Monthly Archives: June 2009
“Stalin’s Tomb Won’t Let Me Be”: The Death and Life of Michael Jackson
The leftist bloggentsia contemplates the life and death of Michael Jackson: K-Punk The death of this King – “my brother, the Legendary King Of Pop”, as Jermaine Jackson described him in his press conference, as if giving Michael his formal … Continue reading
Filed under critical thought
The Surveilled City: More Harassment of Journalists and Activists in Petersburg
Journalists Protest Following Arrests on Nevsky for Use of Foul Language By Sergey Chernov St. Petersburg Times June 23, 2009 On Thursday, two journalists who were detained by the police in the city center last week and charged with using … Continue reading
The Struggle for Democracy in Brazilian Universities
[This is a guest post by Comrade Rapha. He originally published the following comment yesterday on his own blog, Politika etc.] Almost 25 years after the end of the military dictatorship (1964 – 1985), Brazil still faces the ghosts of … Continue reading
People Reloaded: Why Mass Protest in Iran Is True Politics Worth Supporting
[Thanks (again) to Infinite Thought, who published the following essay on her blog this morning. This piece is copyright-free. Please distribute widely. The authors, Morad Farhadpour and Omid Mehrgan, are translators and philosophers based in Tehran.] In the past two weeks, … Continue reading
Why Are the Iranians Dreaming Again?
[Thanks to Infinite Thought, who published this essay on her blog yesterday morning. This piece is copyright-free. Please distribute widely. You should also listen to the June 16 interview with Ali on Radio Telefís Éireann. The interview kicks in at … Continue reading
Filed under international affairs, political repression, protests
What Solidarity Looks Like: Justice for Cleaners at SOAS (London)
Justice for SOAS Cleaners — Stop Deportations! This is the blog of the student occupation/solidarity campaign at SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies) in London. Go there for complete information about the UK Border Agency raid on the college’s … Continue reading
Police Teargas Workers and Students in São Paulo
Thanks to Comrade Rapha for informing us about this story. Scientific Community Teargassed in Brazil Written by Pablo Ortellado Sunday, 14 June 2009 13:25 [Originally published on EduFactory] 120 professors and about 1,200 students and university workers were beaten and teargassed … Continue reading
Filed under international affairs, political repression, trade unions
Center “E”: A New Face in (Their) Hell
Anti-Extremist Police Raid Activist’s Apartment By Sergey Chernov St. Petersburg Times June 16, 2009 The apartment of a political and human rights activist was searched by the police on farfetched grounds last week, the activist said at a press conference … Continue reading
Filed under political repression, Russian society
Song of Solidarity: A Video Letter to Artem Loskutov
On June 9, members of the Verkhotura Dance Theater, the Street University, and their friends recorded this “Song of Solidarity” for Artem Loskutov, who was released on his own recognizance from a Novosibirsk jail on June 10. Spring … Continue reading
The Militant Modernist: Owen Hatherley
Believe it or not, Chtodelat News is interested in more than just the endless war between Center “E” and “extremist” artists. Please check out this interview with our comrade Owen Hatherley on the perils of blogging in a text-saturated age, … Continue reading
Filed under critical thought, interviews
