Greeks Won't Take It No More

- Greeks are "moving to the next stage of resistance that has emerged from nonstop anti-austerity protests and demonstrations in the streets over the past two years" -  One of Greece's most important national...

Ireland's New Anti-Bailout President

Michael D. Higgins, politician, poet and professor, won a landslide election and was declared the winner of the race for 9th President of Ireland. The election was on Oct. 27, and all the votes were finally...

Armed guards to protect British ships from pirates

A legal ban on weapon-toting protection staff will be relaxed so that firms can apply for a licence to have them on board in danger zones. The Prime Minister David Cameron said radical action was required...

Reich - Wall Street's Obama Won't Support Glass Steagall Reforms

In his regular column carried around the country, Robert Reich, former Labor Secretary for Bill Clinton, says that Obama should tell Wall Street "that the Glass-Steagall Act be resurrected and big banks be...

St Paul's Cathedral canon Giles Fraser resigns

Just after 9am on Thursday, Canon Giles Fraser tweeted: "It is with great regret and sadness that I have handed in my notice at St Paul's Cathedral." Fraser, who was appointed canon in May 2009, confirmed his...

Austerity Police - Greece, Oakland CA, more to come

Greek blogs are filled with unconfirmed reports that the so-called European Gendarmerie Force (EGF) has deployed to Greece to assist Greek police operations against demonstrators. While Athens has officially...

Russia and us - one thinks big the other doesn't

Russia Today, citing the Russian newspaper Komersant, reported on October 17, 2011, that Russia is proposing to break the deadlock over the planned European Missile Defense System with an alternative plan that...

British Defence Secretary Liam Fox resigns

Liam Fox's resignation letter in full: As you know, I have always placed a great deal of importance on accountability and responsibility. As I said in the House of Commons on Monday, I mistakenly allowed...

Canada Keystone at the tipping point

Human extinction worth the risk? Humanity is on the line, according to scientists. If Keystone is approved, extracting oil from Canada sand and piping it southward will result in pushing the earth’s atmosphere to...

Geithner's skunk at picnic act/bailout swindle getting boring

European finance ministers attending the G-20 ministerial meeting in Paris on October 15, 2011 have once again rejected U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner's scheme to bailout the European banks and bankrupt...

Protesting Against Nick Griffin Of The British National Party

Nick Griffin, chief of the British National Party,  is coming to speak at a public event in Trinity College later this month.A university spokeswoman confirmed that the British National Party leader is set to...

OccupyDameStreet - Street Protest In Dublin

I have discovered that if I do not have my camera with my I will, without fail, come across something interesting and end up regretting that fact that I did not have my camera. Of course I can always use my iPhone...

Occupy Wall Street - Russian Spirit

The October 7, 2011 speech of Vladimir Yakunin, CEO of Russian Railways and co-founder of the World Public Forum Dialogue of Civilizations, which is held annually on the Greek island of Rhodes, is now available...

human power oct 7th Occupy SF / Wall st solidarity pics

Oct 7th and the Occupy SF demonstration is still happening. After a very lively march on the 5th of october spirits are high. The people involved are energetic and positive. They are represented from all walks of...

Declassified files from Northern Ireland Troubles placed online

Declassified secret files on the early years of the Troubles for the period 1968-79 which is already in the public domain, having been published under the 30-year rule — the time frame within which...
 

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