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Crapitalism, actually

Posted on September 27, 2008 by @ndy

The failure of one of America’s biggest retail banks undermined confidence in a fresh clutch of US household names today as investors digested the implications of the biggest collapse of a high-street bank on record. Washington Mutual, which was bought … Continue reading →

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(Protect Australia from) Bloody Muslims!

Posted on September 27, 2008 by @ndy

The APP are certainly busy little bees, and their buzzing about Islam has once again attracted the attention of the corporate media — in this case, Jano Gibson (‘Locals oppose Muslim school’, Sydney Morning Herald, September 26, 2008) and The … Continue reading →

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Freedom isn’t free…

Posted on September 26, 2008 by @ndy

one Hamilton man gets life for killing neo-Nazi The Canadian Press September 25, 2008 BARRIE, Ont. — A Hamilton man sentenced to life in prison Wednesday for the beating of a man in Collingwood, Ont., already had 26 criminal convictions … Continue reading →

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Shades Mcgee is in your extended network… how “eerie”

Posted on September 25, 2008 by @ndy

Matthew DePalma’s rant posts fill blog, online journal Shannon Murphy The Flint Journal September 23, 2008 FLUSHING, Michigan — Eerie postings fill an online journal — entries that become increasingly angry as the writer vents about being a misunderstood anarchist. … Continue reading →

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Strange Cultures, Interesting Times

Posted on September 24, 2008 by @ndy

There is no horror, no cruelty, sacrilege, or perjury, no imposture, no infamous transaction, no cynical robbery, no bold plunder or shabby betrayal that has not been or is not daily being perpetrated by the representatives of the states, under … Continue reading →

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CaPiTaLiSm In cRiSiS

Posted on September 23, 2008 by @ndy

…but Make Mine Freedom (1948)! Damn. Apparently there’s some kinda “financial crisis” going on. Meaning: the rich and powerful have had to resort to the always generous — in this case, US — corporate welfare state for a bailout. Y’know, … Continue reading →

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Melbourne Mayoral campaign So-so

Posted on September 22, 2008 by @ndy

Kennett ‘no’ to tilt at Town Hall’s top job Mex Cooper The Age September 23, 2008 After much soul searching, Jeff Kennett has ruled out a tilt for the Melbourne Lord Mayor’s job. Former Victorian premier Jeff Kennett has ruled … Continue reading →

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Jobs Not Justice?

Posted on September 20, 2008 by @ndy

Horticulture industry Pacific seasonal worker pilot scheme 17 August 2008 DAFF 08/102B The Rudd Government has announced a three-year pilot seasonal worker scheme in the horticulture industry, where there is a lack of workers to harvest the nation’s fruit and … Continue reading →

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Forward with Fairness: A Fair Go for Working Families

Posted on September 18, 2008 by @ndy

Future ALP politicians and current trade union officials are reportedly “furious” at former trade union officials and current ALP politicians for doing what pundits have expected: introducing “business-friendly” industrial relations laws. “Furious” trade union leaders are widely tipped to remain … Continue reading →

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“Questions emerge”: RNC 2008 & The Spectre of Anarchism/Terrorism

Posted on September 17, 2008 by @ndy

Anarchy is a fag! Questions? Questions Emerge Over Police Conduct in St. Paul Colin Moynihan The New York Times September 16, 2008 It has been more than a week since the Republican National Convention ended, and in many ways life … Continue reading →

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