7 November 2013 — Our Kingdom
The British public support nationalisation and price controls. They are losing their faith in free market capitalism, and political parties will do well to capture the radical mood of the public. Continue reading
Tag: conference
The Censorship That Dare Not Speak Its Name By James F. Tracy
5 November 2013 — Memory Hole
The Censorship That Dare Not Speak Its Name
This is a subtly revised set of remarks given at “The Point is to Change It” conference on November 1, 2013 at the University of San Francisco. The event was co-sponsored by Project Censored.
Where do broken ANC hearts go? By By Ranjeni Munusamy
4 November 2013 — Daily Maverick
[This article pretty much sums up my feelings about the ANC and just as importantly, the South African Communist Party. WB] Continue reading
G4S guard bludgeoned woman to death By Clare Sambrook
30 October 2013 — Our Kingdom
A murder conviction raises fresh doubts about a government outsourcer’s competence and integrity.
Last November a 42 year-old pharmaceutical worker from Thailand took part in a conference about HIV treatment at Glasgow’s Clyde Auditorium. Her name was Khanokporn Satjawat. A G4S guard checked Satjawat’s ID. He didn’t like her manner. Later he followed her into the toilets and bludgeoned her to death with a fire extinguisher.
NHS on the brink of extinction By Kailash Chand
21 October 2013 — Our NHS
The results will be terminal if coalition reforms are not reversed, warns Kailash Chand.
Syria challenges West to offer proof of chemical weapons use
27 August 2013 — Xinhua
Syria’s Foreign Minister Walid al- Moallem challenged the Western powers Tuesday to provide their evidence on the involvement of the Syrian troops in chemical arms use in Damascus’ countryside.
Left Party Platform Statement
20 July, 2013 — Left Unity
[My pre-amble: There are three competing, as it were, ‘platforms’ for the paradoxically-named Left Unity Party. This is the first. I’ve also made the other two available here and here for your perusal and comparison, should you be so inclined. WB]
Socialist Platform Statement of Aims and Principles
1 August 2013 — Left Unity
[The following is a statement that defines the proposed new party of the left, ‘The Left Unity Party’ by the undersigned at the end of the doc. Though frankly, after reading it, I’m trying to figure out why they bothered, its 10-point plan differs not one iota from the ‘plans’ of other supposedly left parties here in the UK and elsewhere amongst the imperialist states. WB] Continue reading
Fukushima: Worse than You Know
1 August 2013 — WashingtonsBlog
Tepco Has No Idea How to Stabilize the Reactors
You’ve heard bad news about Fukushima recently. But it’s worse than you know.
The Wall Street Journal notes that radiation levels outside the plant are likely higher than inside the reactor: Continue reading
Israeli army recruitment plan aims to incite Christian-Muslim tensions By Jonathan Cook
31 July 2013 — The Electronic Intifada
Critics of a new Israeli army recruitment campaign say it’s designed to fragment the Palestinian community and make it more difficult to obtain their rights.
How to Send a Good FOIA Request to the Department of State By Laura S. Kauer
11 July 2013 — Unredacted
The Department of State’s launch of its new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) online request platform and terrific, comprehensive, 80,000-document online FOIA reading room, makes it a fitting time to review how to craft a good FOIA request to the Department of State (or any agency, actually). Continue reading
Roland Dumas to SANA: West was preparing attack on Syria before crisis started
1 July, 2013 — SANA
Paris, (SANA) Former French Foreign Minister Roland Dumas revealed that there was a plot devised by several western countries, primarily Britain and France, to topple the Syrian government even before the crisis started in Syria.
