Svetlana Alexievich: lessons of Chernobyl are not learned

Living in France politemigratsii famous Belarusian writer Svetlana Alexievich tells the publication Liberation of blind faith in technology. In the April 1986 accident at Chernobyl shook the world. Svetlana Alexievich, author of "Chernobyl Prayer", which deals with events in the world after the crash, said the warning, which has made us the story went unnoticed. And shares his views with the Liberation.

Liberation: "Sometimes I get the impression that I am describing the future" - you write.That future has arrived?

Bob Black. Feminism as Fascism

As noted in the title of the famous children's book, Pigs is pigs - no matter what form their genitals. Ilse Koch, not "sister" and the Nazi. Love is not hate, war is not peace, freedom is not slavery, burning of books no one can be released. Before anyone who decides to fight the power by the revolution, there will a lot of complex issues. For a start, however, one must correctly answer simple.

April 3 - PROTEST against the construction mafia

Morning of March 21 leader advocates Khimki Forest Eugene Chirikov, People's Artist of Russia Tatiana Dogileva and defender Kozikhinskiy alley Helen Weaver filed a joint application mayor of Moscow for a rally against the construction mafia. The rally will be held on Sunday, April 3, at 15.00 on Pushkin Square, City Hall received approval. Full name nationwide campaign in which to hold rallies in Moscow - "For the preservation of natural and cultural heritage of Russia, against the construction mafia".

Moscow authorities have agreed on actions to protect Khimkinskaya hostages "

April 1, the organizers of shares in favor of "Khimki hostages" were in the prefecture of the Central District of Moscow, a document on the harmonization of picketing the embassy of Ukraine (Leontief per., 18, Passage: Metro: Pushkinskaya, Tverskaya, "Chekhov", "Okhotny number ") on April 4 at 16 hours and 9 April at 17 o'clock. Harmonization of the rally, scheduled for April 9 in 15 hours, has not yet received, but the representatives of the City Hall was asked to move it to the monument at Griboyedov Chistoprudny Blvd.

Japan: The worst fears come true. Next to the emergency plant discovered plutonium

Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant goes on record - as the duration of emissions, and their volumes. Emissions of radiation from the reactor and spent fuel storage basins at the plant Fukushima-1 continues the seventeenth day. Dangerous radionuclides fall and into the atmosphere and the ocean. How long will it last, can not say no. Yesterday reported the plutonium contamination ... is finished. Worst fears continue to come true. Next to the emergency plant Fukushima-1 detected plutonium.

Since the state charged with murder of wine Anarchist

March 24 The European Court of Human Rights has satisfied the state's death in Italy Italian anarchist Carlo Giuliani , who took part in demonstrations against the summit of the Group of Eight held in Genoa, July 20, 2001. Then the dragon Mario Platsanika, shot twice at point-blank from the standard-issue weapons Carlo Giuliani. After this double-SUV rode over the body of demonstrators.

Non-economic distribution and political economy

This material editorial team has received from the author by email. The author holds the idea that the inaccuracy of many non-capitalist models of wealth distribution was the fact that the distribution of power has taken shape and goes beyond the economy. The author leads the reader to think that perhaps other - non-capitalist economic distribution of wealth, but how it should be, it does not specify. We hope that this will be done in subsequent submissions. We publish the material without any change in the text.The only thing we have changed this name.

A call to a week of common actions to defend the Khimki hostages from the 2nd to the 9th of April 2011

We call everyone, who is not indifferent, in different cities and countries to show solidarity with persecuted brothers Denis and Maxim Solopov, and Alexey Gaskarov. They became hostages in the course of the unbelievable story with the Khimki forest, a story of confrontation between civil society in today's Russia and a soulless junta of avaricious corrupters. Due to this situation, the city of Khimki in the Moscow suburbs has gained a reputation beyond the borders of Russia.

London: Hundreds of thousands of people protesting the policies of the Conservative budget cuts (photos)

In London, during a protest march against the government policy of budget cuts which was attended by up to 500 thousand. man flashed class struggles. The protesters ransacked shops and a bank office in downtown. Reportedly for participating in the riots were arrested more than 200 people. During the clashes injured at least 38 people, including demonstrators and police.

Invitation to forum «Libcom-2011», which will be held in Moscow region from 6 to 9 May 2011

From time to time we need to come together, discuss results and prospects of our movement, as well as to plan new struggles. So, we invite you to take part in the forum «Libcom-2011», which will be held in Moscow region this spring.

Antiauthoritarian leftists are at the parting of the ways. Financial crisis, which started in august 2008, didn’t satisfy expectations of the majority of Russian leftists. Neither social boom, nor good growth of political consciousness of civilians occurs. It's all over bar the shouting – to continue futurological discussions on the theme of society of equal abilities or produce our own agenda, which will concern actual problems of the oppressed, reinforcing them by direct action.

Poland: Sejm nurses occupy, residents rush to the city council

With the growth of discontent in the working-class and other social movements, politicians have increasingly become the target of protests. Group of nurses grabbed a gallery of Polish Parliament (Sejm), protesting against the regime of temporary employment. March 17 the Diet approved amendments to legislation aimed at speeding up the privatization of health care. Under the new legislation, local authorities, who refuse to commercialization of hospitals will be forced to cover the costs of health care, or simply close them.

Belgium: European Trade Union march against against the summit of the European Union in Brussels (photos)

March 24th tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Brussels, where on this day EU summit was held. The demonstrators were protesting against the policies of the EU economy. In several districts of Brussels were formed columns of demonstrators who were supposed to meet around the building, which comprises heads of EU states. In columns involved workers and employees in Germany, France, the Netherlands, Luxembourg. According to the European trade unions who organized the march, the number of participants had reached 20-30 thousand people. Were reported clashes with the police.

The uprising in Kronstadt, and the story of my great-grandfather

90 years ago on the island before the Petrograd Kotlin raged change. Dissatisfied komissaroderzhaviem and general poverty, the sailors penetrated anarchist ideas. In just three years before attending the October Revolution with the Bolsheviks, the sailors now have rebelled against the Bolshevik government. The rebels were in favor of Soviet power, for the transfer of land to peasants for the freedom of speech, freedom of assembly and release of political prisoners.

Japan: Fukushima nuclear power plant continues to smoke, up to 120,000 people may suffer from radiation

In Japan, two emergency reactor continue to smoke, emissions continue, are seriously polluted drinking water, food, the area around the power plant and seawater. At the same time, the IAEA says that the situation is "improving gradually", while environmentalists claim that the accident 120,000 people could get cancer. March 21 and 22 continued "dymlenie" on the second and third power plant emergency Fukushima-1. With the smoke out a huge amount of radionuclides and working with the station once again had to be evacuated.

Autonomous Action - Tyumen required to justify Andrey Kutuzov

Picket in support of Andrei Kutuzov held on March 24 Tyumen "Autonomous Action". Per share, in the past on the area of ​​unity and harmony, it's about fifteen people, not counting journalists. The activists unfurled a banner "Free Andrew Kutuzov" and "No to political repression!".

At the last names were Alexei Gaskarova, Maxim Solopova, Tatiana Stetsury, Hope Nizovkinoy and others, which the government now pursues politically motivated.

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