March 2011
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Meanwhile in Bahrain....
Whilst the bombing of Libya has begun, there has been a conspicuous silence on the part of Western Government over the unfolding occupation of Bahrain by Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states.
The violence in Bahrain is nothing new. For instance, Human Rights Watch noted it had documented systematic human right abuses before and during a crackdown on February 26th, including the
“use of...
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More On the Egyptian Labour Movement
Anyone following this blog intently (i.e. me) would know I have noticed in my posts (here and here) that I have taken an interest in the Egyptian Labour Movement. So naturally I was very happy to see this article from the New Matilda focusing on the current strike movement sweeping Egypt.
The article gives a nice little modern history of the labour movement resisting the Mubarak Government:
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Michael Brull making almost TOO much sense on... →
Fine article here by Ben Courtice discussing the climate action rally that took place yesterday in Melbourne. Enjoy!
Link Time
Given the recent 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, here is a great article by Eva Cox on the Feminist Movement and its corruption by Neoliberals.
Some very well considered positions on the shortcomings and future challenges for the Feminist movement by Crikey readers.
New Edition of Chain Reaction with articles on the climate movement, coal exports, coal seam gas mining,...
alice-victoria asked: "Here is funny piece by Ben Pobjie over at the New Matilda. Good dig at the hysteria of the right over the carbon tax. Enjoy!"
Who are you talking to? Your one follower?
THAT'S RIGHT. I CAN BE MEAN TO YOU HERE AS WELL.
#suckit
Who are you talking to? Your one follower?
THAT'S RIGHT. I CAN BE MEAN TO YOU HERE AS WELL.
#suckit
And whilst I'm talking about climate.... →
Here is a funny piece by Ben Pobjie over at the New Matilda. A good dig at the hysteria of the right over the carbon tax. Enjoy!
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Whilst the Carbon Price debate rages on.....
(Tumblr is full of pictures I thought I’d post some myself)
Research from the Australian Conservation Foundation has highlighted the $11 billion gap between funding for climate change programs and subsidies for fossil fuels:
Inspired by this Bernard Keane and interns from Crikey have produced the following graph analysing the long term trend for government funding of green programs and...
"The fraud on the people of Wisconsin is now... →
Update
In my post “Carbon Pricing and its Discontents“ I noted that Tony Abbott had refused to promise that he’d repeal the carbon tax if the Coalition were to win the next election. It now appears that this position has reversed, and I have edited the post accordingly.
Sorry it took a couple of days but Uni, work and gigs have kept me busy. Hope y’all aren’t too offended.
Bored. Link time!
Windor recieves death threats as climate of hate ramps up. To be honest I felt this incident was fairly predictable, and whilst I feel it’s more then a stretch to casually link the vicious rhetoric with acts of violence, I do feel that this type of speech is deliberately intimidating and prevents many from speaking out.
Stamp out racism in the Liberal Party
Why the...
