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Viva Chávez? WSJ on the student opposition…

To Oppose Chávez, Youth In Caracas Rally Behind Stalin John Lyons and José Córdoba Wall Street Journal November 24, 2007 CARACAS, Venezuela — As Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez attempts to push through what he calls 21st-Century Socialism, his biggest obstacle … Continue reading

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Socialism vs. 2007 Federal Election: Results

Update Thursday May 22 2008 (final results!). Update Saturday December 8. Update Saturday December 1 : The SEP has published its own assessment of its performance at the election. Update Monday, November 26 : Figures constantly updated. The latest issue … Continue reading

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Naughty Russian neo-Nazi fined over execution video

Blogger fined for putting murder video on Net RussiaToday November 21, 2007 A Russian blogger found guilty of circulating a racially-motivated murder video on the internet has been sentenced. Viktor Miklov will have to hand over 10 per cent of … Continue reading

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Socialism vs. 2007 Federal Election

Who should socialists vote for? is a vexing question. Ostensibly, one might think that socialists should vote for socialist candidates. In the upcoming Australian federal election, there are several: House of Representatives ACT The Socialist Alliance (SA) is running a … Continue reading

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Trot Guide 2007 #2.0 : 2007 Federal Election

It’s Melbourne Cup Eve, and despite the title of this blog, we’re Racing! into 2007 with the Trot Guide 2007 #2.0 : 2007 Federal Election. This year, Murdoch’s Choice has set a cracking pace, easily dictating terms to its principal … Continue reading

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anarchy is a (Venezuelan) fag!

“I have passed a national leader (who aspires to be part of the party) to the Disciplinary Council for talking nonsense. I will be watching closely … Critical thinking is fundamental to a revolution, but that is very different to … Continue reading

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Oh Crikey! it’s : APEC

Today Crikey! has published ‘Your cut out and keep APEC protest guide’ by Luke McKenna, a leftist trainspotters’ guide to who’s who in the anti-APEC Zoo. In it, Luke identifies ten main groups, to which I’ve added a little commentary. … Continue reading

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APEC : Huge sale! All journalistic standards must go!

[Oh yeah: F.L.A.R.E. in the void, ‘for liberation, autonomy, resistance, exodus and a Collingwood victory in the Grand Final’ is a convergence taking place from Wednesday September 4 — Sunday September 9 somewhere in Sydney. Go read the blog, phone … Continue reading

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APEC : Sorry, it just sounds like a crazy idea for me :)

Hi Emma, Gabrielle Boyle here from the TEN Newsroom in Sydney. We are currently covering a series of stories about the lead-up to APEC. We are wondering how to contact you or a spokesperson for your group today? Kind regards, … Continue reading

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Trot Guide 2003: #0.0

Sorry, but I just couldn’t resist… The International Bolshevik Tendency (IBT) is a tiny splinter from everybody’s favourite Trot group the (not-much bigger) Spartacist League, a/k/a the international Spartacist tendency (iSt), a/k/a the International Communist League (Fourth Internationalist). So what? … Continue reading

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