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Mike Walker, PFLP Solidarity Campaign co-coordinator The Spark July 2010 On the 31st of May commandos from the Israeli Defence Force stormed a boat carrying aid and activists to the besieged Gaza strip, opening fire and killing 9 people on board. In a typical official Israeli response, Deputy Foreign Minister Daniel Ayalon accused the flotilla’s
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by Ian Anderson, adapted from a talk presented at Marxism 2010. What does queer liberation mean? This article aims to deal with this question utilising historical materialism, the mode of enquiry pioneered by Karl Marx and Frederick Engels. Historical materialism explores social relations, such as homosexual oppression, by explaining the productive forces that shape them.
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By Don Franks It was a normal start up on our job the other day, cleaners hurrying in to dump coats and sort out gear for the early morning shift. Our supervisor cast an eagle eye around the crew. “Ok, everyone’s all here – anyone need any stuff?” ” Yes, couple of things” “What?” “Can
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On April 20, BP’s offshore oil-rig Deepwater Horizon exploded off the coast of Louisiana. Eleven workers are missing, presumed dead, while 17 more were injured. The ensuing pipeline breach has garnered extensive media attention, as around 210,000 gallons of oil a day gush into the Gulf of Mexico, destroying local wildlife and the fishing industry.
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Ever since Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee and Conservation Minister Kate Wilkinson released a proposal to open up 7058ha of land presently in Schedule 4 of the Crown Minerals Act for mining, opposition to the plan has been building. The issue got attention around the world, including from North America’s largest conservation organisation the
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The Workers Party held its annual conference in Wellington June 4-6 The conference opened with Daphna Whitmore speaking on the revolutionary movement in India that spreads from the border with Nepal in the north to the southern states of India. John Edmundson spoke on Afghanistan and the quagmire the invading powers find themselves in.
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Joel Cosgrove, June 2010 Much has been written about the Melbourne Storm and their repeated breaching of the salary cap. Although there has been much comment on the issue, the vast majority has been shallow and generally misses some pretty obvious points. To recap. The Australian National Rugby League (NRL) has a salary cap, the
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A talk by Don Franks, Marxism 2010 conference, Wellington 5 June 2010 This is obviously a big subject, which could be approached in a number of ways. In the small time we have this morning, my aim will be to introduce basic points and hopefully arouse some ongoing interest. There are various contending definitions of
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Mike Kay spoke to Stavros and Paulin from OKDE (Organisation of Communist Internationalists of Greece) in Athens. MK: Greece has been the focus of much of the debate about the problems of the European economy. Why does it occupy this special positon? OKDE: For several reasons, Greece is the weak link in the chain of
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Please note changes to Saturday’s schedule. FRIDAY: 4th of June – Thistle Hall (293 Cuba Street) 7:30pm: International panel: Mike Ely on Nepal, Daphna Whitmore on India, John Edmundson on Afghanistan
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