Category Archives: That’s Capitalism!

Statement from compañero Mario López

Posted on July 5, 2012 by @ndy

[Original, Spanish-language source here.] Statement from compañero Mario López Hello dear comrades, as you already will know (inside and outside of Mexico) I find myself hospitalized due to injuries to my shin, leg, and right arm. At the moment I’m … Continue reading →

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Money and Better Homes & Gardens

Posted on June 30, 2012 by @ndy

I didn’t realise this ’til now but in BREAKING NEWS… In April an Australian Senator pretended to spend a week as a dole bludger. LIVING off $17 a day may sound impossible to most people but Greens senator Rachel Siewert … Continue reading →

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Rally for Assange : Melbourne, Sunday, July 1

Posted on June 26, 2012 by @ndy

There’s a rally in support of Julian Assange this weekend. Where : State Library, Swanston Street, Melbourne When : Midday, Sunday, July 1 Following his fail in the UK courts, Assange is currently attempting to start a new life as … Continue reading →

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Australian Protectionist Party officially endorses mass murder of asylum seekers… or does it?

Posted on June 13, 2012 by @ndy

For those who’ve come across the sea We’ve boundless plains to share In one of the more bizarre chapters in the annals of local far-right politicking, in late May Darrin Hodges and Nicholas Hunter-Folkes — two of the leading, Sydney-based … Continue reading →

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Your Mission Australia, if you choose to accept it, is: Torpedo the Boats!

Posted on June 6, 2012 by @ndy

Further Update (June 13): On Facebook, rally organiser Darrin Hodges claims that the event is officially endorsed by the APP, making its National Chairman, Andrew Phillips, a liar (below). Update: The APP has denied endorsing Darrin and Nicholas’ protest, as … Continue reading →

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Victorian Skools and Domino’s Pizza

Posted on June 6, 2012 by @ndy

Members of the ‘Australian Education Union’ (AEU) are going on a 24-hour strike tomorrow (Thursday, June 9) and taking an excursion to the city. The strike’s been triggered by the failure of the Victorian state government (boo! hiss!) to agree … Continue reading →

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Loophole closing?

Posted on June 1, 2012 by @ndy

Loophole Community Centre — “an umbrella organisation providing a home to a wide array of arts and humanities projects” — appears to be on the verge of closing. Well, perhaps only at its current location (670–672 High St, Northcote), having … Continue reading →

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National Socialist Black Metalhead Bumped Into Parliament (Heil Hitler! Heil !nataS)

Posted on May 20, 2012 by @ndy

Giorgos Germenis I reckon this has gotta be a first. Among the 21 Golden Dawn candidates bumped into the Greek Parliament Last Thursday is ‘Kaiadas’ (Giorgos Germenis when he’s at home), bass player for Naer Mataron. Germenis’ success gots me … Continue reading →

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#BobHawke trolls the ACTU : ‘Solidarity Forever’

Posted on May 17, 2012 by @ndy

*hic* ‘Solidarity Forever’ was written by Ralph Chaplin (1887–1961), a member of the ‘Industrial Workers of the World’ (IWW). In Australia, the IWW (‘Wobblies’) frequently battled the ALP for the hearts and minds of the working class. They lost, and … Continue reading →

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The Situationist International: Forty Years On (John Lepper)

Posted on May 8, 2012 by @ndy

The Situationist International: Forty Years On John Lepper Socialism and Democracy Vol.26, No.1 (March 2012) Mackenzie Wark, The Beach Beneath the Street: The Everyday Life and Glorious Times of the Situationist International (London/New York: Verso, 2011). Richard Gilman-Opalsky, Spectacular Capitalism: … Continue reading →

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