David Byrne
The collapse of Britain’s finance-dominated economic model in 2007-8 and the scandals that followed in quick succession mark the beginning of a constitutional crisis. How this crisis is resolved will determine the future of the country. I believe that republican doctrines and habits of mind provide valuable resources for those who want Britain to become more democratic, more equal and more truly prosperous. What follows is intended to convince you. My argument will not concern itself much with the monarchy but the standard meaning of the word ‘republic’ in English obliges me to say something about the Crown.
The New Dark Age 