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1. The Pope is dead, but religion still exerts its repressive power

   ... to the many tributes and to take part in the mourning for ‘the Holy Father’. They are telling us that this is a true World Event, ... The Catholic Church is indeed a true power of this world. For nearly two thousand years its has been lined up with the Thrones, Powers, ...

   World Revolution - 2005-05-04 11:16

2. US and French intervention in Haiti: More militarism and chaos

   ... and from some Democrats in America, who are clamouring for an international inquiry into the undemocratic eviction suffered by their ... peace'. And despite Bush and Chirac's mutual congratulations for their excellent co-operation in Haiti, the only point on which these ...

   World Revolution - 2004-12-24 18:56

3. Beautiful game, pity about the nationalism

   ... sporting events like the World Cup are the perfect vehicle for stirring up nationalism. As in the current Carlsberg TV ad, the ghosts of ... Last year's qualifying match between Egypt and Algeria for this World Cup is a good example. Six Algerian fans were killed in the ...

   World Revolution - 2010-06-15 18:23

4. Environmental disaster in Hungary: When the Blue Danube Waltz turns into a Danse Macabre

   ... to a rope being thrown into it every hour to take samples for chemical analysis only added to the feelings of unease. However, ... been deliberately exposed to danger with a total contempt for their lives. It was a long time ago that the seepage of the red ...

   ICConline - 2010-11-27 19:41

5. Greece: One Year on

   ... There was only one strike, that of primary school teachers for one morning, in support of the movement, even though this was a time of ... taxi drivers, steel workers, and municipal workers, all for what seems like separate reasons but actually all in response to attacks ...

   ICConline - 2010-01-26 18:19

6. Danger of worsening chaos in Syria and beyond

   ... Torture, already common before, and one of the triggers for the revolt because of what was inflicted on five children, is reaching the ... of Russia in Chechnya, to justify their military abuses. For now the Syrian state plays the card of confusion. So, while spreading ...

   World Revolution - 2011-07-04 22:50

7. After the rescue, Chilean miners buried under nationalism

   ... North of Sanitago, Chile, when 33 miners were trapped for more than two months in a deep tunnel. A great media show ... corner of the earth about this event. It filled the media for almost 24hours a day. 33 miners buried alive in a mine, scenes of silent ...

   World Revolution - 2010-12-14 11:44

8. The drama in Toulouse and Montauban: Symptoms of capitalism’s barbaric demise

   ... told that all these crimes are the price that had to be paid for winning the war against the ‘forces of evil’. Even reprisals against ... on a mass character – witness the success of Hamas in Gaza for example. When it involves young people born in France or other European ...

   World Revolution - 2012-04-02 20:52

9. French elections: the leaders change, but austerity and exploitation remain

   ... suburbs and the immigrants, his provocations, his propensity for talking about nothing but himself...all this and more created a very strong ... unpleasant. And it would be even more of an error to hope for a fairer and more just policy now that the left is at the head of the ...

   ICConline - 2012-05-08 22:07

10. Gore wins Nobel Peace Prize: Another nail in satire’s coffin

    ... induce large-scale migration and lead to greater competition for the earth's resources. Such changes will place particularly heavy burdens ... warming rings hollow. Furthermore, while Gore voiced support for Kyoto in 1997, the Clinton/Gore administration did nothing to push for ...

    World Revolution - 2007-11-05 12:22

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