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Today the Chairman of "our ABC" (it's paid for by Australian taxpayers) said the unthinkable. It's not that he said man-made global warming was a scam, and he didn't announce that carbon wasn't a pollutant; he just asked for journalists to listen to other points of view. "At the ABC, I believe we must re-energise the spirit of enquiry. Be dynamic and challenging, to look for contrary points of view, to ensure that the maverick voice will not be silenced." In a speech to senior ABC staff, he said that climate change was an example of "group-think", and that they should listen perhaps "to other points of view that may be sceptical." Contrary views on climate change have not been tolerated and those who express them have been labelled and mocked. I've been around long enough to know that consensus and conventional wisdom doesn't always serve you well and that unless you leave some room for an alternative point of view you are likely to go down a wrong track... (Lire la suite)

The Heart and Soul of Apartheid Israel: Sad Saga of Azad Restaurant Mercredi 10 Mars 2010 :: Signs of the Times :: RSS

Nationalism is a dangerous product in the wrong hands, and when you toss in a dose of religious extremism, the kind that leads to the genocidal decimation of an entire culture, you are on dangerous ground. Welcome to Israel. This is a place where you can't run your own business; the Israeli military runs it. The IDF, according to Israeli law apparently, can decide what dress codes can be enforced, but only for Palestinian restaurant owners. That is the story of Azad Restaurant, where a simple 'No Uniform' policy long in effect, has led to a closure notice from the city of Haifa. (Lire la suite)

Cheney allies: Critics are 'prissy' par Andy Barr Mercredi 10 Mars 2010 :: POLITICO Top Stories :: RSS

Her supporters dismiss concerns on left, right that her organization's attack on DoJ is out-of-bounds. (Lire la suite) Andy Barr

Forty-One Pro-Choice Republican Senators par BarbinMD Mercredi 10 Mars 2010 :: Daily Kos :: RSS

Boy, Republicans will go to any length to maintain their status as the Party of No: All 41 Republican Senators vowed in a letter today to do everything in their power to kill Democrats' health care legislation and vote en bloc against procedural motions Democrats want to use to fix the health (...) (Lire la suite) BarbinMD

Obama stumps for his cost-cutting health care overhaul Mercredi 10 Mars 2010 :: World Socialist Web Site :: RSS

Obama spoke in Pennsylvania Monday as part of a last-ditch push to gain passage of his health care overhaul. His remarks were a cynical effort to conceal the right-wing character of the legislation. (Lire la suite)

Obama administration backs Greek austerity measures Mercredi 10 Mars 2010 :: World Socialist Web Site :: RSS

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou met Tuesday with President Obama in the White House in a bid to shore up political support for the PASOK government’s sweeping attacks on the jobs and living s... (Lire la suite)

Stampede at Indian temple kills 63 Mercredi 10 Mars 2010 :: World Socialist Web Site :: RSS

A tragic incident near the town of Kunda in the state of Uttar Pradesh last Thursday again highlighted the abject poverty facing tens of millions throughout India. (Lire la suite)

Russian President Medvedev signs strategic, business deals in France Mercredi 10 Mars 2010 :: World Socialist Web Site :: RSS

France and Russia signed energy, military, and industrial deals as France tried to rally Russian support against Iran and develop its influence in eastern Europe. (Lire la suite)

Britain: Dartington College of Arts to close Mercredi 10 Mars 2010 :: World Socialist Web Site :: RSS

Dartington College of Arts, a small academic institution in Devon, England, will close this autumn. (Lire la suite)

Superintendent plans to close nearly half of Kansas City schools Mercredi 10 Mars 2010 :: World Socialist Web Site :: RSS

On Wednesday, the Kansas City, Missouri, School District’s (KCMSD) board will vote on superintendent Dr. John Covington’s plan to close 26 of the district’s 61 schools, eliminating 700 jobs, inc... (Lire la suite)

Pittsburgh officials shift blame for steelworker’s death to paramedics Mercredi 10 Mars 2010 :: World Socialist Web Site :: RSS

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, City and Allegheny County officials are seeking to blame paramedics and other emergency personnel for the death of 50-year-old Curtis Mitchell, an unemployed steelworker, dur... (Lire la suite)

Illinois budget crisis deepens Mercredi 10 Mars 2010 :: World Socialist Web Site :: RSS

A number of recent reports highlight the deepening economic and social crisis currently gripping the state of Illinois. The state with the fifth largest economy in the US currently faces an unpreceden... (Lire la suite)

Britain: Stafford General Hospital inquiry exposes impact of assault on NHS Mercredi 10 Mars 2010 :: World Socialist Web Site :: RSS

A devastating report, delivered on February 23 into Stafford General Hospital, exposed conditions that one might expect in an underdeveloped country. (Lire la suite)

A photographic exposé of the social crisis in Detroit Mercredi 10 Mars 2010 :: World Socialist Web Site :: RSS

A collection of photographs taken in the Detroit neighborhoods where lethal house fires recently took place. (Lire la suite)

The German media’s chauvinist campaign against Greece Mercredi 10 Mars 2010 :: World Socialist Web Site :: RSS

The chauvinist campaign directed against Greece by sections of the international media, and particularly the German media, has assumed an increasingly strident tone since Greek workers took to the str... (Lire la suite)

The Historical and International Foundations of the Socialist Equality Party (Australia)—Part 10 Mercredi 10 Mars 2010 :: World Socialist Web Site :: RSS

The World Socialist Web Site continues publication of The Historical and International Foundations of the Socialist Equality Party (Australia). The document was adopted unanimously at the party’s fo... (Lire la suite)

Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island: Mysterious and sinister, but headed where precisely? Mercredi 10 Mars 2010 :: World Socialist Web Site :: RSS

In 1954, US Marshal Ted Daniels leads the hunt for an escapee from a hospital for the criminally insane on the remote Shutter Island. (Lire la suite)

Lucky Country scriptwriter Andy Cox speaks with the WSWS Mercredi 10 Mars 2010 :: World Socialist Web Site :: RSS

The WSWS recently spoke with Lucky Country scriptwriter Andy Cox, who explained some of the film’s themes, and commented on the increasing demands for Australian filmmakers to be animated by commerc... (Lire la suite)

Business Week: Europe to spend billions on gas projects Mercredi 10 Mars 2010 :: www.kyivpost.com :: RSS

Valentina Pop writes:The European Commission approved financing on 4 March for 43 gas and electricity interconnection projects worth €2.3 billion as part of a bigger "recovery package" agreed last year in response to both the economic and the Russian-Ukrainian gas crisis.Read the story here. (Lire la suite)

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