Politics There Is No In-Between- Stand With The People Or With The Oppressors 25 Jun 201227 Jun 2012 By Larry Pinkney “Every artist, every scientist, must decide now where he stands. He has no alternative. There is no standing above the conflict on Olympian heights. There are no…
Politics Obama- The More Insidious Evil 19 Jun 201216 Sep 2012 By Larry Pinkney “Our problem is that people are obedient all over the world in the face of poverty and starvation and stupidity, and war, and cruelty. Our problem is…
Events… Remember The POWs 16 Jun 201217 Jun 2012 Republicans from across Scotland are gathering today in Glasgow for the annual Hunger Strike March. The culmination of prison protest that began in 1976, the 1981 hunger strike is one…
News… 21st Century Fascism 13 Jun 201216 Jun 2012 By Martin James As the Eurozone crisis moves towards some kind of conclusion, the far-right are gaining ground across Europe. Mainstream commentators are noting the parallels with the 1930s, but…
Politics Larry Pinkney Speaks 10 Jun 201211 Jun 2012 Fascinating interview with former Black Panther, and 107 Cowgate contributor, Larry Pinkney. Larry discusses the origins of the Black Panther Party, COINTELPRO and his time as a political prisoner.
Ireland… The 2012 Markievicz Lecture 6 Jun 201210 Jun 2012 The 2012 Markievicz lecture delivered at the second annual Countess Markievicz Day School in Dublin by Dr Margaret Ward. The Markievicz Lecture- First Wave Feminism Dr Margaret Ward from Paula…
Politics Chavez In Build Up To Election Campaign 6 Jun 201211 Oct 2012 By Ewan Robertson With just under four weeks until the official launch of Venezuela’s presidential election campaign on 1 July, President Hugo Chavez’s United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) is…
Edinburgh… Happy Birthday James Connolly 5 Jun 20126 Jun 2012 Happy birthday James Connolly and it's great to see so many people taking the day off to celebrate. Perhaps we can make this a holiday every year? There have been…
Ireland… The Torture Of Marian Price 31 May 20121 Jun 2012 By Sandy Boyer Marian Price has been imprisoned in Northern Ireland for more than a year on the basis of secret evidence neither she nor her lawyers have been allowed…
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