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Hedge funds exploited the misfortunes of those caught beneath currency, housing and internet bubbles, and got paid by the boatload.
Tough-minded immigration policies keep backfiring, and the debate over them obscures the question of what really works and what doesn't.
A history of the battle between politics and science over the use of marijuana as a medicine.
The McCain campaign reeks of special interests.
Police explain to a journalist who wants to know what being tasered feels like, "we really don't fully understand and know the risks."
Missouri lawmakers are rushing to pass a law that would, among other things, deny some nuns the right to vote.
Speaking out against the war, female veterans describe regular abuse at the hands of their peers -- and the military's failure to address it.
The government's attempt to gut a law protecting whistle-blowers does not bode well for our First Amendment rights.
Anti-gay crusaders are deceiving voters about their strategies and intentions -- and the courts are playing along.
In politics, anything can happen. Except for what needs to happen for Clinton to secure the nomination.
Guerilla News Network
Binayak Sen is a hero for global justice campaigners, and an example to all medical practitioners. Seeing the problem of rural communities cut off from healthcare services, he began offering basic services free of charge, taking o
This article should be mandatory reading for the GNN community. The Plan México appropriations have been tied to the Iraq spending bill, and both the Dems and Republicans seem to be swallowing this bitter bill without s
A new report indicates that climate change could begin to slide out of control. Mauna Loa observatory scientists in Hawaii report that CO2 levels in the atmosphere now stand at 387 parts per million (ppm), up almost 40% s
In the UK there are up to 4.2m CCTV cameras – about one for every 14 people. The failure of this massive system to prevent crime is leading the police to construct a “database of images of suspects” whic
As the United States gropes for continuing influence in Latin America, it is reforming its military posture towards the region accordingly. After 58 years, the Fourth Fleet is being re-established with the responsibility
It is expected that a federal judge will on Thursday tell George Bush to stop stalling and designate the polar bear as an endangered species. This will then oblige his administration to prevent any action which might jeo
The crisis hit its peak last weekend. Beekeepers from Germany’s Baden-Württemburg reported hives full of thousands of dead bees. The worst-hit region, according to state officials, was along the upper Rhine river b
Jimmy Carter seems to be (re)injecting himself into the blowback debate now. In this widely published essay he matter-of-factly restates what the Hamas leaders he recently met told him: “They responded that such pre
The massive loss of arctic summer ice in 2007 continues this year as researchers from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency report.
The area covered with perennial ice in the Arctic Ocean has receded “drastical
Coming days after the death of perhaps 100,000 people in Burma following a tropical cyclone – another tragedy. Thousands have been killed in China’s Sichuan province after an earthquake – over 10,000 are
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Source: Magasinet for fagorganiserte
Source: Magasinet for fagorganiserte
Source: Magasinet Aktuell
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Source: Magasinet Aktuell
Modkraft
To aktivister fra en tjekkisk bevægelse imod oprettelsen af en amerikansk militærbase i landet startede tirsdag den 13. maj en sultestrejke vendt mod opsættelsen af en radar, der skal udgøre kernen i USA's såkaldte »missilsk
Et forslag til ny overenskomst mellem Kommunernes Landsforening og den pædagogiske fagforening BUPL er blevet stemt ned med overvældende flertal. Pædagoger går i strejke fra den 19. maj.
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Fagligt & arbejdsmarked,
686 familier har fået halveret deres indkomst af 300-timers reglen. De ramte har ingen mulighed haft for at indfri reglens krav, siger socialrådgivernes næstformand.
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Socialt,
Blå/sort regering
Danmark vil sende terrormistænkte hjem til torturlande, hvis landene lover ikke at torturere. En sådan forsikring er intet værd, siger FN`s torturrapportør.
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Filippinerne er gået fra at være riseksportør til at importere ris. Der er ikke nok mad, priserne stiger, og 11 millioner mennesker lever for under én dollar om dagen. Dem rammer krisen ekstra hårdt.
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Danmark var tidligere i front, når det gjaldt solvarmeanlæg. Men i 2002 fjernede regeringen støtten til udvikling af alternativ energi. Nu diskuteres bl.a. atomkraft og biobrændstof som erstatning for olie og kul.
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Yderligere syv flygtninge skal være døde som følge af et skibsforlis ud for Marokko. En fælleseuropæisk kampagne mod flygtningenes vilkår er undervej. Flere faggrupper protesterer mod vilkårerne i de danske flygtningecentre
Ny byretsdom ligestiller prostituerede med andre voldtægtsofre. De får nu udbetalt samme erstatning af gerningsmanden.
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Køn & seksualitet,
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Ifølge politiet blev der torsdag den 8. maj beslaglagt et våbenlager på Café 1000Fryd i Aalborg. 1000Fryd mener, historien er blæst op. Blandt det beslaglagte var f.eks. et kroketspil, forklarer de.
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Afrikanske flygtninge beskylder marokkanske soldater for at være skyld i mindst 29 druknede flygtninge. Marokkos myndigheder benægter hændelsesforløbet.
