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Socialist Standard May 2009.pdf

Category: eBooks, Magazines, Audio Books
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Socialist Standard magazine May 2009 - Editorial – ‘Toxic Products’ (economics and the environment) Articles – 'The cult of Irish Republicanism': The Real IRA and the Continuity IRA represent nothing but the pale ghosts of yesterday. 'Greatness – perceived and real': The “Great” are only great because ruling-class historians tells us they are. 'It’s election time again': The manifesto on which Socialist Party candidates will be standing in the elections to the European Parliament on 4 June. 'Whose news?': Why are high house prices and high profits considered good news? 'How I got to be a socialist': “I could hardly fail to notice that all was not well with the world of the mid-seventies”. 'Crassness': An educational dialogue explaining the workings of modern capitalism and rebellion, based on genuine events. Regular features - Pathfinders (science & technology) – ‘‘Drugs’, ‘Downloading & Copyright’, ‘No-spam Socialism’’ Material World – ‘Global Warming’ Pieces Together – news cuttings from mainstream media Cooking the Books 1 (economics) – ‘The theology of interest’ Cooking the Books 2 – ‘Capitalism, but not as they know it’ (Eric Hobsbawn and Amartya Sen) 50 Years Ago – ‘Turmoil in Tibet’ Greasy Pole – UK politics: ‘Bloggers at loggerheads’ Voice From the Back - selected news items Free Lunch – cartoon Book reviews - ‘Spies, Lies and the War on Terror’; ‘Why History Matters’; ‘Too Little, Too Late’. Plus letters, meetings, contacts, etc. Also see www.worldsocialism.org and http://www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/
Seeders: 1
Leeches: 0

Dalai Lama (DVD-rip) (2008)

Category: Documentary
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Lots of old films about Tibet and the 14th Dalai Lama are included in this Documentary, filmed by the Chinese state-run TV station CCTV (cool name-_-). Put aside the political reasoning in this you can just watch and get a lot of info about Tibet and the Lama system.
Seeders: 6
Leeches: 2

Democracy Now! Monday, August 25, 2008

Category: News & Current Affairs
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Headlines Obama Taps Joe Biden to Be His Running Mate Nader Describes Biden as the “MasterCard Senator” McCain Issues Obama Attack Ad Using Biden’s Words Over 1,000 Protesters March to Pepsi Center in Denver US-Led Air Strike Kills up to 90 Afghan Civilians Russian Upper House Back Breakaway Regions of Georgia Free Gaza Boats Arrive in Gaza with Humanitarian Aid Report: US to Deploy Missile Radar System in Israel China Deports US Pro-Tibet Activists Court Rules UK to Release Info about Gitmo Detainee War Resister Robin Long Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison Bush-Appointed Immigration Judges Reject Asylum Cases at Higher Rate More Headlines… Antiwar Activists Take to the Streets to "Defend Denver" Democracy Now! correspondent Jeremy Scahill heads to the streets of Denver to report on day one of protests outside of the Democratic National Convention. He speaks to antiwar activist Cindy Sheehan, Green Party presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney, Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic, M1 of Dead Prez, Leslie Cagan of United for Peace and Justice and others. [includes rush transcript] Rick MacArthur: "You Can't Be President: The Outrageous Barriers to Democracy in America" As the Democratic National Convention begins in Denver, we speak to Harper’s publisher Rick MacArthur on his new book You Can’t Be President. MacArthur says that the popular notion that any American can become president only reinforces the “destructive national delusion that widespread, up-from-the-ground, truly popular democracy, both political and economic, really exists in America.” To assume that, he says, is equal to believing that Santa Claus exists. [includes rush transcript] Massive Security Operation Mobilized for DNC Thousands of delegates descended on Denver over the weekend for the Democratic National Convention, as did thousands of journalists, as well as protesters from across the country. We hear some of the voices of the protesters and speak with Democracy Now! correspondent Jeremy Scahill, who covered the events from the ground. [includes rush transcript] AT&T Throws Party to Support Dems Who Voted to Grant Telecoms Immunity for Illegal Domestic Wiretapping Democracy Now! goes from the streets to the suites to try and cover one of the first of over 1,200 parties during the Democratic National Convention—this one thrown by AT&T to support Democrats who voted to grant the company immunity for illegal wiretapping of Americans. We also get analysis from Glenn Greenwald of Salon.com. [includes rush transcript] A Debate on Sen. Joe Biden's Foreign Policy Record Between Steve Clemons and Stephen Zunes Much of the focus of Sen. Obama’s selection of Biden to be his running mate has centered on his foreign policy experience. Biden serves as the chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee. In 2002, he helped push through a Senate resolution authorizing the invasion of Iraq. He has since become a persistent critic of President Bush’s policies in Iraq and the so-called troop surge. [includes rush transcript]
Seeders: 177
Leeches: 17

