Paul Mason: Greece: Trying to understand SYRIZA

paulmasonnews:

This is less of a blog more of a series of notes to try and enhance understanding of who SYRIZA and its leader Alexis Tsipras actually are, and how they might behave if, as polls suggest, they become the winning party in a second Greek general election. I’ve been troubled by the lack of…

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LIVESTREAM: Chicago NATO protesters take the streets chanting, "NATO has got to go!"

(Source: thepeoplesrecord)

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Dozens of Philadelphia Public Schools on Chopping Block
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A Tour of Commons Activism Around the World | On the Commons
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The capitalist will never increase wages except through fear of the physical force of the labourers”, so “let there be a universal strike for some minimum of wages in every trade”. Poor Man’s Guardian, 30 Aug. 1834.
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http://goatinthesnow.tumblr.com/post/21510816386/poetsorg-every-time-my-pills-fall-i-feel-very

goatinthesnow:

poetsorg:

EVERY TIME MY PILLS FALL, I FEEL VERY MUCH LIKE AN ADDICT - Rachel B. Glaser

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Cincinnati Council Members Want Banks Held Accountable For Foreclosures
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Our Solidarity is Our Strength: Counter-Revolution in the Arab Uprisings: A Primer (by Jase Short)

jaseshort:

One cannot deny a simple and sad fact about the uprisings that continue to sweep the Arab world one year on from the exit of Ben-Ali from Tunisia and Mubarak from Egypt: the forces of counter-revolution are now in full swing.

Who are the main forces involved in the struggle to contain,…

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