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Jeff Sparrow adds to his ASIO file

Posted on May 29, 2008 by @ndy

Recently, the National Archive has released into the wilds of disinterested public opinion a few 30-year-old bits of paper regarding ASIO. Jeff Sparrow has written some thoughts on the released documents for Crikey. By way of introduction, this 1994 documentary: … Continue reading →

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Burchell on 1968 and all that

Posted on May 28, 2008 by @ndy

David Burchell is (was?) a Senior Lecturer in Humanities at the University of Western Sydney. He is the author of Western Horizon: Sydney’s Heartland and the Future of Australian Politics (Scribe, 2003). He was the co-editor, with Andrew Leigh, of … Continue reading →

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Utah Phillips (1935–2008)

Posted on May 26, 2008 by @ndy

Legendary US folk singer and radical labour activist Bruce “U. Utah” Phillips has died. U. Utah Phillips has passed away in his sleep at 11:30PM PDT on May 23, 2008. Utah has caught the westbound, and I am at a … Continue reading →

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Mills on May ’68

Posted on May 14, 2008 by @ndy

Demanding the Impossible, Jennifer Mills, newmatilda, May 2008. Choice quotes: “The movement’s strengths were its diversity and spontaneity, which is why it’s so often quoted by anarchists when they’re trying to tell people what to do. But those strengths are … Continue reading →

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Let’s Play (Quasi-)Celebrity Anarchy!

Posted on May 14, 2008 by @ndy

It’s not fair. I’ve noted that Michael Costa, Keith Windschuttle and Paul Owens are ex-Trots, but what about all those ex-anarchists? Well, when I write ‘ex-anarchist’, I really mean those-who-may-once-have-called-themselves-anarchists but who now… well, no longer do. I think. Here’s … Continue reading →

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Salute: Peter Norman

Posted on May 10, 2008 by @ndy

“Finally I am proud to release the Salute The Movie film trailer. Salute is the film by Matt Norman about the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Black power protest. The film comes out in July 2008. I hope you enjoy the … Continue reading →

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Michael Costa is an odd fellow

Posted on May 10, 2008 by @ndy

[Image courtesy machinegunkeyboard] Michael Costa Costa’s obscene outburst at unions Andrew West and Andrew Clennell Sydney Morning Herald May 5, 2008 MICHAEL COSTA stormed across the room – his face flushed, his hands clenched – towards John Robertson, the secretary … Continue reading →

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Ooh la la…

Posted on May 3, 2008 by @ndy

…Detractors say that the consequences [of the events of May 1968] have been disastrous – divorce, drugs, crime and a general breakdown in social cohesion amid the pursuit of individual happiness. Mr Sarkozy was virulent in his criticism, pledging to … Continue reading →

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May Day / Labor Day / International Workers’ Day 2008 / a sizzling BONK holiday

Posted on May 2, 2008 by @ndy

Neat-o photos and videos from rallies around the whirled : Solidarité Ouvrière (Workers’ Solidarity). In Australia, a brainworker reckons Stolen wages: labour’s forgotten outrage (Ros Kidd, ABC), noting that thousands of Aboriginal workers remain uncompensated for their labour (a critical … Continue reading →

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Happy May Day!

Posted on May 1, 2008 by @ndy

2007 | On May Day 2006, I started blogging at anarchobase. In May 2008, after an absence of three weeks, I return… No peace, no work The ILWU hopes the dramatic act of shutting down West Coast ports will inspire … Continue reading →

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