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national / eu Wednesday June 04, 2008 - 09:46 by Howard Holby
Continuing the topics of our former essay “Our future under a ratified Lisbon Treaty” http://www.indymedia.ie/article/87683 [1], this analysis presents some of the further major negative effects expected within a unified Europa under Lisbon. Contents: Lisbon Treaty: a flawed constitution for Europe Nomad lifestyle, uncertain future, low efficiency Low wages with no freedom to negotiate The main victims of Lisbon: the young generations “Efficiency” à la Lisbon - No, thanks! NO to Lisbon = yes to economic strength ... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests Monday June 02, 2008 - 19:59 by Gregor Kerr
A number of weeks ago, a member of the INTO (Irish National Teachers Organisation) submitted a letter for publication in the union magazine ‘In Touch’. This was in response to a request in the previous issue of the magazine for members to write letters for publication. This is the story of what happened.... ... read full story / add a comment
international / eu Saturday May 31, 2008 - 13:23 by Brendan Young 1 attached file
"…the internal market applies to health services. People can shop around. Opening the market could provide lucrative opportunities for private providers to lure clients". EU Health Commissioner, Markos Kyprianou, 5th September 2006. Recent decisions by the European Court of Justice, together with pronouncements by the Commission give rise to serious concern regarding the future of public services – including healthcare – in the EU. The legal and judicial bases have now been laid allowing for many areas of healthcare provision to be subjected to the internal market and competition rules. Lisbon fails to reverse these neo-liberal developments. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Saturday May 31, 2008 - 02:01 by Stenographer & Frígean
'what Freganism is about…is having self-sustaining communities where you’re sharing the things that you don’t need to the people who do'. '.this ridiculous notion that money makes the world go ‘round - when sharing, really could..' Below is a transcription of a debate between a Freegan (Alf Montague) and a modernist extremist (Feidhlim McAleer). ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Friday May 30, 2008 - 19:01 by dunk
As a species we are finally waking up to the Climatic crisis that we have stupidly gotten ourselves into. After many years of not listening, people now realise the problem we face: ADAPT OR DIE. Some see the human species as a cancer that should die off, a natural end for a silly species. But others have a vision of a sustainable world, a vision that drives them to think differently, act differently, design differently, live differently. For many its simple little lifestyle changes, for others its nothing short of the next chapter in this unfolding strange story of civilization: the ecological revolution. ... read full story / add a comment |
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