December 2011
“George Orwell once wrote that, “It’s not a matter of whether the war is not...”
– Fahrenheit 9/11 - Michael Moore (via knowapower)
“When Tyranny Is Law; Revolution Is Order.”
– Pedro Albizu Campos [ A Puerto Rican Malcolm X ] (via pennilessambition)
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“Every single empire in its official discourse has said that it is not like all...”
– Edward Said (via cultureofresistance)
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“A mind is a terrible thing to waste.”
– Malcolm X (via warriorsrise)
Egypt security forces storm NGO offices →
Police raid at least 17 non-governmental organisations, including two US-based pro-democracy groups. Egyptian security forces and police have stormed non-governmental organisation (NGO) offices throughout the country, temporarily detaining employees and searching computer files, an activist and security official have said. The official MENA news agency said 17 “civil society...
“Any sensible person right now would join an anti-capitalist organization”
– David Harvey talking about the de-industrialization of Britain and the growing power of financiers over manufacturers. (via atomicsocialist)
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Am I the only one who thinks the 'Hand of Fatima'...
Especially those with the eye in the middle.
An Algerian friend of mine told me it was a good luck charm and it supposedly wards of evil. Yeah, sure it does. Good luck with that, bro. (Amulets? Srsly? Isn’t that a form of shirk or something?)
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Yemen's leader causes headaches in Washington →
(AP) WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is weighing an unprecedented diplomatic act — whether to bar a friendly president from U.S. soil.
American officials were evaluating on Tuesday an awkward request from Yemeni strongman and longtime U.S. counterterrorism partner Ali Abdullah Saleh. Saleh has said he plans to come to the United States for medical treatment for injuries suffered in a...
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“Trotsky appears like a kind of Russian Che Guavara”
– Zizek presents Trotsky: Terror and Revolution (via ftm-communist)
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“The U.S. Government doesn’t drop bombs on people because of their race....”
– Norman Solomon, This War and Racism (via darkjez)
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“You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war.”
– Albert Einstein (via spiritual-eloquence)
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“You are horrified at our intending to do away with private property. But in your...”
– Karl Marx and Frederick Engels “The Communist Manifesto” (via liberalsocialist)
Egyptian judge frees anti-junta blogger | The... →
One of Egypt’s most prominent revolutionaries has been released from jail after almost two months during which he missed the birth of his first child.
An Egyptian investigative judge ordered that Alaa Abd El Fattah, who has been at the forefront of anti-regime struggles for a decade and was a political prisoner during the Mubarak era, be freed pending investigation into charges that he incited...
“Greed is permanent slavery.”
– Imam Ali (as)
WatchThe decline of labor unions in the US: Labor unions are under fire across the US, but do they have enough vitality to fight back? For decades, labor unions in the US have been on the decline. While they are widely credited with boosting safety standards and worker pay, many have received blame for wanting too much in times of a struggling economy. Unemployment is at nine per cent and people are...
