Monthly Archives: August 2012

The Fate Of Firoze Manji Update

I received this group e-mail from Sokari Ekine, a regular contributor to Pambazuka. Below it is the attachment she sent.  Her e-mail address is owukori@gmail.com. Dear Friends, writers and readers of Pambazuka News It is now 4 weeks since we … Continue reading

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Neville Alexander (1936-2012)

Nice piece.

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Outrage at plan to charge miners with ‘murder’ of their colleagues

The South African state is threatening to charge some 270 Lonmin platinum miners arrested at the time of the Marikana massacre with murder. In an outrageous twist they would be charged with the killing of the 34 colleagues who were … Continue reading

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Jean Renoir’s “The Rules Of The Game”

The first time I saw this film, I did so on the recommendation of a friend who said that it was the best film she had ever seen. About thirty minutes in I began to wonder if she was nuts. … Continue reading

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Montreal student protesters arrested

Gee, I wonder which side the media is on???? Here we see the all-too-familiar, incestuous embrace of state and capital, the students be damned. Text and Video here.

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Student ‘Subversives’ And The FBI’s ‘Dirty Tricks’

Text and audio here.

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Facing Reality In South Africa

Great piece.

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California Prop. 32: A Billionaires’ Bill of Rights

Read here.

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Quebec Professors’ Manifesto for the protection of democracy and the right of student protest

Can be found here.

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Wikileaks Co-founder Sees through Assange

[Blogger’s note: I sympathize with those of you who want to believe that Assange is legit; who want to believe that they live in a world where a single crusader can elude and defy the intelligence services (including their assassins) … Continue reading

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