Category Archives: That’s Capitalism!

ACMA vewy angwy with Seven and Ten

I’m sorry, but ACMA must be firm with you. Say sorry, or else we will be very angry with you… and we will write you a letter, telling you how angry we are. Oh dear… Seven and Ten reprimanded over … Continue reading

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Max Brenner, chocolate and blood

Yeah well anyway. Max Brenner eh? The demos on the weekend in Melbourne and Sydney attracted small crowds, but I s’pose one point of interest was the involvement of some right-wing loons in the rallies in support of the chain. … Continue reading

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Squatting Solidarity Assembly statement on some recent events in Melbourne

ON RECENT EVENTS Over the past few years squatters in Melbourne have struggled to build an active, dynamic, and supportive community. For us squatting is an act of liberation where we create spaces where rulers cannot define our lives and … Continue reading

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From instrumental reason to violent revolution

Bah. First they censor my blog, now this! Website blows whistle on reasoning behind tutorial cut Andrew Trounson The Australian August 31, 2011 A LEAKED email has laid bare the reasoning behind cuts to the number of tutorials within humanities … Continue reading

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Brenner, BDS, ADL, APDM, APP… A storm in a chocolate mug?

Last month in Melbourne, a protest rally outside of a local Max Brenner outlet resulted in 19 arrests (further arrests took place weeks later). The protest was preceded in June by another in Sydney at which two protesters were arrested. … Continue reading

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Chomsky in Australia

Noam Chomsky is bringing his unique comedy stylings to Australia in November. “An intellectual crook” (Arthur Schlesinger), Chomsky’s support act is expected to be his hard-Left gang of Israel bashers, anchored by long-time bassist Tony Garnier, multi-instrumentalist Donnie Herron and … Continue reading

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All Anarchists are Terrorists

Yeah so anyway… Anarchist Studies Network responds to Metropolitan Police branding all anarchists as terrorists Dear Chief Inspector Nick Smith, We, the undersigned, would like to object to the blanket assumption that anyone that promotes a stateless society is a … Continue reading

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VICTORY TO GADAFFI – DEFEAT THE NATO GANGSTERS!

ON Saturday, Colonel Gadaffi stated that the counter-revolutionary groups that had tried to rise up in a number of areas in Tripoli had been crushed, while Libyan state TV proved that the airport had not been occupied as the counter-revolutionary … Continue reading

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London riots : neoliberal chickens coming home to roost?

Another Update (September 4) : The always-outrageous IWCA stick the boot into the lumps. Update : More blah: Why here, why now?, Tariq Ali, LRB blog, August 9, 2011 | An open letter to those who condemn looting (Part one) … Continue reading

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Open Letter to Friends and Comrades on the Struggle against Racism amongst the Class

See also : From Meta-Politics To Mass Murder – A New Right-Wing Extremism, anarkisterna.com, August 25, 2011. Open Letter to Friends and Comrades on the Struggle against Racism amongst the Class After a few years of relative hiatus right-wing populist … Continue reading

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