Category Archives: That’s Capitalism!

Villawood : Cui bono?

Posted on September 20, 2010 by @ndy

The death of a prisoner at Villawood detention centre is further Bad News for Serco Australia Pty Ltd, the joint venture and local franchise of the multi-billion dollar Serco Group (UK) and Sodexo (France). Well, presumably — who knows? One … Continue reading →

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Gråt Allians Av Vårt Hat (‘Cry Alliance of Our Hate’)

Posted on September 19, 2010 by @ndy

It’s election time in Sweden, and the far right, in the shape of the ‘Sweden Democrats’, appears to be on the rise. The party apparently has its origins in a far-right groupuscule/campaign titled ‘Keep Sweden Swedish’, sentiment echoed by former … Continue reading →

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Mapuche Solidarity Rally @ Chilean Consulate : Friday, September 17

Posted on September 16, 2010 by @ndy

Noon Chilean Consulate Level 13, 390 St Kilda Road Melbourne, Australia In Chile, 32 Mapuche prisoners are on a hunger strike. Their protest, which began over two months ago, is intended to highlight the use by the Chilean government of … Continue reading →

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random notes on a tuesday…

Posted on September 14, 2010 by @ndy

First bloke loves daughter’s punk look, AAP, The West Australian, September 13, 2010. People Of Color Organize! is a new-ish (March 2010) blog edited by Lorenzo Kom’boa Ervin and Ernesto Aguilar. Ernesto is described as being a “former anti-authoritarian”, a … Continue reading →

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Reflections on S11 and AWOL

Posted on September 7, 2010 by @ndy

A comrade has written the following and at their request I’m publishing it here to facilitate further disco. Write dr.woooo[at]gmail[dot]com for moar. Reflections on AWOL and the WEF protests, Melbourne, September 2000 The ‘Autonomous Web of Liberation’ (AWOL) was a … Continue reading →

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Andrew Yeoman’s BANANAs ~versus~ Machete

Posted on September 5, 2010 by @ndy

Robert Rodriguez’s new Mexploitation film Machete is apparently causing a whole lotta butthurt among White supremacists in the U$A. In response to its release, one group, known as BANANAs, declared its intention to protest the film’s opening, armed with flyers… … Continue reading →

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Gramsci and Left Managerialism : Kees van der Pijl

Posted on September 1, 2010 by @ndy

Gramsci and Left Managerialism Kees van der Pijl Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy Vol.8, No.4 December 2005 Abstract This essay argues that one way of understanding Gramsci today is as an organic intellectual of a class of … Continue reading →

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…a debate on Afghanistan

Posted on August 29, 2010 by @ndy

Let’s debate Afghanistan, but give us the facts first Tom Hyland The Age August 29, 2010 Where there is no information, there is no hope of a meaningful discussion. IT HAS taken nine years, the deaths of 21 Australian soldiers … Continue reading →

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S11 + 10

Posted on August 28, 2010 by @ndy

The term ‘September 11’ is now forever associated with the terrorist attacks upon New York and Washington in 2001; in 2000, however, ‘S11’ was the name given to ‘three days of protest + carnival’ against the Asia-Pacific Economic Summit of … Continue reading →

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Paul Howes

Posted on August 26, 2010 by @ndy

I keep getting hits to my blog from users either searching for the term ‘Paul Howes’ or clicking on a link from his Wikipedia entry. Both lead to a post dated February 1, 2008, and titled Would the real anarchists … Continue reading →

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