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Greens Make Breakthrough in Australian Election |
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Contributed by John W. Warnock
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Monday, 23 August 2010 |
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The Australian federal election was held last Saturday, and the outcome has yet to be decided. There was a major swing against the Labor government, and their vote total fell to only 38%. The more right wing Liberal National Party coalition won 44% of the vote. Yet as the final mail-in ballots are being tabulated, it appears that both parties will end up with 70 or 72 seats, and neither will be able to form a majority government. The big winner in the election was the Australian Green Party, which saw their vote total rise from 7.8% in 2007 to 13.9%. The party won a seat in the House of Representatives, taking Melbourne from Labor. Furthermore, in the Australian Senate, where seats are distributed according to a form of proportional representation, the Greens won a seat in all states for the first time and hold the balance of power. The vote total for the Greens was the highest recorded by any third party in an Australian federal election.
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WikiLeaks Undermines Government Propaganda |
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Contributed by John W. Warnock
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Tuesday, 27 July 2010 |
On Monday, July 25 WikiLeaks posted over 90,000 documents from the U.S. military on the war in Afghanistan. These documents are highly classified and leaked by insiders. Julian Assange, who directs the web site from Sweden, had given the documents in advance to The New York Times, the Guardian and Der Spiegel, all of whom strongly support the U.S./NATO war in Afghanistan. This is a small portion of the documents that have been leaked.
The leak was denounced by the Obama administration and other NATO governments. They have been dismissed by media supporters of the war, like Christie Blatchford of the Globe and Mail. The Globe occasionally complains about government secrecy, but in this case the editors criticize WikeLeaks for creating a “national security” threat to the war operations.
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Afghan war documents - where to find them, how to download them |
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Written by From WikiLeaks
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Monday, 26 July 2010 |
25th July 2010 5:00 PM EST WikiLeaks has released a document set called the Afghan War Diary, an extraordinary compendium of over 91,000 reports covering the war in Afghanistan from 2004 to 2010.
The reports, while written by soldiers and intelligence officers, and mainly describing lethal military actions involving the United States military, also include intelligence information, reports of meetings with political figures, and related details.
To browse the documents, the document collection is available on a dedicated webpage.To download them, click on 'read more' for information and instructions.
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US Climate Bill Would Cut Deficit by $19 Billion Over 10 years |
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Contributed by Jim Elliott
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Monday, 19 July 2010 |
The current climate and energy bill now stalled in the US Senate would reduce the federal budget by about $19 Billion over the next decade. This is what the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said. This is the second positive report on the bill by a government agency. The first is the Environmental Protection Agency.
"There is no more room for excuses - this must be our year to pas comprehensive climate and energy legislation and begin to send a price signal on carbon," said Senator John Kerry, D-Mass, the chief author of the bill.
In its report, the CBO said that revenues would go up by $751 Billion from 2011 to 2020, mostly through the sale of carbon credits in a so-called cap and trade plan to be applied to utilities and other sectors of the economy. On the debit side, the plan would cost about $732 Billion, mostly from refunds to utility bills and tax credits as well as investments in energy provisions including research and development. The Senate bill would tax carbon dioxide emissions by coal-fired power plants and other large emitters.
The analysis by the EPA said that the bill would cost households about $79 to $146 per year. The authors of the bill say that Americans would be willing to pay less than a dollar a day to curb climate change while reducing oil imports and creating energy-related jobs.
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Issue No. 1 of Utilitarian Donuts released |
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Written by Aleks McHugh
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Saturday, 17 July 2010 |
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The first issue of Regina's newest magazine, Utilitarian Donuts, is out. Its contents skip across variegated terrain, touching down upon global poverty and the bp oil spill, kicking up a fine red
dust of fantastic mythology and linguistic delight along the way. The result,
a scintillating mix of poetics and polemics, is sure to leave readers wanting
for dreary politics and uniform style. Copies are $6. Visit
utilitariandonuts.com for purchasing details and for notice of an upcoming
launch/open mic event (date TBA). Write Comment (1 Comments) |
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Saskatchewan reacts to Toronto arrests |
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Written by Gord Barnes
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Friday, 16 July 2010 |
On Human Rights Radio, on Friday, July 16 at 12:00 noon, Mona Hill is
interviewing Professor Garson Hunter and Mike Medby about their experiences in
Toronto during G20. In Regina at 91.3 FM or over the internet.
Amnesty International Saskatchewan members and supporters are encouraged to
participate in protests this Saturday, July 17, at 11am, calling for an inquiry
into police tactics at the G20.
In Saskatoon, the start is at River
Landing (by Victoria/Traffic Bridge)
In Regina, the start is at the
buffalo statue near Scarth and 12th.
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Written by RPIRG and SCIC
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Tuesday, 13 July 2010 |
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The Regina Public Interest Research Group (RPIRG) and the Saskatchewan Council for International Cooperation (SCIC) are teaming up to offer an amazing training opportunity for young leaders and activists this summer!
Generating Momentum: Activist Leadership Training Camp will be held August 29 - September 1, 2010. It is a 4-day, province wide event in the Qu'Appelle Valley, with a focus on providing the practical skills, knowledge, education, and networking opportunities necessary to make a difference in your community. If you are 18 to 29 years of age and are passionate about social and/or environmental justice, this camp is for you!
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Written by Amnesty International
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Thursday, 08 July 2010 |
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 Governments bear a very
important responsibility to ensure security in and around events such as the G20
Summit. They have an equal responsibility to enable and protect the rights
associated with peaceful protest, particularly freedoms of expression, assembly
and association.
That’s why Amnesty Canada is
calling for an independent review of the security measures used before and
during the G20 meetings in Toronto.
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message to Stephen Harper now. Write Comment (0 Comments) |
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Homeless Being Persecuted in American Cities |
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Contributed by Jim Elliott
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Wednesday, 07 July 2010 |
On November 2009, a homeless man named David Madison was trying to get into a Boulder, Colorado shelter. But unfortunately it was full. So without any place to go, he opted to put down his sleeping bag to protect him from the cold. It was going to be a cold night at -12 degrees.Celsius.
He was then approached by the police, but rather than giving him assistance, he was ticketed for "camping". Now our idea of camping would not fit with what David was doing. David didn't have a campfire. He didn't have an idealic wilderness scene around him.
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Written by Jenn Farr
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Monday, 05 July 2010 |
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