Sep 02 2009
Subversive Historian – 09/02/09
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The Hague Congress of the First International
Back in the day on September 2nd 1872, the Hague Congress of the First International convened. The gathering of delegates was the fifth such congress of the International Workingmen’s Association and undoubtedly its most contentious. Ahead of the meeting at the Hague, the clash between radical philosophers Mikhail Bakunin and Karl …
The Hague Congress of the First International
Back in the day on September 2nd 1872, the Hague Congress of the First International convened. The gathering of delegates was the fifth such congress of the International Workingmen’s Association and undoubtedly its most contentious. Ahead of the meeting at the Hague, the clash between radical philosophers Mikhail Bakunin and Karl …
Elections in Japan over the weekend broke a nearly 60 year stranglehold by the Liberal Democratic Party in what is being touted as a “quiet revolution.” The opposition party won a landslide victory on Sunday, primarily because of popular discontentment with the ruling conservative party. About 70% of eligible voters cast ballots to deliver 308 of 480 seats in …
The Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman warned yesterday against a plan by the Palestinian Prime Minister to establish a defacto Palestinian state within two years. The 65 page plan was announced last week by Salam Fayad and is the first of its kind by the Palestinian Authority. The proposal aims to go ahead with building a state infrastructure regardless …
The Obama administration’s selection of Joseph G. Pizarchik to direct the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement continues to draw the ire of environmentalists. When the nominee was named this summer on July 6th, detractors were quick to scrutinize his tenure at Pennsylvania’s Bureau of Mining and Reclamation. They pointed to Pizarchik’s supportive positions on industry practices such …
Wildfires in Southern California’s San Gabriel mountain range have “gone nuclear” according to the National Forest Service. More than 42,500 acres are now affected by the so-called “station fire,” threatening Foothill communities north of Pasadena including La Canada and Altadena. Twelve thousand residences remain evacuated and two firefighters were killed on Sunday when their vehicle overturned on the side …
Last week the Board of the Los Angeles Unified School District voted 6-1 to turn over 200 existing schools and 50 schools yet to be built, into the hands of charter organizations and private non-profit institutions. The drastic move which is seen as the strongest push so far by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to take control of the school district, shocked …
On Friday, an appeals court overturned an FCC regulation that limited cable companies to a national ownership of thirty percent. Calling the rule “arbitrary and capricious,” the court’s decision was a victory for the Comcast Corporation. It went on to say that the FCC had not adequately factored the role of platforms such as satellite television providers in re-imposing the …
As the late Senator Ted Kennedy was laid to rest this weekend, Democrats and Republicans are jockeying to interpret his legacy on health care. As debate over the issue continues, Democrats have suggested that the Senator from Massachusetts would have pushed hard for universal care and a public option. Republicans, on the other hand, have been quick to stress compromise …
