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I. When the commons was Eden “The commons” is a foundational idea in left political philosophy. The commons refers to shared spaces — oceans, lakes, rivers, forests, the air — that are not owned by anyone. It can also refer to cultural spaces — the town square for example. I could make a case that […]
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The war on the Ramadan commons
April 4th, 2023 
Awake Goy In recent years, the month of Ramadan has seen the emergence of a new commons in Jerusalem that challenges colonial authority. Israel is determined to quash it. Source
Sunak’s Brexit deal clears Commons vote despite Tory revolt
March 23rd, 2023 Awake Goy The House of Commons voted 515-29 to back a key portion of The Windsor Framework, designed to resolve a trade dispute between the UK and Northern Ireland. Source
Seizing Everything: The Theft of the Global Commons – Part 1
September 1st, 2022 Awake Goy POSTED BY: IAIN DAVIS OCTOBER 12, 2021 People whom none of us elect, who ultimately control international finance, all corporate and business activity, government policy and international relations have constructed a system that will enable them to seize the “global commons.” These people constitute a network called the Global Public-Private Partnership (GPPP). While some elected representatives are within their […]
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September 1st, 2022 Awake Goy POSTED BY: IAIN DAVIS OCTOBER 12, 2021 People whom none of us elect, who ultimately control international finance, all corporate and business activity, government policy and international relations have constructed a system that will enable them to seize the “global commons.” These people constitute a network called the Global Public-Private Partnership (GPPP). While some elected representatives are within their […]
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September 1st, 2022 Awake Goy POSTED BY: IAIN DAVIS OCTOBER 12, 2021 People whom none of us elect, who ultimately control international finance, all corporate and business activity, government policy and international relations have constructed a system that will enable them to seize the “global commons.” These people constitute a network called the Global Public-Private Partnership (GPPP). While some elected representatives are within their […]
Posted in Uncategorized, united nations Tags: commons, everything, global, seizing, theft No Comments »Natural Asset Companies and the plan to financialize the commons
November 13th, 2021 Awake Goy “The rise of capitalist practice and morality brought with it a radical revision of how the commons are treated, and also of how they are conceived.” -Noam Chomsky Following the COP 26 climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, which seems at times like an exercise in public relations for the leaders of richer nations who mostly […]
SpaceX Program Risks ‘Multiple Tragedies of the Commons,’ But FCC Turns Blind Eye
September 22nd, 2021 Awake Goy SpaceX Program Risks ‘Multiple Tragedies of the Commons,’ But FCC Turns Blind Eye The Federal Communications Commission approved the deployment of 3,000 new Starlink satellites without conducting the legally required assessment of how the technology will negatively impact the environment.By Sharon Buccino Link copied The Defender is experiencing censorship on many social channels. Be […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: commons, multiple, program, risks, SpaceX, tragedies, turns No Comments »Labour MP Dawn Butler Ordered To Leave Commons For Calling Boris Johnson A Liar
July 23rd, 2021 Awake Goy Labour MP Dawn Butler was told to leave the Commons Thursday after she refused to withdraw her claim that prime minister Boris Johnson had “lied to the House and the country over and over again”. Butler said she would not take back her remarks. “It’s funny that we get in trouble for calling out the […]
Tony Benn in the House of Commons Iraq Bombing Speech
July 13th, 2021 Awake Goy Monday, 12 July 2021 [embedded content] Posted by Anon at 22:01 Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest 1 comment: Neilly Free Mind13 July 2021 at 12:56 Tk y Aangirfan ReplyDelete Replies Reply Add comment Load more… Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Followers About Me Anon View my complete […]
The commons
