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The Mortgage Crisis in the USA |
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by Randy - Capital Terminus Collective- Atlanta (NEFAC Supporter Collective), |
 Commentators complain of "partisanship" in Washington. Society's problems are said to result from infighting between parties. We should celebrate, then, because Democrats and Republicans have agreed on a plan to end the mortgage crisis. What solution do they offer? Handouts to Big Business, and "fiscal discipline" for the rest. |
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The Degeneration of the Russian Revolution |
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by Wayne Price - (NEFAC) personal opinion, |
 The Russian revolution go from an extreme popular democracy to the horrors of Stalin’s totalitarian state capitalism. How did this happen and when did this happen? What does this tell us about the nature of socialism?
How did the Russian revolution go from an extreme popular democracy to the horrors of Stalin’s totalitarian state capitalism? The Russian revolution of 1917 involved vast numbers of people. It included almost all the working class of the cities, most of the peasants, and the mostly-peasant ranks of the military (swollen by the needs of World War I). The working people created delegated representational councils (soviets), along with factory committees, unions, regimental councils, peasant village councils, and cooperatives. |
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SDS Takes Over Evergreen State College with Style |
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by Sofia Jarrin, |
 It has been twelve days since the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) took over the fourth floor of an administration building in Evergreen State College (TESC) in Olympia, Washington, to protest the unilateral decision of the Vice President for Student Affairs, Art Costantino, of taking away their student group status. The sit-in was originally organized “to draw attention to the diminishing rights of students at TESC and to regain SDS’ status as a student organization” but it quickly evolved into a mobilization of wits against the establishment. Since the takeover, students have organized political concerts, speeches, and radical workshops that range from queer theory to direct action and economic alternatives to neoliberalism. They have also re-named the building where they're staging the sit-in, the People's University. |
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02 Jun 2008
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Filed under: News / Education : Gender : GLBT/Queer : Globalization : Media : Organizing : Politics : Race |
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10,000 Strong Boston - A Call to Action |
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by 10,000 Strong Boston, |
 It is time to stand up, take responsibility and be accountable. Who Cares? We do. We doin' good in the hood. Are you tired of the drugs, guns, violence, crime, broken families, lack of guidance and direction. Are you in need of service? Will you serve? Do you need support? Will you support? Together we are 10,000 strong. If one can make a difference, what will 10,000 strong do? Think of it as a mini Million Man March for Boston.
A Rally...A Gathering... A Call to Action: Sunday June 22, 2008, Franklin Park. |
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22 May 2008
Modified: 09:16:08 AM |
Filed under: Announcement / DNC : Education : Environment : Gender : GLBT/Queer : Globalization : Human Rights : International : Labor : Media |
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Free for All: Arabic Music from Gaza Fundraiser |
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by Freeman Z, |
 On Wednesday, April 30, a large coalition of local groups organized a fundraiser for children of Gaza to benefit the Middle East Children's Alliance and the Gaza Mental Health Foundation Inc. 492 Cafe managed sound for the event at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, and is now releasing the Gaza Concert recordings. Freeman Z's report is detailed below. |
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13 May 2008
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Filed under: News / Human Rights : International : Media : Organizing : Politics : Race |
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Nobody pays us to do this... |
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by David Goodman, |
When people ask what I "do," I tell them that I'm an independent radio producer. When their eyes glaze over, I add "freelance journalist." When they ask "what paper do you write for," I give up.
[David Goodman is producer of a local radio show, "Radio With a View" on WMBR, 88.1FM on Sundays, 10:00 am -12:00 pm] |
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Two Radio Reporters Murdered in Oaxaca |
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by Sofia Jarrin, |
 On April 7, two radio reporters from a community radio were ambushed in Putla de Guerrero, Oaxaca, and shot to death. Teresa Bautista Flores, 24, and Felicitas Martínez, 20, two women journalists working for La Voz que Rompe el Silencio (The Voice that Breaks the Silence), were murdered allegedly by paramilitary forces. Three other people were wounded in the shooting: Jaciel Vázquez, aged 3, and his parents. |
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10 Apr 2008
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Filed under: News / Human Rights : International : Media |
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