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Politivold-saker i media
TV2 - 2 dager siden
600 kvinner ble anholdt av politiet i dag etter Tibet-demonstrasjoner. Over 600 kvinnelige Tibet-demonstranter ble anholdt av politiet i Nepals hov
Arendals Tidende - 3 dager siden
Av Camilla Glad Mitic', En 51 år gammel mann fra Arendal er dømt for forøk på vold mot en politiførstebetjent. Politiet var komme
Aftenposten - 3 dager siden
USYNLIG. I Norge er den mest effektive rasismen helt usynlig. En ung kvinne fra Nigeria må sitte og høre på negervitser i kantinen på
iOslo - 09.05.08
Mener det ikke er straffbart å kalle en innsatt monkey boy. Av Trine Stalsberg Politimannen som er funnet skyldig i grov uforstand i tjeneste for å ha
iBergen - 08.05.08
Amerikansk politi er i hardt vær etter en ny voldsskandale. Et videoopptak gjort fra et tv-helikopter viser hvordan politimenn drar ut tre mistenkte
Dagbladet - 08.05.08
15 politimenn slo og sparket tre mistenkte.
VG Nett - 07.05.08
(VG Nett) Politiet i Philadelphia er under etterfo
Dagbladet - 07.05.08
15 politimenn mot 3 mistenkte. SUN HEIDI SÆBØ (Dagbladet.no): To dager etter at politiet i Philadelphia mistet en av sine egne, ble deler av polit
Studvest - 07.05.08
Tekst: EYVIND BøE LEDER NORSK FOLKEHJELP UNGDOM BERGEN Knut Christian Lundekvam skrev i Studvest nr. 14 et interessant og viktig svar til mitt og El
iBergen - 07.05.08
Parkgjengere skulle ha en hyggelig dag i Sofienbergparken. Så smalt det.
PR-Watch
Adweek has an interesting article examining environmental corporate social responsibility in light of the latest consumer survey data designed to help companies profit from green marketing. They caution corporations to "realize th
Doug Goodyear, the CEO of the Washington D.C. PR and lobbyshop, DCI Group, was selected to manage the forthcoming Republican National Convention (RNC), in St. Paul, Minnesota because of his "management experience and expertise", a
Consumer Reports Webwatch and the Mediatech Foundation have published a study of how young children interact with the internet, warning that "Publishers of many major children’s Web sites should do a better job disclosing sales
Bruce Falconer is calling out the mainstream media for ignoring the disturbing testimony that dominated recent U.S. Senate hearings into corruption by private contractors in Iraq. The testimony came from whistleblowers Frank Cassa
Sign displayed at the NEI conferenceI learned many things at the Nuclear Energy Institute's (NEI's) annual meeting, but perhaps none more surprising than this: When nuclear power executives discuss the state of their industry, th
Listen to this week's edition of the "Weekly Radio Spin," the Center for Media and Democracy's audio report on the stories behind the news. This week, we look at radio shows on drugs, when U.S. think tanks meddle overseas, an
Columnist Dimitri Vassilaros received a news release about a grassroots "petition to stop climate alarmism" and attacking Al Gore's work. He checked it out and found that "for an organization that claims 'we are grassroots to the
The Colombian government -- which is dogged by controversy over its human rights record -- is seeking help from British PR firms to help promote a "modern" image amongst journalists and politicians. Colombia's deputy head of missi
The Ohio state legislature has seized $230 million from to the state's Tobacco Prevention Foundation and diverted it other uses. In the late 1990s, Ohio and other states sued the major tobacco companies to recover billions of doll
Writing for AdWeek, Andrew Adam Newman reports that a deceptive PR campaign on behalf of the Coach bag company has become "the latest illustration of how a buzz-seeking stunt may backfire." Led by Paul Werth Associates, an Ohio PR
SchNews
Protesters have targeted the Nottingham premises of Heckler & Koch – a manufacturer of fire arms used all over the world by militias and armies on all sides. H&K and the Notts police didn't want the protesters or a local radio s
During the local elections last week, in Worthing a candidate was violently arrested by police after complaints that her supporters were being mistreated. The candidate was running on the 'Save Titnore's Trees' platform –
Activists who were arrested last year after doing banner drops in a protest against the widening of the M1 motorway have had their charges dropped.
BASF are trying to do another crop trial of a genetically modified potato. This Tuesday their offices in Manchester were blockaded by protesters, and there will be another action in June at the site of the BASF crop trial in
Northern Petroleum claim there is oil in an area of outstanding natural beauty in West Sussex, and are applying for permission to drill. As oil gets more scarce, oil companies will look in more and more unusual places to dig
A selection of events taken from SchNEWS' online events listings
The vigil camp at the Hill Of Tara, Ireland, was trashed on Wednesday in an attempted eviction by a team of security working for the Office Of Public Works. Most of the camp was evicted, except the sacred fire, which had to
A campaign called 'Leave It In The Ground' is forming to stop a coal quarry being dug up in Derbyshire. It's not just the destruction of the land, it's also about the carbon emissions caused by coal-fired power stations, whi
Police in Norfolk are using more and more hi-tech resources to crack down on free parties and raves in the county.
A strange tale about a pair of teenage girls in Scotland who were allowed to hold high powered automatic weapons as part of a day out at a firearms unit. This excursion was a 'treat' for the girls after their father – a po
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