Once more on the subject of “Spooks”
Following a special double episode of the hit BBC television series “Spooks” in which the bad guys turned out to be the Israeli Mossad (see my previous article) you’d think they would take a break….
“Spooks” and the Jews: The BBC crosses a red line
The BBC has just aired a special two-part episode of the hit television series “Spooks” in which the villains — a team of terrorists — turn out to be agents of the Israeli government.
WikiProject: Organized Labour
Back in 2003, I wrote a short article for this magazine about a new online encyclopedia called the Wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.org). At the time, the Wikipedia had 180,000 articles in English alone, which at the time…
Online campaigns and the wisdom of crowds
I recently attended a meeting of people involved in workers’ rights issues. We were discussing online campaigning. At one point, the participants got very worked up over the question of how to choose an online…
Skypecasts: Great new tool for union meetings online
In an ideal world, trade unionists would be able to gather for meetings whenever we wanted, anywhere on the planet. Just like corporations do.
Unions can learn things by asking questions of their websites’ visitors
Several years ago, one could already detect that their were two types of websites. The first type consisted of online brochures. People spoke about “online publishing” and the idea was that you could use the…
Censored by corporations? Use the net!
A few weeks ago, union-backed campaigners managed to get a billboard erected not far from the corporate headquarters of Wal-Mart, the world’s largest employer. The ad called upon Wal-Mart management to recognize workers’ rights —…
War, Wobs and the Web
A controversy erupted a few days ago involving myself and some fellow members of the IWW and as I think back on it, I think that there are some issues here which relate to the…
Why I serve[d]
Ten years ago, I wrote an article for my web-based weekly newsletter BibiWATCH on the subject of my service in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). My views have not changed in those years, and I…
In support of Israel: Notes for a debate
Last night I debated Sean Matgamna of the Alliance for Workers Liberty at a central London pub in front of an audience of about 30 people. My notes for the debate follow.