Category Archives: The Media

My 901 Canary articles (2015-2020)

Posted on 01/03/2021 by Ed Sykes

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My international articles at The Canary (Oct. 2015-Mar. 2016)

Posted on 22/03/2016 by Ed Sykes

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Facebook: Can we have a filter for all innocent civilians?

Posted on 17/11/2015 by Ed Sykes

This letter from Some E-Cards is a brilliant critique of Facebook’s ‘France Filter’. Here is one key section. the answer to the problems facing our world lies beyond notions of nationalism, and so-called national identity. Beyond notions of allies and … Continue reading →

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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: The Campaign Story

Posted on 12/09/2015 by Ed Sykes

Over the campaign, I first looked at Corbyn’s policies and the leadership race in general (1). Then, I analysed the political attacks that were made against him (2). After this, I talked about the media attacks (3). And finally, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Corbyn4Leader, Democracy, Great Britain, Jeremy Corbyn, JezWeCan, Labour, Labour Leadership, Labour Leadership Elections, Labour Party, Progressive, socialism, The Media, Tony Blair, UK, UK Elections, UK Elections 2015, UK Politics, UKElections, United Kingdom | Tagged Bourgeois Democracy, Corbyn4Labour, Corbyn4Leader, Corporate Media, Corporate Press, Jeremy Corbyn, JezWeCan, Labour Leadership 2015, Labour Leadership Contest, Labour Leadership Race, Labour Party, Mass media, Media Moguls, New Labour, Progressive, Reformism, UK Labour, UKLabour | 1 Comment

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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MEXICO: Indigenous People of Chiapas Oppose Megaprojects

Posted on 05/09/2014 by Ed Sykes

Communique from September 1st, 2014 To the people of Mexico and the world, To the national and international press, To national and international civil society groups, To human rights organisations, To adherents of the Sixth Declaration, To social organisations, … Continue reading →

Posted in Anarchism, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, capitalismo, Democracy, dignidad, dignity, Enrique Peña Nieto, Environment, Exploitation, EZLN, Imperialism, Impunity, independence, Injustice, International Relations, justice, Latin America, Libertarian Communism, Murder, Neoliberalism, Oppression, politics, PRI, rebellion, revolution, Sexta Declaración de la Selva Lacandona, Sixth Declaration of the Lacandona Jungle, socialism, The Media, Zapatismo, Zapatistas | Tagged Anarchism, Authoritarianism, Autonomy, Bad Government, Bourgeois Democracy, Capitalism, Chiapas, Colonialism, Communism, Counterinsurgency, Death, Democracy, Dignity, Education, Exploitation, EZLN, Freedom, Globalisation, Government, Imperialism, Impunity, Independence, Injustice, Justice, Latin America, Libertarian Communism, libertarian socialism, Media, Mexico, Murder, Neoliberalism, Oppression, PAN, Peña Nieto, Politics, Poverty, PRD, PRI, Proletariat, Rebellion, Repression, Resistance, Revolution, Self-Defence, Self-Government, Socialism, Solidarity, State, Uprising, Violence, War, Zapatismo, Zapatistas | 4 Comments

MEXICO: Six Reasons Why Indigenous Communities Are Opposed to the San Cristóbal-Palenque Motorway

Posted on 28/08/2014 by Ed Sykes

July 31st, 2014 In Chiapas, Mexico, there are plans to build a motorway between San Cristóbal de Las Casas and Palenque – two of the most important tourist sites in the state. The Department of Infrastructure and Communications in … Continue reading →

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Gaza: A Capitalist Genocide (Key Points)

Posted on 27/08/2014 by Ed Sykes

[Note: This essay was written from a standpoint that seeks to decrease (and ultimately destroy) all discrimination (based on ethnicity, religion, or other factors) through the dissemination of information and reasoned analysis. Zionism is not synonymous with Judaism. Islamism is … Continue reading →

Posted in Assassination, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Democracy, dignity, Exploitation, Gaza, Imperialism, Impunity, independence, Injustice, International Relations, Israel, Neoliberalism, Oppression, Palestine, politics, rebellion, revolution, The Media, UK, USA, War | Tagged Gaza, Israel, Palestine, Zionism | 4 Comments

Gaza: “A Ceasefire Is Not Enough”

Posted on 26/08/2014 by Ed Sykes

(Footnote to “Gaza: A Capitalist Genocide” – https://ososabiouk.wordpress.com/2014/08/23/gaza-a-capitalist-genocide-essay/) An apparently ‘permanent’ ceasefire has been agreed to by Israeli and Gazan representatives. This agreement will meet several of the demands made by Hamas in the middle of July, seeing Gaza’s fishing … Continue reading →

Posted in Assassination, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Democracy, dignity, Exploitation, Gaza, Imperialism, independence, Injustice, International Relations, Israel, justice, Murder, Neoliberalism, Oppression, Palestine, politics, rebellion, revolution, The Media, UK, USA, War | Tagged Apartheid, Capitalism, Fascism, Gaza, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Racism, Segregation, Zionism | 2 Comments