Democracy Now! Friday, August 22, 2008

Category: News & Current Affairs
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Today's Headlines Possible Withdrawal of US Combat Troops in Iraq Set for 2011 Electronic Voting Company Admits System Flaw Could Cause Lost Votes Federal Judge Delays Execution of Jeffery Wood Obama on VP Pick: “I Want Somebody Who’s Independent” McCain Can’t Recall How Many Homes He Owns Death Toll Reaches 70 in Pakistan New Rule on Abortions to Impact Hospitals and Clinics US Releases Iraqi Journalist Marine on Trial for Fallujah Killings Pro-Tibet Activists Speak Out in Beijing "Free Gaza" Boats Set Sail from Cyprus to Break Israeli Blockade Two converted fishing boats set sail from Cyprus today carrying more than forty activists and humanitarian workers who are part of the Free Gaza movement that is trying to break the Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip. The Israeli foreign ministry said in an open letter to the participants, “We assume that your intentions are good but, in fact, the result of your action is that you are supporting the regime of a terrorist organization in Gaza.” We speak with three of the activists at sea: Huwaida Arraf, co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement; Lauren Booth, a journalist and sister-in-law of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair; and Israeli anthropology professor Jeff Halper of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions. Afghan Civilians Bear the Brunt of Taliban Violence and US, NATO Bombings As violence escalates in Afghanistan, both Barack Obama and John McCain support sending more troops. “Both of them are wrong,” says Sonali Kolhatkar, host of Uprising on Pacifica radio station KPFK and co-author of the book Bleeding Afghanistan. “You really cannot solve the situation in Afghanistan by throwing more troops at it, because over the last several years tens of thousands of troops in Afghanistan have not managed to do anything other than worsen the war.” "Trouble the Water" - New Film Provides Firsthand Account of Hurricane Katrina and Its Aftermath As the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches, we speak with the makers of a new film that takes an inside look at the disaster and the many forms of devastation that followed. Trouble the Water follows a couple from New Orleans’ Ninth Ward and their return home two weeks after the hurricane. It begins with footage shot by the couple, who documented the approach of the hurricane and the moment the floodwaters began to rise.
Seeders: 1
Leeches: 25

Democracy Now! Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Category: News & Current Affairs
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Today's Headlines Report: US to Send up to 15,000 More Troops to Afghanistan Taliban Launches Most Serious Attacks Since 2001 NATO Suspends Formal Contacts with Russia US & Poland Sign Missile Base Deal Obama Challenges McCain on His Ties to Musharraf NRA Spy Scandal Linked to McCain Campaign Five Protesters Arrested for Unfurling “Free Tibet” Banner in Beijing Pakistan’s Sharif Threatens to Pull Out of Coalition Government NYC & D.C. Area to Track License Plate Numbers Court Overturns Bush Rule on Monitoring Emissions Mexico Urged to Investigate Killings of Journalists NYC Agrees to Pay 52 Anti-War Protesters $2 Million Iowa Town Turned into "Open-Air Prison" as Wives of Men Arrested in Largest Immigration Raid in US History Forbidden to Work...or Leave Three months after the largest immigration raid in US history, when nearly 400 workers were arrested at a meatpacking plant, Postville, Iowa is a changed town. Postville lost more than a quarter of its population in the raid. And for those left behind, namely the wives and children of the men taken away, the town has been turned into what some have described as an open-air prison. Dozens of immigrant women remain in Postville without status or a means of support. Many of them are even forbidden from leaving and have been made to wear electronic monitoring bracelets. [includes rush transcript] The Limits of Power: Andrew Bacevich on the End of American Exceptionalism Andrew Bacevich is a conservative historian who spent twenty-three years serving in the US Army. He also lost his son in Iraq last year. In a new book titled The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism, Bacevich argues that although many in this country are paying a heavy price for US domestic and foreign policy decisions, millions of Americans simply continue to shop, spend and satisfy their appetite for cheap oil, credit and the promise of freedom at home. Bacevich writes, “As the American appetite for freedom has grown, so too has our penchant for empire.”
Seeders: 185
Leeches: 59

