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  • (en) Russia, Anarchist Autonomous Action is now in facebook and twitter

    Syndicated from A-Infos (English) on Tue, 2010-10-05

    Now you can follow the news of Autonomous Action also in Twitter and Facebook.
    Twitter of Autonomous Action:
    http://twitter.com/avtonom_org (in Russian)
    http://twitter.com/avtonom_org_en (English)
    Autonomous Action in Facebook:
    http://www.facebook.com/pages/Avtonomnoe-Dejstvie/140435975996688 (in Russian)
    http://www.facebook.com/AutonomousActon (English)
    general site: http://www.avtonom.or

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  • Sshhh. It's an election.

    Syndicated from CCPA on Tue, 2010-10-05

    Speech rights are one of our most precious freedoms, and never are they more vital than during an election. Yet in the lead-up to the 2009 provincial election in British Columbia, a significant number of non-profits, charities and other small groups censored their public communication efforts.

    »  Read more | 145 reads «

  • Work, exergy, the economy, money, and wealth

    Syndicated from Energy Bulletin on Tue, 2010-10-05

    The economy is very much a physical process that requires energy to continue operating. All of the money in the world will not suffice to maintain the motivation of the wheels of industry unless it can be used to exchange for energy flow. Here is a guide regarding how the real wealth of nations is created and a more concise look at the nature of energy flow needed to do so.

    »  Read more | 137 reads «

  • In Kenya, Farmers Grow Their Own Way

    Syndicated from Common Dreams on Tue, 2010-10-05
    by Heather Day, Travis English

    We had just been visiting farmers cultivating land in the lush, steep
    hills north of the town of Thika in central Kenya. Samuel Nderitu, our
    guide and host, had one more project he wanted us to see: the Tumaini
    Women’s Group.

    »  Read more | 86 reads «

  • When the market fails

    Syndicated from Energy Bulletin on Tue, 2010-10-05

    The market does some crucial jobs so well that we're tempted to make a quasi-religion of it. But at other jobs it fails: for example, at giving a timely signal to prepare for "peak oil."

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  • Detroit Grows its Own Good News Story

    Syndicated from Common Dreams on Tue, 2010-10-05
    by Paul Harris

    It is all too rare that a piece of journalism makes a difference. But
    the exceptions – when they come – make everything worthwhile.

    »  Read more | 128 reads «

  • NGOs

    Syndicated from Common Dreams on Tue, 2010-10-05
    by William Fisher

    NEW YORK - As two Democratic senators introduced yet another version of immigration reform legislation - and two Republican senators immediately condemned it - more than 500 not-for-profit organisations called on President Barack Obama to end what they called "the merger

    »  Read more | 168 reads «

  • Vigil for Ashley Machisknic: Three Women Arrested for "Assault by Trespass"

    Syndicated from Media Co-op
    Promoted by blackandred on Tue, 2010/10/05 - 12:22pm

    By Murray Bush - October 5, 2010

    The vigil was followed by a rally outside the Vancouver Police building...demanding [they] investigate the case. Several women who attempted to present a letter demanding action on murdered and missing women...were locked in the police station and threatened with arrest...Five eventually left and the three who chose not to leave were charged with "assault by trespass."

    »  Read more | 762 reads «

  • Exlusive: Foreign-Funded ‘U.S.’ Chamber Of Commerce Running Partisan Attack Ads

    Syndicated from Common Dreams on Tue, 2010-10-05
    by Think Progress

    The largest attack campaign against Democrats this fall is being
    waged by the U.S.

    »  Read more | 88 reads «

  • Three women arrested for occupying police station to demand investigation into DTES resident and Indigenous woman Ashley's death

    Syndicated from Media Co-op on Tue, 2010-10-05
    Community members continue to call for justice for missing and murdered women

    October 5, 2010.

    »  Read more | 136 reads «

  • Europe

    Syndicated from International Viewpoint on Tue, 2010-10-05

    Europe is in crisis, and we are living through one of the worst anti-social and anti-labour offensives of our recent history, a crisis that is being used as backdrop for the justification and implementation of a “maximalist” neoliberal agenda, delivered through the IMF and its structural adjustment plans.

    »  Read more | 160 reads «

  • Spanish State

    Syndicated from International Viewpoint on Tue, 2010-10-05

    One of the objectives of neoliberalism has been to avoid the “social question” - i.e.

    »  Read more | 162 reads «

  • Reich: Wall Street’s Global Race to the Bottom

    Syndicated from Common Dreams on Tue, 2010-10-05
    by Robert Reich

    Wonder what’s happening with bank reform? Watch your wallets.

    »  Read more | 86 reads «

  • Enbridge’s Dirty Oil Habit Put on Display for Investors

    Syndicated from Media Co-op on Tue, 2010-10-05
    Toronto Organizers Confront Pipeline Giant Over Tar Sands Projects

    As Enbridge holds its investors meeting in Toronto’s financial district, Environmental Justice Toronto sent them a message about their dirty

    »  Read more | 169 reads «

  • 'Ecological Catastrophe': Toxic Sludge Deluge in Hungary Kills 3

    Syndicated from Common Dreams on Tue, 2010-10-05
    MSNBC and Agencies

    BUDAPEST — The Hungarian government
    declared a state of emergency on Tuesday after a toxic sludge spill
    killed at least three people, news agency MTI reported.

    »  Read more | 125 reads «