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international / anti-capitalism Friday November 12, 2010 - 16:36 by Yassamine Mather
Yassamine Mather writes about how sanctions are worsening the situation of ordinary people in Iran. How the regime are cutting subsidies on food and somewhat foolishly targetting pensioners. Over the last two weeks the number of strikes in Iranian factories and workplaces has risen considerably. Workers have taken action in major plants such as South Pars Gasfields, Alborz Lastic Sazi, Ghaem Shahr textiles, Safa Louleh (pipe manufacturers), as have city council workers in Abadan. Demands have also been raised by nurses and other hospital workers, teachers and civil servants. ... read full story / add a comment 
international / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday November 09, 2010 - 13:59 by Marcus McSpartacus
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Harper's Magazine interviews Madhusree Mukerjee who "has published a bombshell book about Churchill’s attitudes toward India and the steps that he took during World War II that contributed to a horrific famine in Bengal in 1943." Like Ireland a century before, India was a food exporter at the time due to British suzereignty. ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Tuesday November 09, 2010 - 13:30 by T
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In the latest piece in Monday's Irish Times from Prof. Morgan Kelly who at the height of the boom in 2007 said Anglo had lent over €100 billion and would eventually go bust, now says the country is facing a wave of mortgage defaults and that the country is effectively gone bust already. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday November 09, 2010 - 06:16 by 9-0
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PHOTO (last Saturday Nov 6th 2010) Celtic Fans Against the "Bloodstained Poppy" (Nov 11th) -Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan http://willievass.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/061110...7Iink (the bhoys hammered Aberdeen 9-0 on the day!) ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Monday November 08, 2010 - 15:20 by SBU
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“Sink their Navy, destroy their Air Force, and deliver a decisive blow to the Revolutionary Guard”. ....US Senator Lindsey Graham speaking at Halifax International Security Forum on Saturday ... read full story / add a comment 
national / miscellaneous Sunday November 07, 2010 - 19:48 by Saoirsí
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"They can't go to Kabul - because of overload!" "Irish legislators can't go to Kabul, because they don't have bullet-proof vests in their size." ... read full story / add a comment |
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