Democracy Now! Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Category: News & Current Affairs
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Today's Headlines Russia Orders End to Georgia Fighting Bush Administration Proposes Gutting Endangered Species Act CBO Report: US Spends $100 Billion on Private Contractors in Iraq McCain to Hold Fundraiser with Abramoff Associate Colorado National Guard to Operate 24-Hour Camp in Denver During DNC Indian Security Forces Kill Protesters in Kashmir Humanitarian Activists to Sail Boats to Gaza FBI Admits Obtaining Records of Reporters 13 Peace Activists Arrested at Wisconsin National Guard Base Longtime Foreign Correspondent John Cooley Dies Bolivian President Evo Morales Wins Critical Referendum on His Presidency More than 63 percent voted to back Morales’ government—nearly ten points more than the 54 percent that elected him in December 2005. The recall pitted Morales against governors who have pushed for autonomy for their resource-rich provinces. [includes rush transcript] Federal Judge Rules US Government Owes Group of Native Americans $455 Million for Unpaid Royalties on Drilling for Oil and Gas We speak to Elouise Cobell, the lead plaintiff in what was the largest class-action lawsuit against the US government. The Native American plaintiffs were seeking $47 billion, the total amount of lost royalties since 1887. [includes rush transcript–partial] China Deports 28 Members of Students for a Free Tibet for Staging Protests in Beijing We speak to John Hocevar, founder of Students for a Free Tibet, and the citizen journalist Noel Hidalgo, aka noneck, both of whom were just deported by China. Hidalgo used his cell phone to film most of the footage of the protests shown across the world. Chinese American Writer & Activist Helen Zia on the Olympic Games, the Role of Protest and President Bush's Visit to Beijing In a piece called “Why I Will Carry the Olympic Torch,” Helen Zia wrote earlier this year, “A peaceful and better world is possible through friendly engagement and mutual understanding, not violent confrontation and polarization. It’s an Olympic message, a possible dream that our global civilization and everyone who is a part of it can aspire to—and for which I am proud to carry a torch.”
Seeders: 40
Leeches: 101

Democracy Now! Monday, August 11, 2008

Category: News & Current Affairs
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Today's Headlines Russia-Georgia Fighting Enters Fourth Day Fighting Occurs One Month After US Military Exercise in Georgia Iraqi FM: “Very Clear Timeline” of US Troop Withdrawal Needed Clinton Adviser Urged Attacks on Obama as Being Un-American Bolivia’s Evo Morales Victorious in Recall Election Two Pro-Tibet Protesters Arrested at Olympics 48 Arrested in Burma Marking 20th Anniversary of Uprising India Agrees to Help Bhopal Survivors Negotiator: Palestinians May Demand One-State Solution Edwards Admits to Affair with Campaign Aide McCain Obtained Marriage License with Cindy While Still Married to First Wife Save the Peaks Condemn Court Ruling on Ski Resort on Sacred Mountain in Arizona Cindy Sheehan to Appear on November Ballot vs. Nancy Pelosi Mahmoud Darwish, Poet Laureate of the Palestinians, 1941-2008 Three days of mourning have been declared in the West Bank and Gaza to mark the death of Mahmoud Darwish, the Poet Laureate of the Palestinians. Darwish was considered one of the most important Arab poets, a towering literary figure for over four decades. The poetry of Mahmoud Darwish is well known and loved across the Arab world by people from all walks of life. [includes rush transcript] Up to 2,000 Killed as Russia-Georgia Fighting Enters Fourth Day After four days of heavy fighting, Russian tanks are now approaching central Georgian cities away from the separatist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Russian officials say Georgia provoked the assault by attacking South Ossetia late last week, causing heavy civilian casualties. NATO’s Secretary General and President Bush have both condemned Russia’s “disproportionate” use of force in Georgia.
Seeders: 144
Leeches: 50

