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.
Obama in South Africa: Political and Media Disconnect By Michael Shaw
1 July 2013 — BagNews
We need to understand these protest images in S. Africa more in terms of current and similar photos from Brazil and Turkey. The public, in other words, is more sensitive these days to when they’re being patronized.
Video: Glenn Greenwald Speaks Out
28 June 2013 — Youtube
Glenn Greenwald speaks via Skype to the Socialism 2013 conference in Chicago regarding Edward Snowden’s revelations about the NSA’s mass surveillance program. Introductions by Jeremy Scahill, author of Blackwater and the filmmaker behind Dirty Wars, and Sherry Wolf, author of Sexuality and Socialism. #Socialism2013 #Snowden #NSA Continue reading
Obama’s Wild Neocon Dream By Melkulangara BHADRAKUMAR
27 June 2013 — Strategic Culture Foundation
It is now clear that the preliminary meeting at Geneva this week of Russia, the United States and the United Nations for setting a date for the Geneva-2 conference on Syria ended inconclusively. The meeting couldn’t agree when the Geneva-2 should be held or who would be invited. A UN statement said that Russian Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov and his US counterpart John Kerry will meet next week and further talks are expected to follow.
Obama’s Wild Neocon Dream By Melkulangara BHADRAKUMAR
27 June 2013 — Strategic Culture Foundation
It is now clear that the preliminary meeting at Geneva this week of Russia, the United States and the United Nations for setting a date for the Geneva-2 conference on Syria ended inconclusively. The meeting couldn’t agree when the Geneva-2 should be held or who would be invited. A UN statement said that Russian Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov and his US counterpart John Kerry will meet next week and further talks are expected to follow.
Syria: the Art of Standing on the Right Side of History
27 June 2013 — Oriental Review
The ongoing Syrian crisis will be certainly viewed by future generations as a classic example of how a completely false reality, as presented by the dominant Western political class and corporate media, has inscrutably resulted in the moral and political reinforcement of the opposing party, which was desperately defending the principles of law and justice under unprecedented pressure from a transnational party of war.
Radiation Levels Skyrocket at Fukushima
27 June 2013 — WashingtonsBlog
The Accident Is NOT Contained
Record high levels of radioactive tritium have been observed in the harbor at Fukushima.
UK: Forward to a broad party of the left?
20 June, 2013 — Socialist Resistance
Phil Hearse reports on the first meeting of Left Unity’s National Co-ordinating group which took place in Doncaster on Saturday June 15.
US Claims of Chemical Weapons Use By Syria A Pretext for Arming Rebels
20 June 2013 — The Real News Network
Pt 1. Omar Dahi: Despite escalating humanitarian catastrophe, G8 summit failed to advance diplomatic settlement (inc. transcript)
The New Dark Age 