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Lernia Correctional Facility - a story from a Swedish unemployment programme

A short 'militant investigation' about struggles at a Swedish unemployment programme. by Kim Müller, Kämpa tillsammans!

I have spent about two years in different unemployment programmes in a mid-size Swedish town and this is my story about that experience. For most of the time I was training to become a cook in the Lernia programme (nicknamed "Lernia Correctional Facility" by its inmates).

TV Times - 9 - 15 February 2008

Evangelical extremism is explored in two of this weeks top documentaries, focusing on the use of child preachers and the taking of end-of-the-world holiday tours.

Other highlights are an investigation of South African politics post-Mandela, a recollection of the Reagan and Gorbachev nuclear disarmament summit of 1985 and a fascinating analysis of the period in the Second World War when the Nazis ruled Rome.

Monday 11 February - 8.30 - 9pm - BBC1 - Panorama - No More Mandelas

Theses on the Role of the Party in the Proletarian Revolution (KAPD, 1921)

The KAPD’s Theses on the Party were written in July 1921 to be discussed not only in the party but within the Communist International.

1. It is the historical task of the proletarian revolution to bring the disposal of the wealth of the earth into the hands of the working masses, to put an end to the private ownership of the means of production, thus rendering impossible the existence of a separate, exploiting, ruling class.

TV Times - 2 - 8 February 2008

This weeks highlight is the uncovering of the astonishing scam in Poland which saw undertakers and health care professionals conspire to murder for profit.

Other highlights examine the plight of pensioners in cold weather, the classic diplomatic showdown between Kennedy and Khrushchev, and the untold story of the rubbish-dwellers of Cairo.

TV Times - 26 January - 1 February 2008

This weeks pick explores the apathy and corruption inherent in the response to the Sudanese genocide by the US government.

In a strong and varietous week for political programming, other highlights include documentaries on alternative education, the fate of the abducted children of Argentina, alternative virtual lifestyle

TV Times - 19 - 25 January 2008

This weeks pick is the definitive account of the US mishandling of the invasion of Iraq.

Other highlights include exposure of the corruption inherent in both the mayoral system of London and the nation's security industry.

The Power of Nightmares - review

BBC2’s fascinating ‘The Power of Nightmares’ (Adam Curtis, 2004) documentaries offer nothing new, argues Tom Jennings

A Pair of Right Scares

Natural Born Killers: cultural studies and left politics.

Tom Jennings’ discussion of Oliver Stone’s 1994 blockbuster in terms of contemporary trends in media and politics.

Natural Born Cultures

In The Cut - review

Tom Jennings’ review of Jane Campion's 2003 postfeminist erotic thriller

A Cut Above?

Dogville, dir. Lars Von Trier (2003). Film review

In some ways a marvellous film, Dogville is at root a con trick – which neither its director nor the critics acknowledge, argues Tom Jennings

Dogville Rendezvous

The Gerbil’s Guide To The Galaxy - review

Tom Jennings enjoys Sally Madge's 2005 show; an art exhibition with real bite.

Rodent’s Eye View

The Edukators - review

Hans Weingartner's The Edukators (2005) has some interesting angles despite its sneering at childish idealism, finds Tom Jennings

Moral Politics at Play School

Bullet Boy - review

Hyped as a Brit Boyz N The Hood, Saul Dibb's Bullet Boy hits more ambitious bullseyes, according to Tom Jennings.

Hackney(ed) Crossroads

Bob & Roberta Smith, Help Build the Ruins of Democracy, Baltic Centre, Gateshead - review

Tom Jennings examines the political pretensions of a contemporary art show.

The Art of Brill O’ Pads

The War On Democracy - review

John Pilger’s new documentary spoils a concise exposé of US foreign policy with uncritical pandering to Latin America’s latest charismatic nationalists, finds Tom Jennings

Naming and Shaming the Backyard Bully

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