Category Archives: State / Politics

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Alex Fogerty ~versus~ Vote for Change

Posted on July 3, 2011 by @ndy

Update : This appears to be Big News over in Kiwi and revelations of Fogerty’s political lineage has apparently resulted in former Waitakere Mayor Bob Harvey withdrawing from the Vote for Change campaign: Bob Harvey resigns from anti-MMP group, Hayden … Continue reading →

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From the Greek Parliament to the Greek Streets

Posted on July 1, 2011 by @ndy

From the Department of This is What Democracy Looks Like: Trouble at mill. A couple of days ago the Greek Parliament passed–by 155 votes to 138–a new wave of austerity measures intended to further bleed the Greek masses dry. Now … Continue reading →

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Simon Critchley on ‘The Anarchist Turn’

Posted on June 26, 2011 by @ndy

Source : Anarchist Developments in Cultural Studies, 2011. See also : Resistance is Utile: Critchley responds to Zizek (Harper’s Review, May 2008) (May 16, 2008) | Anarchism & Marxism Part 666 (May 11, 2009).

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Australian Defence League : Martin Brennan gets the arse?

Posted on June 25, 2011 by @ndy

Update (June 29) : Roberta Moore, aka the Jewish Division of the EDL, has ended her tempestuous affair with the English mob, declaring that it’s got too many Nazis in it. See : Roberta Moore Steps Down from EDL Jewish … Continue reading →

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Free Jock Palfreeman!

Posted on June 20, 2011 by @ndy

Jock Palfreeman is a young Australian currently serving a 20-year prison term for murder in Sofia, Bulgaria. Convicted in December 2009, Jock maintains his innocence. Two documentaries have been produced on Jock’s case. The first, ‘One Night in Sofia’, was … Continue reading →

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David Rovics – The Riot Dog

Posted on June 20, 2011 by @ndy

Sabotage Cat‘s best mate Riot Dog has a new song dedicated to him. Bastard Delta motorcycle police tried to kill ‘Loukanikos’, but the nature of Monkey is irrepressible! Things are kicking off in Spain too, while June 30 in the … Continue reading →

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Jock Palfreeman : Australian Story

Posted on June 19, 2011 by @ndy

The second part of the Australian Story episode (Conviction) examining Jock Palfreeman‘s case and his father’s efforts to help him obtain justice is screening on ABC1 on Monday, June 20 @ 8pm. The Palfreemans have Buckley’s chance of extracting any … Continue reading →

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The Mad Monk and direct action, The ALP and direct democracy

Posted on June 15, 2011 by @ndy

The Mad Monk claims that the Tories want to embrace direct action — as a means of responding to an environmental crisis he doesn’t believe in. John Faulkner invokes direct democracy as a necessary response to a Labor Party in … Continue reading →

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Support Rod Thornton, Whistleblower @ Nottingham

Posted on June 15, 2011 by @ndy

Three years ago, University of Nottingham employee Hicham Yezza got done for ‘terrorism’. Well, kinda… but not really (see : Free Hicham Yezza!, May 30, 2008). What Yezza actually done was assist a student, Rizwaan Sabir, to access research materials … Continue reading →

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