Category Archives: That’s Capitalism!

ANZAC Day; or: The Importance of Keeping Turkey British

Posted on April 25, 2012 by @ndy

“I can hire one half of the working class to kill the other half.” ~ Jay Gould, 19th century US robber baron Above: Poster produced by Tom Barker, editor of IWW paper Direct Action, July 1915 Another ANZAC Day, another … Continue reading →

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Why Johnny Can’t Dissent (Thomas Frank)

Posted on April 24, 2012 by @ndy

[I once saw Thomas Frank LIVE! On October 1, 2002 @ Trades Hall to be exact. He was v funny.] Thomas Frank The Baffler No.6, 1995 The public be damned! I work for my stockholders. –William H. Vanderbilt, 1879 Break … Continue reading →

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From Dos Blockos to Doss Blockos

Posted on April 23, 2012 by @ndy

A few months ago a friend of mine bought some beer. No wait. The interesting thing about this particular beer was that it had been made to appear as tho’ it had been brewed by squatters or some shit. From … Continue reading →

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Religion & Politics: #atheistcon continued…

Posted on April 20, 2012 by @ndy

A jealous lover of human liberty, and deeming it the absolute condition of all that we admire and respect in humanity, I reverse the phrase of Voltaire, and say that, if God really existed, it would be necessary to abolish … Continue reading →

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Free Pussy Riot! Melbourne rally, Friday, April 20

Posted on April 17, 2012 by @ndy

PuSsY RiOt is a kick-arse group of anarchist/feminist/punk malcontents from Russia. Formed in October last year, their creative acts of resistance to the plutocracy in that country has made them, like so many others, targets of state repression. Currently, three … Continue reading →

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Nicola Roxon, ASIO, and a growing number of links across some sort of groups who are anarchist, others who meld into some religious, sometimes…

Posted on April 17, 2012 by @ndy

On the April 16 episode of Q&A, Australian Attorney-General Nicola Roxon, in response to a question regarding ASIO spying on coal protesters, revealed that there are “a growing number of links across some sort of groups who are anarchist, others … Continue reading →

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WTF? HACSU, HSU, EBAs, and the poor health of unions in Australia

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Anonymous

[Below is a contribution from a health worker addressing negotiations between the Health and Community Services Union (HACSU) (a Victorian branch of the Health Services Union (HSU)) and the Baillieu state government regarding a new Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (EBA) for … Continue reading →

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May Day in Melbourne 2012

Posted on April 7, 2012 by @ndy

Last December, Occupy Los Angeles proposed a General Strike on May 1 “for migrant rights, jobs for all, a moratorium on foreclosures, and peace – and to recognize housing, education and health care as human rights.” The idea has spread … Continue reading →

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“Yes I am the chief and y’all just the Indians” proclaims runaway slave master.

Posted on April 3, 2012 by @ndy

Get off my dick and tell your bitch to come here because I totally care what young celebrities say and do, even if they are mutanoid, Caucasoid, white cave bitches… A RAPPER from Mullumbimby who has become a star in … Continue reading →

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Dan Van Blarcom, Julian Ripley, Anarchists, Nazis, Bombs & Lulz

Posted on April 1, 2012 by @ndy

Huh. The Brisbane Times has an article by Frank Robson, titled ‘Spy or Nazi?’ (April 1, 2012), all about some bloke called Dan Van Blarcom. As a young man in the late 1960s, Dan joined the Australian Nazi Party (National … Continue reading →

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