April 13th, 2021 Awake Goy Photo by christophercjensen The commons is a concept originally used in England during the Middle Ages to designate shared areas (mostly woods and pasture lands) that peasants collectively managed to access basic resources such as firewood, foraged food or grazing for their cattle. In a mostly rural society, peasants relied on the commons for survival. […]
The Revenge Against The Commons Of The ZAD
May 17th, 2018 Awake Goy The Revenge Against The Commons Of The ZAD Above Photo: Squat le Monde Why French police, in its biggest operation since May 68, is prepared to kill for Macron’s neoliberal nightmare — and how the ZAD fought back. This is a long-read by one of the inhabitants of the Zone à Défendre (ZAD) of Notre-Dame-des-Landes, about the rollercoaster fortnight […]
Suspicious ‘Russian diplomat’ removed from UK House of Commons debate is actually American
December 23rd, 2017 Awake Goy The House of Commons has become the scene of another bizarre incident as Members of Parliament demanded that a suspicious “Russian diplomat” be ejected from the chamber. The man, however, turned out to be American. Rather fittingly, the spectacle unfolded during a rather poorly attended debate on Russian interference in the Brexit referendum. Labour […]
Posted in World News Tags: commons, debate, diplomat, house, removed, russian, suspicious No Comments »Going Underground – BROKEN NEWS: Questions Grow Over Commons Sex Scandal
November 2nd, 2017 Awake Goy Going Underground – BROKEN NEWS: Questions Grow Over Commons Sex Scandal Going Underground with Afshin Rattansiyoutube.com Afshin Rattansi and Lembit Opik review this weeks news from Manaforts indictment to the uncertain future of Catalonia. LIKE Going Underground http://fb.me/GoingUndergroundRTFOLLOW Going Underground http://twitter.com/Underground_RTFOLLOW Afshin Rattansi http://twitter.com/AfshinRattansiFOLLOW on Instagram http://instagram.com/officialgoingund… View the original video for Going Underground – […]
Posted in World News, World Politics Tags: broken, commons, going, questions, scandal, underground No Comments »Building Red-Green Alternatives: Can Commons Challenge Neoliberalism From Below?
July 14th, 2017 Awake Goy Above Photo: Inger. V. Johansen, Tom Kucharz, Satoko Kishimoto / Photo: Bettina Gram The sixth Transform!Danmark Conference, focusing on the development of left economic and ecological alternatives, took place in Copenhagen on 18 March. Once again, it focused on sustainable and fair transformation, as well as a changing society in Europe and around the world. […]
Posted in World News Tags: alternatives, below, building, challenge, commons, green, neoliberalism No Comments »Students Protest Potential Punishment Of Rape Victim
April 25th, 2016 Awake Goy Print Friendly Above Photo: Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Photograph: Rick Bowmer/AP Students protest over case of sophomore Madi Barney, who publicly revealed she was raped and then punished for violating the mormon school’s bylaws …At Brigham Young University Students rallied outside Brigham Young University on Wednesday to protest the school’s treatment of sexual assault victims, calling […]
Archaeologist Claims Bosnian Rock Is The World’s Oldest Man Made Sphere
April 12th, 2016 Awake Goy A giant spherical rock could be proof of a lost European civilization, according to an archaeologist. Semir Osmanagic discovered the strange stone sphere in Podubravlje village near Zavidovici, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He claims the round boulder with a radius of between four and five feet (1.2 to 1.5 metres) is the world’s oldest man-made stone […]
Finally, Israel issue explodes into presidential primaries
February 26th, 2016 Awake Goy Maybe Trump should respond: “We don’t need another president who just recites Israeli talking points. I’m not going to recite anybody’s talking points, and that’s what Marco Rubio does, especially if they come from deep pocket donors. Most of the American Jews I know, particularly the younger generation, don’t believe in those talking points anymore, […]
Posted in World News Tags: BDS, campuses, Canada, commons, house, loses, university, wins No Comments »Finally, Israel issue explodes into presidential primaries
February 26th, 2016 Awake Goy Maybe Trump should respond: “We don’t need another president who just recites Israeli talking points. I’m not going to recite anybody’s talking points, and that’s what Marco Rubio does, especially if they come from deep pocket donors. Most of the American Jews I know, particularly the younger generation, don’t believe in those talking points anymore, […]
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