Category Archives: History

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REVEALED! Foreign provocateurs have long history of causing trouble

Posted on January 23, 2007 by @ndy

Paris’ dangerous classes and their “hobbies” now open for further bourgeois inspection and titillation: Paris’ ‘dangerous classes’ and their hobbies Paris: The Secret History, Andrew Hussey, Bloomsbury, 2007 Philadelphia Inquirer (Reviewed by Liz Lopatto) January 21, 2007 The French call … Continue reading →

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John HoWARd, Fun-da-mentalist, Playing with Fire

Posted on January 21, 2007 by @ndy

“I like your Christ, [but] I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.” “Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is.” — Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948) And Jesus … Continue reading →

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Greece vs. America?!?

Posted on January 14, 2007 by @ndy

[Update : The activities of naughty Greek anarchists (in smashing state-sponsored police CCTV cameras) is further mentioned in an AP report, U.S. experts examine footage of Athens embassy attack caught on camera, International Herald Tribune, January 16, 2007. According to … Continue reading →

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Louis Adamic, Dynamite

Posted on January 13, 2007 by @ndy

CHAPTER ONE : Impudent Conduct The struggle of the have-nots against the haves in the United States was first referred to as ‘class war’ in New York City by Frances Wright, “that bold blasphemer and voluptuous preacher of licentiousness”, as … Continue reading →

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Granddaughter Of Upside-Down Corpse Heils The Dawn Of A New Europe

Posted on January 10, 2007 by @ndy

Fascist parties in the European Parliament have declared their intention to form a bloc on January 15, called “Identity, Sovereignty and Transparency (IST)”. According to the EUObserver: “Under EU rules, there need to be at least 20 MEPs from six … Continue reading →

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Harry Roberts, Harry Roberts, Roberts Roberts, Harry Harry

Posted on January 10, 2007 by @ndy

Why they chant the cop killer’s name Ryan Kisiel icSarfLondon January 9, 2007 AFTER four decades in prison, a human rights group [?!?] is campaigning for the release of infamous cop-killer Harry Roberts. Jailed for the murder of three police … Continue reading →

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Racism, rednecks, and if only these were brains

Posted on January 9, 2007 by @ndy

Lisa Pryor has written an article (‘Flying the flag for an upside-down kind of patriotism’, Sydney Morning Herald, January 6, 2007) decrying racism, in particular that which she assigns to ‘rednecks’: the kind of people who — in addition to … Continue reading →

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Anarchist U!

Posted on January 8, 2007 by @ndy

Most of the time, in a wowserish city in which most amusements closed on Sundays, the Yarra Bank simply provided a form of free entertainment. For those interested in ideas, though, the forum offered what Labor Prime Minister John Curtin … Continue reading →

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FightDemBack! A Brief History

Posted on January 3, 2007 by @ndy

Reading over the Wikipedia entry on FightDemBack!, I thought ‘Hmmm. I think I can do better…’. So, for that or for worse, here it is. I believe I’ve located most, if not all, references to FDB (and directly-related issues) that … Continue reading →

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Hilton Als on Tom Stoppard on Mikhail Bakunin

Posted on January 3, 2007 by @ndy

Hilton Als reckons Tom Stoppard’s new play — to be precise: Voyage, the first play of The Coast of Utopia trilogy — is “alternately reckless, romantic, boring, and exhilarating” (The New Yorker, January 8, 2007). Fucked if I know. But … Continue reading →

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