Cross Posted from WSWS Authorities in the eastern Chinese city of Ningbo announced the suspension of a planned $US8.9 billion petrochemical plant expansion on Sunday, after three days of protests by thousands of residents concerned about the health and environmental implications. The […]
Continue readingUpdate from Earth First! Journal: New issue and Northeast mini-tour
Mark your calendars! A member of the Earth First! Journal editorial collective will be traveling in the Northeast this month, surrounding the Boston Anarchist Book Fair. Please spread the word to anyone you know in these areas. The events will be a […]
Continue readingObama’s real birth certificate found in Earth First! Journal office…
Yeah, that’s right, we caught Donald Trump snooping around in our stuff, again. He claims he found the certificate hiding under Uncle Ted’s crusty ol’ tighty-whitees that we won in the government auction last year, but never got around to framing on […]
Continue readingReview: Imperiled Life, by Javier Sethness-Castro
Revolutionary Tradition Against Climate Collaborators By Sasha Picking up Imperiled Life by Javier Sethness-Castro (AK Press 2012), I felt the urgency of the work immediately. Illustrated with profound, gorgeous art by the fabulous Just Seeds Collective, the work mobilizes through an active […]
Continue readingReview: scott crow’s Black Flags and Windmills
Hope, Anarchy, and the Common Ground Collective: An Epic Tale Past the Point of No-Return by Sasha When I began reading Black Flags and Windmills (PM Press 2011), by scott crow, my imagination was sparked by the power of scott crow’s commitment to […]
Continue readingCanada: Movement Against Tar Sands on the Rise
By Roger Annis / Green Left A popular movement against tar sands oil production and pipeline transport is on the rise and gathering steam in Canada. Its biggest expression so far came on October 22 when 4000- 5000 people rallied in […]
Continue readingTar Sands Blockade Lines Cut, Tree Sitter Literally out on a Limb
***UPDATE THURSDAY 11/1/12 12:30PM – Pika managed to come down late last night around 2am. She had no food or water and her warm clothes had been cut down as well. She was arrested upon descent and is now facing a similar set […]
Continue readingNew Blockade, Green Party Candidate Gets Popped
In Winnsboro, Texas, the Green Party candidate for President, Dr. Jill Stein, has been arrested, taken to Wood County Jail, and is awaiting processing. The freelance reporter has been released from detainment without arrest or charge. A statement from Dr. Jill Stein: […]
Continue readingGrand Jury Fishing Expedition Widens in the Pacific Northwest
Cross Posted from AnarchistNews.org “On October 25th, the day before my 23rd birthday, two FBI agents wearing ill-fitting khakis and too much gel in their hair, served me a subpoena for 9am on November 7th. I knew my fate right away: 18 […]
Continue readingChinese Environmental Protest a Sign of Things to Come?
Cross Posted from Gather On Monday October 29, Bloomberg reported that hundreds of Chinese citizens marched through the coastal city of Ningbo to protest the local government’s plan to expand a petrochemical plant. The expansion was planned to have cost $8.9 billion, with all […]
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