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Petition on Law 78

Oppose the nonsense in all ways.

The link address is: http://loi78.com/

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Law 78 Factsheet from the CFS

Inform yourself and have a read of the factsheet that the CFS has put out describing Law 78 in Quebec that is an attack on fundamental rights of the people in Quebec.

The link address is: http://www.scribd.com/doc/94033688/Advisory-Quebec-Student-Strike

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Students condemn Charest's abuse of power and affront to basic rights

The CFS stand in solidarity with Quebec students as they mobilize to fight attacks on basic rights.

The link address is: http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/977277/students-condemn-charest-s-abuse-of-power-and-affront-to-basic-rights

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Unions, bar association disagrees with government’s plan to suspend classes

The Charest government shows its true nature. You only have rights if they hold up when you use them. The right to protest and assemble is the right to do that without the need for permission from the government that you are protesting. Support the students. Support the strike.

The link address is: http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Unions+association+disagrees+with+government+plan+suspend+classes/6639948/story.html

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Non-Hispanic US white births now the minority in US | BBC

There is no reason this qualifies as news. That 'Whites' can only be considered 'minorities' if all people of color - regardless of their racial origins - are put in the same category exposes the limits to liberal notions of 'race'. Its an 'us-or-them' analysis for these closeted racists, and has always been so. This type of analysis has zero explanatory power, yet it provides a crucial function: encouraging White-liberals - who voted for Obama - to walk around either bemoaning or enthusiastically declaring that they too are a 'minority'; the former of course, has been the rallying cry of White-supremacists for centuries.

The link address is: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18100457

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The whole world will be watching Chicago anti-NATO protests

By Malalai Joya | Rabble.ca | This weekend, tens of thousands are expected to converge on Chicago to protest against a major NATO summit. The war in Afghanistan will be at the top of the agenda. Read article.

 

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Why Can’t We Afford What We Used to Have?

by Andrew Jackson | The Progressive Economics Forum | In this age of  austerity, we are constantly told by governments that we have to tighten our belts. Tuition fees have to go up; public pensions, Unemployment Insurance and social assistance benefits have to be cut; universal public health care is no longer affordable, and so on ad nauseam. Read more.

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Olivier De Schutter, Special Rapporteur on the right to food: Visit to Canada from 6 to 16 May 2012 - End-of-mission statement

Heartless Tories think that the UN report stating the obvious (that many people in Canada go hungry because of lack of availability and afford-ability of food) is a political attack. Facts are a political attack for the Tories. That's why they hate Statistics Canada and scientists so much.

The link address is: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=12159&LangID=E

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G20 report blasts police for excessive force, civil rights violations

All in a day's work...

The link address is: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/g20-report-blasts-police-for-excessive-force-civil-rights-violations/article2434441/

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Some Good News, Lots of Bad News

Victor Grossman updates us on happenings within Die Linke (The Left) party of Germany. Read article.

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Socialism in the 21st Century

Professor Samir Amin, one of the leading Marxist thinkers in the world today, speaks about the implosion of contemporary capitalism. He articulates the need for the radical left, in the North as well as the South, to be bold in formulating its political alternative to the existing system. It is time for the left to articulate a new socialist agenda, not merely as a repetition of the 20 century socialism, but recreating it in light of the lessons learned from the past and the changes we are seeing in the world today. Watch video.

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Architect of apartheid

Canada’s support for Israel has taken many forms, but perhaps its greatest gift has been its example | Mike Krebs | Briarpatch Magazine | Read article

 

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Colonized by Corporations

Chris Hedges' latest column from Truthdig. Read article.

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The Steering Wheel is Stuck: Why America is Doomed to One Disaster After Another

by Gabriel Kolko | Counterpunch | A generous helping of a good writer's work. Click here to read article.
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Greek talks break up without a deal

Another election. Capital seems to be going a little nuts--as if they never thought the people would push back.

The link address is: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/may/15/eurozone-crisis-gdp-greek-government-talks

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Egypt seizes dozens of heavy weapons likely smuggled from Libya and bound for Sinai Peninsula | Washington Post

"Authorities uncovered the munitions — including 40 surface-to-surface missiles, 17 rocket-propelled grenade launchers, mortar rounds, automatic rifles and around 10,000 artillery shells — some 430 kilometers (270 miles) northwest of Cairo."

The link address is: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/egypt-cracks-down-on-heavy-weapons-smugglers-near-libyan-borders/2012/05/10/gIQA784dFU_story.html

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Thousands remain in secret Libya militia prisons: UN | Associated Press

"There have also been allegations of torture at prisons in Tripoli, Zawiya and Zintan."

The link address is: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ifa2nkPOtza-r3CV499Eaz2XRxWw?docId=CNG.c518d2c28bd71f76c46580afebca0e2a.a91

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Nato hits back at Libya's civilian deaths report | BBC

"Aircraft from the US, the UK and France conducted most of the 9,658 strike sorties last year, targeting forces loyal to Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi."

The link address is: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18062012

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Syrian uprising sparks new Lebanon clashes | Associated Press

"At least four people have been killed in Lebanon's second-largest city, Tripoli, since the gunbattles erupted late Saturday. Lebanon and Syria share a complex web of political and sectarian ties and rivalries, which are easily enflamed."

The link address is: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5igGK7mnmGzX9rM07eUD0XPUYenYQ?docId=59d9b088221143208605540d045dcd83

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Quebec Students Send a Message Against Austerity

By Linda McQuaig | The Toronto Star | No wonder those Quebec student protestors have been spooking the English Canadian establishment. If they get their way, the same ideas could catch on here, leaving the best-laid plans for austerity in tatters. Continue reading.

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