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New posts of mine at The Canary
http://www.thecanary.co/2015/10/22/labour-needs-learn-failure-blairs-war/ http://www.thecanary.co/2015/10/16/private-sector-will-never-solve-housing-crisis/ http://www.thecanary.co/2015/10/19/problem-calling-people-toffs-crusties/ http://www.thecanary.co/2015/10/20/music-always-opened-minds-interview-cabinet-millionaires-producer/
Posted in Boris Johnson, Debate, Housing, Labour, Music, New Labour, politics, Tony Blair, UK, UK Politics, War
Tagged Boris Johnson, Housing, Music, Politics, The Canary, Tony Blair, UK, War
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UK: March for the NHS (06/09/14)
Popular opposition to austerity and privatisation are on the rise in the UK, and unions, left-wing political parties, and civil society groups have all come together to assert that the NHS will not be given away to corporations. Today’s march … Continue reading
MEXICO: Indigenous People of Chiapas Oppose Megaprojects
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
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MEXICO: Six Reasons Why Indigenous Communities Are Opposed to the San Cristóbal-Palenque Motorway
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
Posted in Anarchism, Assassination, Autodefensas, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, capitalismo, Climate Change, Democracy, dignidad, dignity, Education, Enrique Peña Nieto, Environment, Exploitation, EZLN, Imperialism, Impunity, independence, Injustice, International Relations, justice, Latin America, Latinoamérica, Libertarian Communism, Neoliberalism, Oppression, Policías Comunitarias, politics, PRI, rebellion, revolution, Sexta Declaración de la Selva Lacandona, Sixth Declaration of the Lacandona Jungle, socialism, socialismo, The Media, transport, transporte, War, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
Tagged Anarchism, Assassination, Authoritarianism, Autodefensas, Autonomy, Bad Government, Bourgeois Democracy, Capitalism, Catholic Church, Change, Chiapas, Colonialism, Community Police Forces, Counterinsurgency, Counterrevolution, Democracy, Dignity, Exploitation, EZLN, Freedom, Globalisation, Government, Imperialism, Impunity, Independence, Injustice, Justice, Latin America, Mexico, Neoliberalism, Oppression, Organised Crime, PAN, Peña Nieto, Politics, Poverty, PRD, PRI, Proletariat, Protests, Rebellion, Repression, Resistance, Revolución, Revolution, Self-Defence, Self-Government, Solidarity, State, Violence, War, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
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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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Zapatistas: Politics of Life Against the Power of Death
It is easy to say “autonomy”, but the word itself cannot encapsulate years of hunger, humiliation, conflict, death, harassment, disdain, and racism. Nor can it reflect the pain and rage that come from seeing a comrade violently murdered. It also … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Assassination, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Democracy, dignity, Exploitation, EZLN, Impunity, independence, Injustice, justice, Latin America, Libertarian Communism, Mexico, Murder, Neoliberalism, Oppression, politics, rebellion, revolution, Sexta Declaración de la Selva Lacandona, Sixth Declaration of the Lacandona Jungle, socialism, War, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
Tagged Anarchism, Assassination, Autonomy, Bourgeois Democracy, Capitalism, Caracoles, Chiapas, Committees of Good Government, Death, Escuelita Zapatista, EZLN, Farewell, Freedom, Goodbye, Impunity, Indifference, Justice, libertarian socialism, Life, Marcos, Mexico, Murder, Neoliberalism, Politics, Resistance, Self-Government, Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
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Miliband, Labour, and the Crisis of British Democracy
The movement of the UK Labour Party away from the unions – and therefore away from the People – has left England in particular in a situation where the three main political parties represent different versions of the same thing. … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Autonomy, capitalism, Conservative Party, dignity, Europe, Exploitation, Imperialism, Impunity, independence, Injustice, justice, Labour Party, Liberal Democrats, Libertarian Communism, Neoliberalism, politics, revolution, socialism, UK
Tagged Bourgeois Democracy, communities, community, Crisis, Democracy, disenchantment, Ed Miliband, fair, future, Government, hard work, inequality, Injustice, job, Labour, Mike Sivier, mikesivier, people, Politics, Queen's speech, reward, share, UKIP, Wealth
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The “Gaps”, the Galeanos, and the Dignified Rage
Since the indigenous peasant uprising of the EZLN (Zapatista Army of National Liberation) in 1994, the Mexican Ministry of National Defence (Sedena) and its main ideologue, partner, and sponsor – the Department of Defense of the USA – have been … Continue reading
Posted in Anarchism, Assassination, capitalism, capitalismo, dignidad, dignity, Exploitation, EZLN, Imperialism, Impunity, independence, Injustice, International Relations, justice, Latin America, Latinoamérica, Libertarian Communism, México, Mexico, Murder, Oppression, política, politics, rebellion, revolution, socialism, socialismo, USA, War, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
Tagged Aggression, Anarchism, Army, Bourgeois Democracy, Chiapas, Clearance, Counterinsurgency, Counterrevolution, Displacement, Dispossession, EZLN, Impunity, Injustice, libertarian socialism, Mexico, Military, Oppression, Paramilitary, Politics, Revolution, Territory, War, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
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Resistance Is Fertile 