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international / anti-capitalism Thursday April 03, 2008 15:05 by Ramor Ryan
Enclosing the commons – the historical process of fencing off land which had previously been in the public domain, for private use – is perhaps one of the most blatant expressions of the fundamental criminal nature of the capitalist state. Today it's the voracious neo-liberal model which stalks the last pockets of community-held global territory for privatization - from Chiapas, Mexico, to the deep Amazon, to the Garifuna coast of Honduras, leaving no stone unturned.
"We have hundreds of kilometers of beaches that aren't developed, and it's a waste,'' said the then Honduran Tourism Secretary, Ana Abarca in 2001. "We want strong tourism. We are going after the sun and the beach." Related Links: Recent articles by the same author.
mayo / environment Thursday March 27, 2008 23:28 by Hud Hastings
Shell recently announced the names of local groups in Erris who they are going to fund, as part of the deal they arrived with government appointed mediator Peter Cassels in 2006.
Related Links: More on Corrib gas project
cork / miscellaneous Wednesday March 26, 2008 16:13 by Rebel City Reporter
A short report on four republican commemorations of the Easter rising. The guilty parties include the Workers' Party, IRSP, 32 CSM, RSF, and Sinn Féin, carefully watched by the state's sterling political police. Related Links: Workers' Party | 32 County SM | IRSP | Republican Sinn Féin | Sinn Féin
national / arts and media Tuesday March 25, 2008 15:22 by Chekov
Over the last few years, blogs and blogging have started to permeate the mainstream in Ireland. Features on bloggers and blogging have started to appear with increasing frequency in weekend newspapers. However, in comparison to the US, where blogs have become an integral part of political organising, blogs are very much still seen as marginal by the Irish political establishment.
Where to find left-leaning Irish Blogging? A Selection: Irish Left Review | Cedar Lounge Revolution | Notes on the Front | Dublin Opinion | Irish Election | Splintered Sunrise | Fringe Thoughts | IE Politics | Organized Rage | Tuppenceworth.ie
international / anti-capitalism Monday March 24, 2008 22:50 by Andrew
I spent the last month Greyhounding around the USA speaking about anarchism in Ireland. Fourteen cities, 20+ meetings in thirty days in cities with populations from thirty thousand to over eight million.
Related Links: Andrew's Archive | Black Cat Forum | Blog | Nefac: Cross border Makhnovites New Jersey 0.12 Mb Dyer Lum, mentioned in the North Hampton interview 0.1 Mb The Lucy Parsons anarchist bookstore in Boston 0.23 Mb The community centre in Richmond which was the venue for my talk there 0.21 Mb |
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