Category Archives: That’s Capitalism!

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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Anders Breivik’s / Andrew Berwick’s Knights Templar Video Blah

Note : The video keeps being deleted and re-uploaded… The counter-jihad movement, in the shape of the ‘Australian Defence League’ (and with the support of the ‘Australian Protectionist Party’ and other patriots), is coming to Sydney on July 30. Breivik … Continue reading →

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Operation 8

The documentary film Operation 8 is playing at the Melbourne International Film Festival today and on Wednesday July 27. Dr. Cam and I had the pleasure of interviewing filmmaker Errol Wright and activist Valerie Morse today on ‘The SUWA Show’ … Continue reading →

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Marrickville Council Hearts Scabs?

150 workers at Marrickville Council in Sydney went on strike yesterday after Council decided to privatise green waste collection (Council stink over residents’ green bins, Vikki Campion, The Daily Telegraph, July 8, 2011). Council has hired scabs to replace strikers. … Continue reading →

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