Tag: Democratic Party

Cold war rhetoric and the politics of empty gestures

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Cold war rhetoric and the politics of empty gestures

Interesting:

Indeed, so tightly is the BBC controlled by the British state that since its earliest days its staff have been directly vetted by the British security service — MI5.

This co-ordination of the BBC with military intelligence was organised from a special office inside the BBC’s headquarters.

There was a formal procedure that all staff should be vetted by MI5 except “personnel such as charwomen [cleaners].”

The BBC agreed not to reveal the role of the British Security Services or the existence of the vetting itself.

‘Cancel the Rents’: People Across the US Mobilize Calling for Housing Relief

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The Party for Socialism and Liberation concluded its three-day nationwide campaign calling for the cancellation of rent and mortgages and to stop all foreclosures on January 31. The campaign started on January 29 with hundreds of people, along with housing rights movements and other groups in major cities, participating. The primary demand of the campaign was to seek government intervention in dealing with the ballooning housing crisis in the US.

‘Cancel the Rents’: People Across the US Mobilize Calling for Housing Relief