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Israel Bans Free Expression (tags)

Israel

TPP designed to make medicine more expensive (tags)

The TPP is the latest and most important new trade agreement that seeks to create new standards for intellectual property that are more friendly to pharmaceutical companies and publishers. The TPP chapter on intellectual property expands and extends drug monopolies.

The toll of privatization and the ideology of “there is no alternative” (tags)

One million people are estimated to have died as a result of capitalist “shock therapy” in the former Soviet bloc; other health indications demonstrate a catastrophic toll from capitalist offensives.

Time Protestor Person of the Year (tags)

Even if editorial staff at Time magazine dubbed “the Protestor” as this year’s “Person-of-the-Year” doesn’t necessarily mean people at the Time, or it’s backstage managers, has garnered much appreciation or respect for “personhood” of the average outspoken dissenter. Likely they surveyed the landscape and realized the inevitable conclusion—2011 has had a lot of ubiquitous protestation around the world. So then an inevitable conclusion became refreshingly obvious—popular dissent is here all over as many status quos are being challenged.

Riverside County Supervisor Jeff Stone (tags)

Highly disturbing information about Republican Riverside County Supervisor Jeff Stone and his ties to organized crime is provided at the URL offered.

Liza Maza, Ocampo Defend NP Slate (tags)

Progressive candidates eyeing for a senatorial post in 2010 defended their move to run as “guests” of the Nacionalista Party (NP). This came after critics began expressing opinions opposing the move of the two senatoriables which allegedly “overshadowed their moral ascendancy as real public servants.” Rep. Satur Ocampo and Rep. Liza Maza of the Makabayang Koalisyon ng Mamamayan (Makabayan) announced Dec. 14 their intent to join NP as guests, supporting Manny Villar and Loren Legarda as president and vice president, respectively.

Jeff Stone Riverside County Corruption Probe (tags)

The increasingly notorious politician Jeff Stone is once again embroiled in controversy involving his corruption, graft, and collaboration with organized crime in the agency of the equally notorious Scientology crime syndicate. While Riverside County is the most corrupt County in California, it also boasts the worse racist law enforcement outside of the Los Angeles Police Department.

Richard Silverstein Loses it at the J Street Conference (tags)

Fear and Loathing at J Street Conference-- Scanning The Blog Reports

SoCal Arsonists Sentenced To Death (tags)

Local arsonists who killed five fire fighters has been sentenced to death. They can't kill this scumbag enough, in my opinion, despite the fact that I'm almost always against the dealth penalty.

White Supremacists Take Note (tags)

I don't particularly agree with the tone employed here. Desertphile makes one good point, however: White supremacists are free to believe as they wish so long as they don't actually hurt anyone.

Take Back Washington Sends Film Crew To D.C. Next Stop: Las Vegas, NV (tags)

In response to the newly released documentary, One Nation Under Siege, the Take Back Washington crew is headed West for more input by fellow Americans trying to make a difference.

What is political correctness? (tags)

What is political correctness, where did it come from, and why is it so influential at universities? It is the object of widespread ridicule, usually a very powerful weapon, so why doesn't it go away?

A CALL TO ARMS: Fighting Conservative America From Your Computer Desk (tags)

Have you ever wanted to get involved and have your voice heard? Here is an easy and entertaining way to do both from the computer you are using at this very moment.

Alert for anti-white supremacists (tags)

The San Gabriel Valley Tribune printed an article about the so-called "Friends of the Border Patrol" which didn't address the salient issues.

Act Up acts up (tags)

The organization known as "Act Up" has done it again!

White Supremacists in City of Kingston (tags)

A north New Jersey man says his planned rally in the City of Kingston to protest what he says is rampant black on white crime in the city, will be held on Saturday, November 19.

Two responses to Chavez' supporters (tags)

* Interventions in a debate on Venezuela and the government of Hugo Chavez. LASolidarity mailing list

"Save Our State" a.k.a. "Minutemen" Require Permit (tags)

In an effort to make sure that allegedly violent racists are aware of the normal rules of conduct of civilized society, the City of Baldwin Park, California passed a resolution to require groups of a certain size or larger to acquire a permit to demonstrate.

Save Our State Minutemen Death Threats and More (tags)

Save Our State / Minutemen supporters telephone and email hundreds of terrorist threats while woman who was struck by a plastic water bottle calls the Constitutionally guarenteed right to protest against racism "domestic terrorism."

Essential Quotes For The Aware (tags)

These are bonafide and verifiable quotes of those in the know and in control. Rather chilling really. I would suggest saving them for reference.

Reality Check (tags)

After three days of reading the many posts here at LA-IMC, and experiencing the gamut of emotions, thoughts, and opinions put forth by its publishers, I am persuaded now to join in and express my view point on the discussed topics. Before doing so, I feel it necessary to open a new topic in hopes of interjecting an all to often overlooked fact.....

Media McCarthyism(amsellem) (tags)

editorial cartoon c 2003 by charles amsellem all rights reserved

The Myth of an American Free Press (tags)

A toast given by John Swinton in 1953

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