Over October 19-20 there was a general strike in Greece. The overwhelming majority of Greek workers took part in the strike with dynamic demonstrations and other forms of action. In that way, Greek people expressed their anger and despair over the devastating measures carried out in Greece in the past year and a half.
The relentless, vicious austerity measures have been imposed by the PASOK (Panhellenic Socialist Movement) government and the 鈥渢roika鈥 of the International Monetary Fund, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the European Union.
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News International chief executive James Murdoch and his billionaire father Rupert were accused of running a mafia-style empire on November 10.
Labour MP Tom Watson made the allegation during James Murdoch鈥檚 second appearance before the Commons culture, media and sport committee over the phone hacking scandal.
During lively exchanges Watson asked Murdoch: 鈥淵ou鈥檙e familiar with the mafia?
鈥淎re you familiar with the word omerta, the culture of silence around the mafia? Do you accept that applies to the Murdoch empire?鈥
: It was an Arab Spring and a hot summer of struggle in Europe. But autumn has belonged to Wall Street 鈥 to Occupy Wall Street, that is.
I have read countless articles and watched numerous videos about Gilad Shalit being reunited with his family five years after his abduction. One typical report noted he was 鈥渏ust 19 years old in 2006 when he was cruelly and illegally abducted by Hamas鈥. I have been hearing of him for the past five years. I know Shalit鈥檚 name better than I know the names of my classmates.
Italy faces a wave of devastating International Monetary Fund (IMF) imposed austerity as European leaders struggle to contain the spreading debt crisis by disenfranchising their own citizens.
On November 4, at the end of the G20 meeting in Cannes, the President of the EU Commission Jose Barroso announced that 鈥淚taly has asked on its initiative to the IMF to monitor its commitment to fiscal and economic reforms鈥.
No one should underestimate the epoch-making election result in Nicaragua for the Sandinista-led Alianza Nicaragua Triunfa and its candidate Daniel Ortega.
The result marks a return to levels of support for the Sandinista Popular Revolution last seen in Nicaragua's first ever democratic election in 1984. The Frente Sandinista de Liberacion Nacional (FSLN) and its allies have won more than 60% of the national vote. It is no surprise that the anti-democratic right-wing parties refused to accept their crushing defeat.
The (ACTU) released the statement below on November 9.
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The rights of Fijian workers have deteriorated further following the start of a draconian decree that effectively bans collective bargaining.
ACTU President Ged Kearney said the Essential Industries Employment Decree, which came into full effect yesterday, denied workers of many fundamental rights, including to freely organise or collectively bargain.
Power loom workers in Faisalabad went on a series of major strikes and demonstrations in mid-2010. Six leaders the Labour Qaumi Movement (LQM, the organisation of Faisalabad power loom workers) were arrested by the police.
Climate action group has released that spoofs the NSW Minerals Council鈥檚 new advertising campaign, which claims the state鈥檚 mining companies are 鈥渨orld class鈥.
Rising Tide鈥檚 parody uses a similar layout and design to the NSW Minerals Council , but points to the industry鈥檚 poor track record in the areas of environment, community, economy, health and innovation.
: Let me start by introducing you to the Palestinian people and give you a brief background to the conflict.
Palestinians are the indigenous inhabitants of the land that was once known as Palestine 鈥 and is now called Israel and the Occupied Territories. Palestinians were mostly a population of farmers 鈥 fellaheen 鈥 their view of their identity is therefore defined by their connectedness to the stones, the earth and the trees.
Port Augusta Mayor Joy Baluch gave the speech below at an October 29 sponsored by the , and the Port Augusta City Council.
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Australian history shows that visionaries are few and far between when it comes to building the infrastructure of this nation.
Seven Aboriginal community leaders from the Northern Territory released the statement below on November 4.
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United First People鈥檚 Law men and women who are born leaders representing people of Prescribed Areas in the Northern Territory make this statement. Once again, they have gathered to openly discuss the future of our generation who have been subjugated by the lies and innuendo of the federal government, set out in the Stronger Futures document (October 2011).
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