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The Left Bloc and Resistance Across Europe
A major European Conference Against Austerity is slated for London on 1 October, as part of building and coordinating a set of mobilizations across the fall in Europe. A key zone for the anti-austerity struggle is Portugal. The administration of José Sócrates, of the ‘Third Wayist’ Partido Socialista, was already moving toward sharp public sector… Continue reading
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A road made by walking: Oscar Reyes reports from Spain on an ‘indignant’ movement that continues to spread and diversify
The day of action is one landmark in what many predictions suggest could be a ‘hot’ autumn. With the Eurozone crisis deepening, the ratings agencies on the offensive and Spanish public debt costing ever more to service (thanks to bond market speculation, amid moves to protect northern European banks at the expense of countries on… Continue reading
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Britain’s Riots: A Society In Denial Of The Burning Issues By Finian Cunningham
Although the arson attacks on commercial and residential premises do have an element of criminal spontaneity by disparate groups of youths, it is simply delusional for Britain’s political leaders, police forces and the media to claim that it is all a matter of law and order. Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter August 04, 2011: US Commando War in 120 Countries
4 August 2011 — Information Clearing House US Commando War in 120 Countries: Uncovering the Military’s Secret Operations In the Obama Era By Nick Turse American secret commandos are carrying out raids in 70 countries—just today. By the end of the year, the number will probably be close to 120. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article28747.htm Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter July 13, 2011: Putin Slams US
July 13, 2011 — Information Clearing House It’s Raining Trillions Why The US Won’t Leave Afghanistan By Pepe Escobar The notion that the US government would spend $10 billion a month just to chase a few “al-Qaeda types” in the Hindu Kush is nonsense. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article28565.htm Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 10 July, 2011: Weekend Roundup – Don't Support the Troops
10 July, 2011 — Information Clearing House Don’t Support the Troops – Bring Them Home By Sheldon Richman Politicians love nothing better than to pay tribute to “our troops,” especially those who have made “the ultimate sacrifice.” Yet those words stink of hypocrisy when one realizes that the same politicians create the conditions that then Continue reading
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Egypt vs IMF: Time to default? By Eric Walberg
The financial flip-flop of Egypt’s revolutionary government, first requesting and then declining a $3 billion dollar IMF loan, highlights Egypt’s hard choices at this point in the revolution, but is a good sign, says Eric Walberg Continue reading
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Video: Debtocracy
For the first time in Greece a documentary produced by the audience. “Debtocracy” seeks the causes of the debt crisis and proposes solutions, hidden by the government and the dominant media. English subtitles. Continue reading
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Greece: The beginning of the end, or a new beginning? By Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey
It is by now patently obvious that there are two languages being spoken in Athens: that among the political class desperate to keep the Euro-wagon on the road and that of the Greek people, who at this moment represent the hearts and minds of the Europeans, which spells out the message that we do not… Continue reading
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Video: Austerity in Greece Meant to Break Workers’ Resistance
TRNN Replay: Leo Panitch: Greece will default on its debt, banks want to make Greek people pay a heavy price Continue reading
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Spain: Indignant and Organized: from 15-M to 19-J By David Marty
On May 15th, thousands of people answered a call to “take the streets” against neoliberal economic measures that were being implemented in Spain in the aftermath of the financial crisis. To everyone’s surprise, including organizers and participants[i], 125,000 people “took the streets” filling popular city squares across Spain. Continue reading
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Is Greece another Lehman’s? By Raphie de Santos
As Ruling Class fight over another bailout, is Greece another Lehman’s – that’s the question that has been raised in the financial markets over the last few weeks by financial analysts and more mainstream commentators. Continue reading
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Video: Gaddafi’s Stolen Billions: Max Keiser Explains ‘Financial Terrorism’
International Banks like Goldman Sachs have been looting Libyans money and were able to siphon billions of dollars from that country as they excel in raping countries cheating and stealing through monopoly deceit and lies , Max Keiser has a message for you “Revolt now or be a debt slave” for life. Continue reading
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Spain Newslinks 25 May 2011
25 May 2011– williambowles.info Euro zone wonders which economy will be the next to fail GlobalPost A woman with her mouth taped shut participates in a protest against Spain’s economic crisis and its sky-high jobless rate at the Puerta del Sol square in Madrid on May 20, 2011. (Pedro Armestre/AFP/Getty Images) BRUSSELS, Belgium — Any Continue reading
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Why are we banking on banks to a promote economic recovery? By Danny Schecter
This week the financial crisis finally went prime time in the form of a big budget HBO docudrama called “Too Big To Fail.” Continue reading