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GPJA #440 (Part 2): International news & Analysis – 6/9/12

  FEATURES Where the Mob Keeps Its Money http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/26/opinion/sunday/where-the-mob-keeps-its-money.html More than a cyclist – There’s more to Lance Armstrong’s popularity than his performance on a bicycle. http://socialistworker.org/2012/08/27/more-than-a-cyclist After capitalism: ‘We deserve a political and economic system that redistributes both wealth and the decisions about how it is used’ – videoGuardian columnist George Monbiot argues that a world after capitalism is not a communist state but … Continue reading GPJA #440 (Part 2): International news & Analysis – 6/9/12

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GPJA #437: Part 2. International news & Analysis – 8/8/12

QUOTES OF THE WEEK   “I’m Aboriginal, representing my culture, not only my country but all my people as well. I’m very proud and that’s what I wanted to do and I’m happy I did it.” Damien Hooper, Australian aboriginal Olympic athlete “What the Supreme Court did in Citizens United is to say to these same billionaires and the corporations they control: ‘You own and … Continue reading GPJA #437: Part 2. International news & Analysis – 8/8/12

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GPJA #434: National protests against asset sales this Saturday

GLOBAL PEACE AND JUSTICE AUCKLAND NEWSLETTER No. 434, July 13 , 2012 Asset sales protests planned in twelve cities: Twelve protests are planned across Aotearoa for 14 July against National’s privatisation and corporatisation programme. Thirty protesters auctioned off John Key’s mansion this afternoon as street theatre and creative opposition spreads. There is continuing pressure in the courts from Iwi after a landmark Supreme Court decision … Continue reading GPJA #434: National protests against asset sales this Saturday

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GPJA #433: Part 2. International news & Analysis – 6/7/12

QUOTES OF THE WEEK   “What remains of democracy is largely the right to choose among commodities. Business leaders have long explained the need to impose on the population a ‘philosophy of futility’ and ‘lack of purpose in life’ to ‘concentrate human attention on the more superficial things that comprise much of fashionable consumption’. Deluged by such propaganda from infancy, people may then accept their … Continue reading GPJA #433: Part 2. International news & Analysis – 6/7/12

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GPJA #432: Part 2. International news & Analysis – 29/6/12

CULTURAL DISSENT The Violent Visions of Slavoj Žižek http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2012/jul/12/violent-visions-slavoj-zizek/ QUOTES OF THE WEEK “This is the world’s biggest banks stealing money that would otherwise have gone toward textbooks and medicine and housing for ordinary Americans, and turning the cash into sports cars and bonuses for the already rich. It’s the equivalent of robbing a charity or a church fund to pay for lap dances.” Matt … Continue reading GPJA #432: Part 2. International news & Analysis – 29/6/12

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GPJA #431: Part 2. International news & Analysis – 21/6/12

QUOTES OF THE WEEK “Economic inequality feeds into inequalities of political power, leading to still more economic inequality.” Joseph Stiglitz, The vicious cycle of economic inequality, Politico, June 11, 2012 “When the rich make war, it’s the poor that die” – Jean-Paul Sartre “The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.” – George Orwell “Every … Continue reading GPJA #431: Part 2. International news & Analysis – 21/6/12

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GPJA #428: Part 2. International news and analysis

QUOTES OF THE WEEK “Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives. I think we’re being run by maniacs for maniacal ends and I think I’m liable to be put away as insane for expressing that. That’s what’s insane about it.” – John Lennon “When a well-packaged web of lies has been sold gradually to the masses over generations, the truth will seem … Continue reading GPJA #428: Part 2. International news and analysis

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