Democracy Now! Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Category: News & Current Affairs
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Today's Headlines Book: White House Ordered CIA to Forge Iraq Intelligence Obama Calls for Tapping Oil Reserves McCain Calls on Congress to Pass Energy Bill Oil & Gas Companies Pour Money into McCain Campaign Denver Creates “Protest Zone” for Obama Nomination Speech Secret Service to Fly Spy Planes Over Denver During DNC Daschle Questions FBI Anthrax Probe Protests in South Korea Set for Bush Visit Israeli PM Candidate Once Sought Deaths of 70 Palestinians a Day Pentagon Opens New Intelligence Unit In Defiance of World Court, Texas to Execute Mexican National Report: Oil Companies Avoid Paying Billions in Royalties FBI Probes Firebombings of UC Santa Cruz Researchers Nader Wins California Peace and Freedom Nomination American Foreign Policy Brought to You by China: Advisers to Obama, McCain Tied to US Multinationals that Profit from Beijing President Bush is heading to China this week, where he will attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Summer Olympics on Friday. The Games’ presence in Beijing have helped spotlight opposition to China on a number of policies, including its repression of the Tibetan independence movement, its support for the Sudanese government in Darfur and its crackdown on dissidents and civil liberties at home. In the latest issue of Harper’s Magazine, Ken Silverstein says many of the bipartisan experts who have advocated so-called “constructive engagement” with China are tied to major US multinational corporations that profit heavily from the Chinese market. [includes rush transcript] Chevron Lobbies White House to Pressure Ecuador to Stop $12 Billion Amazon Pollution Lawsuit Chevron is being accused of promoting geopolitical blackmail in its efforts to stave off a lawsuit accusing it of contaminating the Ecuadorian rain forest. Nearly 30,000 Amazon residents are seeking $12 billion from Chevron for dumping billions of gallons of toxic oil waste. According to Newsweek, the oil giant is urging the Bush administration to yank special trade preferences for Ecuador if the country’s government doesn’t force the Amazon residents to drop the case. If the White House agrees, it would be the second major lobbying victory for Chevron in just a matter of weeks. Last month, the Senate dropped an effort to penalize Chevron for maintaining extensive ties to the military junta in Burma. Ex-UN AIDS Chief Slams CDC as Being "Completely Irresponsible" for Withholding Data Showing US Gov't Had Understated Number of New AIDS Cases by 40% The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has acknowledged it has drastically underestimated the number of people becoming infected with AIDS in the United States. The CDC had been reporting 40,000 people get infected each year, but now the agency estimates the figure is 56,000—an increase of 40 percent. The CDC reportedly knew about the increased number of cases since last year but waited to make the announcement until the opening of the International AIDS Conference in Mexico. We speak with Stephen Lewis, the former UN envoy on AIDS in Africa and and co-director of AIDS-Free World, who is taking part in the International AIDS Conference in Mexico City.
Seeders: 148
Leeches: 43

Passionate Eye - Unwinking Gaze (CBC 2008.06.15)

Category: Documentary
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Passionate Eye - Unwinking Gaze (CBC 2008.06.15) "Was the Dalai Lama a wolf in monk's clothing? …Plenty of films have been made about the Dalai Lama, but none aspired to this observational format." Filmmaker Joshua Dugdale Filmed over a period of three years, Unwinking Gaze: the Inside Story of the Dalai Lama's Struggle for Tibet offers viewers a unique, behind-the-scenes glimpse into the recent working life and political drama surrounding the Dalai Lama, Tibetan Buddhists' spiritual leader and renowned world icon. The film begins during the Dalai Lama's visit to Canada in 2006. While thousands of Canadian followers gather to hear the Dalai Lama speak at his public events, in the corridors of power in Ottawa he seeks the support of Canadian political leaders to help raise the question of human rights and the rights of Tibet when dealing with their Chinese counterparts. Director Joshua Dugdale had exceptional access to the Dalai Lama and in the documentary is able to reveal the daily challenges of the religious leader as he tries to strike a balance between his Buddhist vows and the real politic needed to placate China. Even within the inner circle of the Dalai Lama's closest advisers and diplomats, viewers will see there are often frustrations and differences of opinion on how to reach a peaceful resolution with China. ============================================================== Name.............: PassionateEye.TheUnwinkingGaze.xvid.avi Filesize..........: 819 MB (or 838,910 KB or 859,043,840 bytes) Runtime.........: 01:07:01 (120,496 fr) Video Codec...: XviD Video Bitrate...: 1544 kb/s FPS...............: 29.970 Audio Codec...: 0x0055(MP3) ID'd as MPEG-1 Layer 3 Audio Bitrate...: 156 kb/s (78/ch, stereo) VBR LAME3.97 Frame Size.....: 640x368 (1.74:1) [=40:23] Frame Quality..: 0.219 bits/pixel janman
Seeders: 18
Leeches: 0

Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion (Award Winning Documentary)

Category: Documentary
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Ten years in the making, this award-winning feature-length documentary was filmed during nine journeys throughout Tibet, India and Nepal. CRY OF THE SNOW LION brings audiences to the long-forbidden "rooftop of the world" with an unprecedented richness of imagery. The dark secrets of Tibet's recent past are powerfully chronicled through personal stories and interviews, and a collection of undercover and archival images never before assembled in one film. BEST DOCUMENTARY Audience Award - Santa Barbara International Film Festival Audience Award - Bahamas International Film Festival SPECIAL JURY AWARD Banff Mountain Film Festival - Trento Mountain Film Festival Poprad Mountain Film Festival - Graz Mountain Film Festival OFFICIAL SELECTION Toronto - Seattle - IFP Los Angeles - Bangkok - Sydney
Seeders: 7
Leeches: 9