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Hard Landing for the Dollar

20-01-2005 22:00

The decline of the US dollar signals the economic weakness of the superpower and the structural crisis of capitalism. Since 1985 the US-state, economy and private households-has been heavily indebted to foreign countries. This foreign indebtedness amounts to 35 percent of the GDP.

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Social Security and Modern Society

20-01-2005 21:56

Social security is not a mere burden but a benefit of productivity. Countries with comfortable social security systems are internationally very competitive. Social security in modern society does not lessen economic growth and employment but supports them.

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hugo chavez nationalizes paper industry under workers control

20-01-2005 21:50

here is chavez with VENEPAL workers
On the morning of January 19th, in the Ayacucho room of the Presidential Palace in Caracas, and with the presence of Venepal workers and trade union leaders, Chavez signed decree number 3438 which expropriates Venepal. From now on it will be co-managed by the workers and the state.

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Video of Counter-Inaugural Protests J20 2005 Washington DC

20-01-2005 21:04

video of Washington DC demo -- good vibe

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Pics from anti-bush vigil at US Embassy London

20-01-2005 21:00

Jan 20th 2005: Pics from the candlelit protest outside the US Embassy, Grosvenor Square London, coinciding with the inauguration of Bush in Washington DC US.

There were one hundred candles - each representing one thousand Iraqi civilians killed since the invasion.

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The Nursery Social Centre DiY Culture 21st-23rd January

20-01-2005 19:41

The Nursery Social Centre Collective presents...

DiY CULTURE - JANUARY 21ST - 23RD 2005 : BIRMINGHAM UK

3 Days of tools, techniques, workshops, skillshares and mindbody expansion for autonomous living

Get off the Grid - Diy heating - Low tech computing - Urban climbing - Biofuel recipes - Feral Food - Self Build Structures - Subvertising - Status Changing - Permaculture - Indymedia - Underground film + music - Squatting + Autonomous spaces - Educate the G8 workshops

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Anti-Capitalism 2005 - Day School

20-01-2005 18:01

Anti-Capitalism 2005 - Day School
London event organised by Workers Power

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Dublin Catholic Worker Protests Bush Coronation

20-01-2005 17:58

Ireland:
Dublin Catholic Worker Protests Bush Coronation & Remembers the Names of the Dead

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Lobby the Peak District National Park opposing the A628 Bypass

20-01-2005 16:01

Local anti-bypass campaign groups are encouraging the public (both locally and nationally) to lobby the Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA) about their support for the A628 Mottram-Tintwistle bypass, reminding them of their responsibility to "protect and conserve" the Park.

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eye of a needle

20-01-2005 14:01

AP reports that "The president was in a cosmic frame of mind on the eve of his inaguration as he anticipated placing his hand on the Bible and promising once more to faithfully defend the Constitution.

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Palestine and the UN - Public Meeting - Brighton

20-01-2005 14:00

Public Meeting on Palestine and the UN with David Roberts from the Campign for UN Renewal

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Protest at US embassy in London Thurs 5pm

20-01-2005 14:00

Candlelit protest outside US Embassy
Thursday 20th January, 5-6pm

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CONTRACTORS SUSPEND WORKS AT LINSLADE BYPASS DUE TO PROTESTS

20-01-2005 13:54

Work on the controversial Stoke Hammond to Linslade bypass has been temporarily halted due to the pressures of protests, local campaigners have just learned. Buckinghamshire County Council have said that work has been suspended on police advice while the security situation is reviewed. This follows the arrest yesterday of two women who chained themselves to a an excavator, with other local people standing in front of chainsaw crews. Local residents who turned up to stop any work this morning witnessed the machinery being loaded up and removed from the area. Buckinghamshire County Council have had an emergency meeting, and have told Friends of the Earth that work is to be suspended for several days.

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Send best wishes to anti-Bush protests in DC today!

20-01-2005 12:44

Today Bush thinks he rules the universe with a mandate from God!

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Make room for an Elephant in your life

20-01-2005 11:38

A lesson for humans? A blinded Elephant helped by another.
Artist Geoff Francis is donating the proceeds from all sales of artwork in 2005 to animals and wildlife conservation. More than 500 paintings from his private collection will be made available throughout the year, including his very popular abstracts and many early works celebrating and questioning our relationship with animals and the planet.

One animal who will be helped ia a blind Elephant call Jokia.

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Troops Out Public Meeting:Camberwell

20-01-2005 10:17

Troops Out-End the Occupation of Iraq-Public Meeting

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Work stopped by local people at Linslade Bypass, Buckinghamshire

20-01-2005 10:15

Direct action stops destruction for Linslade bypass for a third day.

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Work stopped by local people at Linslade Bypass, Buckinghamshire

20-01-2005 07:40

Direct action stops destruction for Linslade bypass for a third day.

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MASSACRE in the Kenyan gulag: The True Horror of BRITISH COLONIAL Rule

20-01-2005 00:29

THE DARKEST SECRET OF A DYING EMPIRE

Hundreds of thousands of civilians put in camps. Torture, starvation, rape, mutilation, and mass executions. Nazi Germany? No, Kenya under British rule.

Caroline Elkins exposes a shameful tale of colonial abuse.
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