Category Archives: History

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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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Capitalism Explained

Posted on December 28, 2006 by @ndy

Callan : Speaking of capitalism (“Crapitalism, actually”), I’ve been reading Tariq Ali‘s The Clash of Fundamentalisms (Verso, London and New York, 2003). Or should I say, I finally got around to reading Ali after having heard him speak to a … Continue reading →

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Anarchism in America // The Free Voice of Labor

Posted on December 27, 2006 by @ndy

Fucking Americans.* Kool Keith recently lent me his copy of a DVD published by AK Press: Anarchism in America (2006). It contains two films: the first is Anarchism in America (1981, 75 minutes), the second The Free Voice of Labor: … Continue reading →

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Ungdomshuset vs. Christian Gentry

Posted on December 20, 2006 by @ndy

Ungdomshuset — The Youth House Stays! As part of the city authorities’ ongoing campaign to further gentrify and socially cleanse Copenhagen, right-wing Christians in Denmark are determined to evict the squatted social centre Ungdomshuset (‘Youth House’), established in 1982. 1,000 … Continue reading →

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APEC 2007, ASIO… and CHOGM 1978

Posted on December 12, 2006 by @ndy

Spy chief issues APEC summit warning By Nick Butterly The Australian December 11, 2006 AUSTRALIA’S top spy has warned of possible violent protests and terrorist attacks at next year’s APEC summit of world leaders in Sydney. [Australian] President George W … Continue reading →

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Flames of Dissent

Posted on December 11, 2006 by @ndy

How excitement! The Eugene Weekly has published the fourth installment of Kera Abraham’s series on anarchists in Eugene… PART IV : THE BUST The dog’s barking punctuated a steady bang bang bang on the front door. It was 7 am, … Continue reading →

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