Monthly Archives: July 2014
The Need for Empathy in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
During Israel’s recent invasion of Gaza, over one thousand Palestinians have died, and the UN says three quarters of the dead have been civilians. UNICEF, meanwhile, affirms that at least 30 percent have been children. The Israeli State claims that … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Assassination, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Democracy, dignity, Education, Exploitation, Gaza, Imperialism, Impunity, independence, Injustice, International Relations, Israel, justice, Libertarian Communism, Murder, Neoliberalism, Oppression, Palestine, politics, rebellion, revolution, socialism, The Media, UK, USA, War
Tagged Colonialism, Compassion, Empathy, Gaza, Hamas, IDF, Israel, Massacre, Palestine, Palestinians, Resistance, Solidarity, Understanding
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India, the International Community, and Gaza
The nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government of India has recently been criticised for its role as a “spectator” in the Israeli attack on Gaza. Opposition parties even “walked out of the upper house of parliament” when the BJP “refused … Continue reading
Posted in Assassination, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Democracy, dignity, Education, Exploitation, Gaza, Imperialism, Impunity, independence, Injustice, International Relations, Israel, justice, Murder, Neoliberalism, Oppression, Palestine, politics, rebellion, revolution, The Media, War
Tagged BJP, Colonialism, Gaza, Genocide, India, Israel, Kashmir, Pakistan, Palestine, Solidarity
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Protests against Oligopolies, Inequality, Mining, & Dispossession in the Mexican Countryside (#23JMX)
“…The rich man came and broke [my yoke-ring], He took off with all my corn, Without even leaving me enough to eat, And he presented me with my ‘bills’, … What a shameless boss! … My beloved said to me: … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Autodefensas, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Climate Change, Democracy, dignity, Education, Enrique Peña Nieto, Environment, Exploitation, EZLN, Imperialism, Impunity, independence, Injustice, International Relations, justice, Libertarian Communism, Michoacán, Murder, Neoliberalism, Nestora Salgado, Oppression, Policías Comunitarias, politics, PRI, rebellion, revolution, Sexta Declaración de la Selva Lacandona, Sixth Declaration of the Lacandona Jungle, socialism, Trade Unions, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
Tagged #23DeJulioMX, #23JulioMX, #AlianzaCampoCiudad, #ApoyaAlCampoMX, #ElCampoEsDeTodos, #JornadaCampesina, #JusticiaParaElCampoMX, #SembrandoIdeas, #SemillasDeVidaMX
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MEXICO: We Need to Philosophise from an Indigenous Framework
Philosophising from Indigenous Communities: An Urgent Necessity In Mexico, one of the main tasks for philosophers today is to deal with the country’s social reality, which in many ways finds itself in crisis. Mexican philosophy, therefore, unlike others, is … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Climate Change, Democracy, dignity, Education, Environment, Exploitation, EZLN, independence, Injustice, justice, Latin America, Libertarian Communism, Neoliberalism, Oppression, Pedagogy, Policías Comunitarias, politics, rebellion, revolution, Sexta Declaración de la Selva Lacandona, Sixth Declaration of the Lacandona Jungle, socialism, Teachers, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
Tagged Carlos Lenkersdorf, Enrique Dussel, Guillermo Bonfil Batalla, Luis Villoro, Mexico, Philosophy, Zapatistas
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Israel’s Operation Protective Edge is Really About Natural Gas
Originally posted on Anti-Imperialism.org:
While many articles have debunked the myth that Israel is acting out of “self-defense,” very few have attempted to establish why Israel is continuing its assault on Palestine through Operation Protective Edge, aside from the…
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Palestine On Our Lips (RvsR)
Once again, Palestine is on our lips, and Gaza pierces our hearts. The Zionist State of Israel has intensified its acts of extermination against the Palestinian population over the last few weeks and, in Nablus, Ramallah, and Jerusalem, Palestinians have … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Assassination, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, CIA, Democracy, dignity, Exploitation, EZLN, Gaza, Imperialism, Impunity, independence, Injustice, International Relations, Israel, justice, Libertarian Communism, Murder, Neoliberalism, Oppression, Palestine, politics, rebellion, revolution, Sexta Declaración de la Selva Lacandona, Sixth Declaration of the Lacandona Jungle, socialism, USA, War, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
Tagged Gaza, Israel, Palestine, Red Contra La Represión, RvsR, Zapatistas, Zionism
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UK Strike: “If We Organise Together as Working People, We Can Win”
On July 10th, 2014, the UK saw a one-day strike of up to a million teachers, firefighters, civil servants, council employees, and health workers. This strike – the biggest that the Conservative/Liberal Democrat coalition has faced up to this point … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Conservative Party, Democracy, dignity, Education, Europe, Exploitation, Imperialism, Impunity, independence, Injustice, justice, Labour Party, Liberal Democrats, Libertarian Communism, Margaret Thatcher, Neoliberalism, Oppression, Pedagogy, politics, socialism, Strike, Teachers, The Media, Trade Unions, UK
Tagged #J10, Austerity, Education, England, Health, Mass media, Northern Ireland, Opposition, Politics, Rally, Scotland, UK, UK Strike, Wales
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Palestine: This is not a War, it’s a Massacre
“The Palestinian cause is not the cause of the Palestinian people alone, but the cause of each revolutionary wherever they may be, because it is the cause of the exploited and oppressed masses” – Ghassan Kanafani (Writer and militant of … Continue reading
Posted in Assassination, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Democracy, dignity, Exploitation, Imperialism, Impunity, independence, Injustice, International Relations, Israel, justice, Murder, Neoliberalism, Oppression, Palestine, politics, rebellion, revolution, The Media, USA, War
Tagged Assassination, Attack, Death, Gaza, Genocide, Israel, Massacre, Middle East, Murder, Palestine, Palestinians, Violence
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The Criminalisation of Autonomous Social Activism
The high security prisons of Mexico are now home to those who demand justice, defend their territory against large neoliberal business projects, and organise their own security in the face of violent organised crime. In Nayarit, for example, Comandanta Nestora … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Assassination, Autodefensas, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Democracy, dignity, Education, Enrique Peña Nieto, Environment, Exploitation, EZLN, Imperialism, Impunity, Injustice, justice, Latin America, Libertarian Communism, Michoacán, Murder, Neoliberalism, Nestora Salgado, Oppression, Policías Comunitarias, politics, PRI, rebellion, revolution, War
Tagged Autodefensas, Capitalism, Community Police Forces, Enrique Peña Nieto, Free Nestora, Human Rights Abuses, José Manuel Mireles Valverde, La Jornada, Mexico, Oppression, Osorio Chong, PRI, Social Activism, www.desinformemonos.org
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Mireles: “I Am a Political Prisoner”
Doctor José Manuel Mireles Valverde has received widespread support since his arrest, and people are even shaving their heads as a sign of solidarity. However, he affirms that his refusal to submit to the will of an ineffective and corrupt … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Autodefensas, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Democracy, dignity, Exploitation, Imperialism, Impunity, independence, Injustice, justice, Libertarian Communism, Michoacán, Neoliberalism, Oppression, Policías Comunitarias, politics, rebellion, revolution, socialism, The Media, War
Tagged Autodefensas, Capitalism, Enrique Peña Nieto, José Mireles, Michoacán, Neoliberalism
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Resistance Is Fertile 