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Top Volkswagen executives on trial for corruption in Germany
The trial of the former Volkswagen human resources executive Peter Hartz ended on Friday, January 26, with Hartz receiving a two-year suspended sentence and a fine. His case has drawn crowds of journalists and camera teams, with angry workers also protesting outside the court in the town of Braunschweig. Hartz was a former top Volkswagen manager and is still a member of the IG Metall trade union and the Social Democratic Party (SPD). As special advisor to Chancellor Gerhard Schröder (SPD), Ha...
Posted: Sun, Jan 28, 2007 10:04am PST
A Twelfth Night Tale: A Walk in Oaxaca
This is the story of how we took a walk in Oaxaca and went to the zócalo, or city square, for a shoe shine....
Posted: Thu, Jan 11, 2007 8:36am PST
Australia: A grim start to the summer bushfire season
Bushfires in southeastern Australia over the past three weeks have ravaged more than 880,000 hectares or 2.1 million acres, damaging small towns and seriously impacting on local economies. Fortunately only one person has been killed, and a sudden burst of cold weather on Christmas Day helped to contain or put out several fires. However, the intensity and scope of the blazes and their early arrival indicates that Australia’s annual bushfire season—usually three or four months long—will be one ...
Posted: Thu, Dec 28, 2006 9:17am PST
Bus Stop Massacre Kills 20; Sistani Aide Warns against Violence, Blames Arab T.V.
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Posted: Sat, Dec 2, 2006 11:48am PST
Canada’s Liberal leadership contest—a race to the right
This weekend’s federal Liberal Party convention in Montreal will choose the new leader of Canada’s official opposition and quite possibly the country’s next prime minister....
Posted: Fri, Dec 1, 2006 7:29am PST
Thanksgiving for the Birds
Originally published at Alternet.org (http://www.alternet.org/story/44618/), where it has inspired an unproductive and hostile discussion, I thought it would find more friendly eyes here. Just because Thanksgiving has ended doesn't mean the suffering of turkeys has....
Posted: Wed, Nov 29, 2006 6:54pm PST
International Day of Solidarity: Confronting 40 years of occupation, 60 years of Nakba
The 2006 International Day of Solidarity is a day of commitment to ending almost 40 years of occupation and 60 years of Palestinian Nakba...
Posted: Wed, Nov 29, 2006 5:54pm PST
Histroy of Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Day is much more than turkey, trimmings, and football....
Posted: Thu, Nov 23, 2006 10:08am PST
DC IWW Solidarity Picket at Landmark E Street Theater
dc industrial workers of the world (iww) landmark cinema solidarity picket. "E st. theater" 11th and E NW. washington dc....
Posted: Sat, Nov 18, 2006 9:59pm PST
A Case for Impeachment
When the people marched protesting against war and torture one of the demands was impeachment. Now that the new congress will be installed with a Democrat majority will the people still demand impeachment?...
Posted: Fri, Nov 17, 2006 9:28am PST
Lieberman: Vocalizing Israel's Apartheid Reality
Former President Jimmy Carter's new book, which slaps the "apartheid" label on Israel, comes out this week. Before the book hit the stands though, members of his own party rushed to distance themselves from his allegations. While the label makes supporters of Israel uncomfortable, there is ample evidence that Israel practices institutionalized discrimination against its non-Jewish citizens. Israel, in fact, goes further than South Africa. While whites in South Africa sought to control non-whi...
Posted: Thu, Nov 16, 2006 4:18pm PST
Compañeros of Huitepec Continue to Be Held Hostage and Threatened by Government Authorities
The Good Government Council of Oventik asks Adherents to the Other Campaign for Solidarity and to Remain Attentive...
Posted: Thu, Nov 16, 2006 4:13pm PST
Slave Revolt Radio: Staying the Course On The Road to Capitalist Hell
Slave Revolt Radio: 10-22-06
(Ruins of Empire) 'Staying the course on the road to Capitalist Hell....
Posted: Tue, Nov 7, 2006 3:12pm PST
An incursion happening right now in Tulkarem
Dr. Bill Dienst writing from Tulkarem, occupied West Bank, Live from Palestine, 4 November 2006...
Posted: Sun, Nov 5, 2006 10:07am PST
Iraqi Government Negotiations with Sunni Guerrillas
The US Government Open Source Center translates the following from al-Ra'y:...
Posted: Fri, Nov 3, 2006 6:29am PST
In Echoes of Past Intervention, Bush Administration Opposes Nicaraguan Frontrunner Daniel
Election monitors from the Organization of American States have warned the Bush administration not to interfere in the upcoming presidential election in Nicaragua. The Bush administration has openly opposed the front-runner Daniel Ortega. The Sandinista leader is trying to regain power for the first time since 1990. We speak with veteran Nicaraguan human rights defender Vilma Nunez....
Posted: Thu, Oct 26, 2006 8:18am PDT
Break-Up of Iraq Threatens Mideast Stability Mahmudiyah Bombing Kills, wounds Dozens
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Posted: Sun, Oct 22, 2006 1:24pm PDT
Britain: Observer claims threats by Washington prompted Heathrow terror raids
On Sunday, October 1, the Observer newspaper revealed that the August 10 terror scare at Heathrow airport was triggered by the decision of US intelligence “to seize the key suspect in the UK’s biggest ever anti-terrorism operation and fly him to a secret detention centre for interrogation by American agents.”...
Posted: Wed, Oct 4, 2006 6:31am PDT
Palestine: Let My People In
An undeclared Israeli policy is currently in effect. The policy denies entry at Israeli borders to nationals of foreign countries, even those seeking to enter for a short period of time, but especially if they live with their Palestinian spouses and families or are Palestinian expatriate nationals or are working in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt)....
Posted: Wed, Sep 6, 2006 6:48am PDT