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An Anarchist Critique of Democracy February 24, 2009 :: Some good points in here. ``...reject all societal processes that break that link -- such as private property, exchange relations, division of labor, and democracy. We call that broken...

Italian police sentenced over 2001 G8 protests July 15, 2008 :: During the G8 summit in 2001, police were accused of posing as "Black Block" anarchists (among others) and inciting violence. There was also widespread illegitimate arrests of protestors,...

Iran sucks at photoshop July 10, 2008 :: Speaking of free/open photo tools, Iran apparently sucks at using them, releasing allegedly digitally altered images of their recent missile tests.

GHM officially opposed Everest summit Olympic torch relay April 18, 2008 :: Well, at least some people are sane: We believe that the project of the People's Republic of China to raise the Olympic torch at the top of Everest is particularly inappropriate,...

Green leader to have no Liberal opposition April 16, 2007 :: Green party leader Elizabeth May will run against Peter McKay and will not be oppposed by a Liberal candidate; the Greens will not run a candidate in Stephan Dion's riding in exchange. ...

Shocking: more work, less time with family February 13, 2007 :: Workers on average spend 45 fewer minutes per day with family now than in 1986, since workers on average are working more now (than ever before; humans have never worked more hours per year...

"Vast expansion" of DNA collection February 05, 2007 :: If you want another reason not to go to the crazy fascist USA, here's a good one: The Justice Department is completing rules to allow the collection of DNA from most people...

RFID credit cards easily hacked October 24, 2006 :: So-called "next-generation" or "contactless" credit cards with RFID tags are easily hacked to glean their information. This could be used to clone the credit card easily. Tom...

French intelligence agency member charged with 1985 bombing of Rainbow Warrior September 29, 2006 :: A then-member of the French intelligence agency and brother of presidential candidate has been charged with the bombing -- in 1985 -- of the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior. [..]...

North American integration planned in Banff?! September 22, 2006 :: The Crag and Canyon, alarmingly, was the only major news outlet to report that a number of high-ranking military and government officials met to discuss North American integration. These...

PARK(ing) Day September 21, 2006 :: Some prank/art group called Rebar in San Francisco is making parking spaces into mini-parks. Neat! First shot I saw (via boingboing.net) here, another good shot here or see all...

Entire US food chain mercury-contaminated September 21, 2006 :: A report by the National Wildlife Federation concludes that animals at all levels of the food chain, including species commonly eaten by humans, are contaminated with more mercury than ...

Nickelodeon wants kids to play 3 hours per year September 18, 2006 :: Nickelodeon is airing a blank screen from 11am to 2pm during Worldwide Day of Play to encourage kids to actually play (instead of vegetate in front of their all-day kids channel). While ...

Pentagon wants to beta-test non-lethal weapons on Americans September 14, 2006 :: A. Non-lethal weapons are still being reviewed by the medical group. It's a kind of an interesting thing about non-lethal weapons. I will tell you that having seen the high-powered...

Film Refinery: Homeland Security charge September 12, 2006 :: Independant journalist Greg Palast has been charged with unauthorized filming of "Critical Infrastructure" (an Exxon refinery which may be viewed here). On August 22nd, for...

800k y.o. ice cores confirm: still warmest ever September 08, 2006 :: Carbon dioxide levels are substantially higher now than at any time in the last 800,000 years, the latest study of ice drilled out of Antarctica confirms. The...

US spends half of WORLD military budget September 01, 2006 :: Of the almost $1 trillion the world spends on their militaries, the US spends nearly half of that (47%, to be precise) not including spending on nuclear weapons (technically the department...

Indian state bans Coke, Pepsi August 14, 2006 :: After repeatedly finding high levels of pesticides in Coke and Pepsi products, the Indian state of Kerala is disallowing the two companies from operating any longer. "We have...

GM golf-course grass escapes... August 14, 2006 :: ...why not try the first ever GM impact assessment. Fucking retarded could better manage our environment. Oh, wait... Jay Reichman and colleagues at the US Environmental Protection...

Bush: Hezbollah == War on Terror July 31, 2006 :: ``President Bush described Israels battle with Hezbollah as part of a much wider struggle against terrorism today, as he once again embraced a pillar of his foreign policy: his faith in the...

US rushes bombs to Israel July 24, 2006 :: The US has, according to the NY Times, rushed a shipment of bombs to Israel, presumably to slaughter more Lebanese. The US military aid to Israel ($3 billion/year) amounts to 20% of Israel's...