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Protests after Greece passes austerity bill

mercredi 22 juillet 2015 à 02:00

Greek MPs Pass Austerity Bill As Athens Police Clash with Protesters.

TTIP revolving door

mercredi 22 juillet 2015 à 02:00

Report Exposes 'Revolving Door' Within Corporate-Dominated TTIP Talks.

US sentencing system

mercredi 22 juillet 2015 à 02:00

Commuting sentences must be followed by fixing the sentencing system.

Selling water

mercredi 22 juillet 2015 à 02:00

An article I disagree with argues against selling water in British Columbia (where it is abundant) for shipment elsewhere.

I think it make sense to sell water if you have extra water. However, you should stop selling water if you cease to have extra; any treaty that would make it hard to stop obviously must be abrogated.

As for fracking, which should be stopped for other reasons, it is valid to fight it by denying access to the giant quantities of water fracking needs, but that's not a principle, it's a tactic.

We should discourage the retail sale of bottled water, which is very wasteful, but that's not the only way to distribute water from other regions.

Tory attack on unions

mercredi 22 juillet 2015 à 02:00

This Tory Attack on Unions Should Remind Us How Much We Need Them.

I think the British unions should drop the "Labour" Party, which has no great concern for working people, and start another.