Category Archives: Social Activism

The Fears of the Powerful and the Hopes of the Peaceful

Posted on 01/10/2015 by Ed Sykes

After two decades of cruising along the contaminated economic canals built by Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s, the Labour Party’s failure to win the 2015 election proved quite definitively that it had no fuel left (even with the oil stolen … Continue reading →

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Corbyn’s Policy Documents

Posted on 26/08/2015 by Ed Sykes

I do not claim that the whole political establishment and economic status quo would change under Jeremy Corbyn, but I do agree completely that he is the best chance we have (under the current electoral system) of moving towards a … Continue reading →

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Masked Politics in Mexico

Posted on 01/12/2014 by Ed Sykes

In the recent protests in Mexico over the Ayotzinapa[1] case, a minority of ‘encapuchados’ (people with bandannas covering their faces) have been involved in small ‘disturbances’ (including an arson attack on the door of the National Palace and some minor … Continue reading →

Posted in Aguirre, Anarchism, Assassination, Autodefensas, Autonomía, Autonomy, Ayotzinapa, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Democracy, dignity, EZLN, Iguala, Mass Protests, Social Activism, Zapatismo, Zapatistas | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments