Part one of this interview aired on the May 8th, 2013 program

Watch part two of our conversation with the celebrated Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano, author of the new book, "Children of the Days: A Calendar of Human History." Galeano’s classic book, "Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent," made headlines when Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez gave President Obama a copy at the Summit of the Americas in 2009. Since its publication in 1971, "Open Veins" has sold over a million copies worldwide despite being banned by the military governments in Chile, Argentina and his native country of Uruguay. While in exile after the Uruguayan military junta seized power in a 1973 coup, Galeano began work on his classic trilogy, "Memory of Fire," which rewrites five centuries of North and South American history.

Wednesday, May 8, 2013 If American billionaire Richard Kinder, gets his way, oil tanker traffic will increase to some 400 tankers per year through Vancouver's Burrard Inlet.

Canada once had a vibrant manufacturing sector, growing economy and about 20 oil tankers per year passing through Burrard Inlet in B.C., mostly delivering refined products to coastal communities. Today, Canada has a declining manufacturing sector, growing unemployment, and over 70 crude oil tankers per year transiting Burrard Inlet. What happened?

The tar sands happened. Canada took the lure of globalization and raw resource export. Over a decade ago, the world's largest oil companies decided to exploit the black bitumen tar buried under Alberta's boreal forest, and to ship it from Canada with minimal local economic benefit.

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Composting is a major job creator, according to a new report released by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance nonprofit think tank in Washington, DC, in conjunction with International Compost Awareness Week.  According to the report, Pay Dirt: Composting in Maryland to Reduce Waste, Create Jobs, & Protect the Bay, 1,400 new full-time jobs could be supported for every million tons of yard trimmings and food scraps converted into compost that is used locally.

Collectively, these jobs could pay wages ranging from $23 million to $57 million.

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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) hosted a summit meeting today on Capitol Hill with seniors, veterans and other grassroots groups united to protect Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and veterans from budget cuts proposed by congressional Republicans and some Democrats.

The event drew hundreds of opponents of a proposal by President Barack Obama to cut cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security and disabled veterans by revising how the consumer price index is calculated.

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While the Conservatives continue to sign bilateral investment treaties (BITs, or FIPAs in Canada's case) that give corporations the "right" to challenge or block policies they don't like, Latin American countries are working together to change the system entirely.

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NC: Well, first of all, the internal issues. Pakistan is not a unified country. In large parts of the country, the state is regarded as a Punjab...

Summer Anarchist Reading Group : Over the past several weeks a comrade has been running a reading group in the city (Melbourne CBD) on Thursdays, 11am-1pm. Texts covered so far include ‘Anarchy’ by Errico Malatesta and ‘Marx’s Economics for Anarchists’ by Wayne Price. Texts for the next two weeks are listed below. You can get in touch by visiting the Facebook event here. 28 February: ‘Decolonizing Anarchism: An Antiauthoritarian History of India’s Liberation Struggle’ by Maia Ramnath Section: Excerpts from chapters 1 and 3. 7 March: ‘Anarchism and Anarcho-Syndicalism’ by Rudolf Rocker Section: TBA ---- Anarchist Affinity April 28 ---- A group of us are meeting at the Flinders St steps at 12 midday, to head to the Broadmeadows protest as a group. Come! Free the refugees! ...

On May 1, Obama nominated Watt to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).

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Syria's being systematically ravaged and destroyed. It appears just a matter of time before full-scale US-led intervention. Libya 2.0 looms.

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By Thomas Gaist - 8 May 2013

US officials continued to press for war against Syria yesterday, dismissing United Nations investigator Carla del Ponte’s statement that Western-backed opposition forces, not the Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad, had used chemical weapons.

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By Assata Shakur - May 08, 2013

My name is Assata Shakur...Because of government persecution, I was left with no other choice than to flee from the political repression, racism and violence that dominate the US government’s policy towards people of color. I am an ex-political prisoner, and I have been living in exile in Cuba since 1984...I have been a political activist most of my life, and although the U.S. government has done everything in its power to criminalize me, I am not a criminal, nor have I ever been one.

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On May 1, 2013, activists at the Mayday parade intended to march from Malcolm X Park to Lafayette Park, with a surprise protest at the GAP and a...

Democracy Now! 8 de Mayo de 2013

• Vecinos: policía no hizo caso a advertencias sobre casa en Ohio donde había mujeres secuestradas
• Víctimas de secuestro de Ohio se reúnen con familiares
• Pentágono: abusos sexuales aumentaron un 37%
• Suspenden ejecución de prisionero condenado a pena de muerte en Mississippi a quien le negaron pruebas de ADN
• Tuvo lugar la quinta ejecución del año de Texas
• Estados Unidos y Rusia planean nueva conferencia internacional sobre Siria
• Informe: Pentágono prevé planes en caso de la fragmentación de Siria
• Siria sin acceso a Internet internacional
• Funcionaria vinculada con torturas no seguirá presidiendo servicio clandestino de la CIA
• Informe: Estados Unidos revisa normas de vigilancia de Internet
• Delaware legalizó el matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo

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At rabble.ca we get a lot of visitors -- up to 450,000 a month, and we have over 18,000 Twitter followers. That’s a lot of folks. Who are you? In 2011 we had a visitors' survey and now we are doing it again. We are hoping to get 100 more people responding so we have opened the survey back up until May 20. Yes, you can still get prizes! We are offering Canadian music CD prize packs, rabble tote bags, or some rockin' bike lights.  Congratulations to Marion P., Jody S., Beth L., and Chris C. who have won already!

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A Nepalese expedition 'Climbing for Climate Justice' led by four-time world record climber Pemba Dorje Sherpa will ascend Mount Everest (Nepal) from May 10, 2013.

Expedition members [1] plan to reach the world's highest mountain peak (8,848 m) on May 26 in an attempt to establish several world records.

The expedition aims to raise awareness of the impacts of climate change and the need for climate justice.

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Delaware Gov. Jack Markell signed a law legalizing marriage for same-sex couples today. Markell signed the bill shortly after its passage by the state legislature.

Delaware is now the 11th state, in addition to the District of Columbia, to recognize marriage for same-sex couples. It joins Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Washington, New York, Iowa, and as of last week, Rhode Island.

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Today, the Delaware state Senate approved freedom to marry legislation, following House passage two weeks ago and putting Delaware on track to be the eleventh state to end the exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage. Governor Jack Markell, a champion of the legislation, is expected to sign the bill into law immediately. The law is expected to go into effect on July 1.

Marc Solomon, national campaign director of Freedom to Marry, released the following statement:

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We have been surprised, to say the least, at the lack of public discourse around health care during this election period. As a top-of-mind issue for British Columbians, you'd think it would be as central as the always large and looming economy. So what are the burning issues in health care, and how do the party platforms stack up? Here's our take, with a particular focus on seniors.

The challenge:

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IV JORNADAS DE CULTURA LIBERTARIA - CARTAGENA 10, 17, 25 MAYO 2013 -- 10 DE MAYO "CULTURA CLÁSICA Y ANARQUISMO" Pako Morales - Militante de CNT Cartagena - Licenciado en Filosofía A las 18:30h - Salón de Actos de la U.N.E.D. -- 17 DE MAYO "LA COMUNA DE PARÍS" Rafa - Militante de CNT Cartagena - Estudiante de Historia (UMU) -- A las 18:30h - Salón de Actos de la U.N.E.D. -- 25 DE MAYO "ECONOMÍA ALTERNATIVA Y AUTOGESTIÓN" MESA REDONDA PARTICIPATIVA A CARGO DE: CNT (Confederación Nacional del Trabajo) -- San Joy (Aldea Rehabilitada, Fortuna) La Revolica (Cooperativa Agroecológica, Puente Tocinos) AESIR (Redes Distribuídas - Murcia - Cartagena) Asociación 4 ...