Japan: Governmente takes over Fukushima Daiichi disaster (mis-)management

As soon as they arrived they blamed "human errors" for the systemic problem of massive radioactive water seeping into the Pacific Ocean. It does not seem on first sight like they are going to do any better. 

The attitude of the Japanese Government so far has been disastrous, rejecting to evacuate the most contaminated areas (particularly most of Fukushima Prefecture, whose radiation levels are extremely hight, but in general all North Honsu) and campaigning in favor of absurd new myths like "radiation is good" and in general the attitude of pretend and extend. 

This may be just another step in their overall strategy of not facing the facts. Even in the best case they are already more than two years late.

Sources: Ex-SKF, Simply Info.

Brazil: large protests against bus cost rise result in major clashes in São Paulo

For several days already popular protests have shattered the largest Brazilian city, São Paulo, with widespread clashes between police and protesters. The trigger of this popular uprising is the rise of bus tariffs. More demonstrations have been called for the upcoming days. 

While two years ago the ruling Workers' Party (PT) criticized a similar bout of police repression by bourgeois (PSDB) mayor Gilberto Kassad, now the same government attacks the protesters, as the city hall is now in the hands of a PT member: Fernando Haddad. 

The PT has already abandoned and betrayed one after another most popular causes, like the Landless People's Movement (MST) or, to a large degree, environmental protection of the Amazon jungle, in the benefit of bourgeois oligarchs and developist policies with a mere varnish of social-democracy expressed in some welfare state, mostly intended to keep people sedated.

 

 

Source: Blog do Tsavvko[por] (includes links to videos and photo galleries).

The media treats Nazi violence much worse than individual or "terrorist" attacks

An interesting remark by Yesca (Castilian revolutionary youth movement) upon the murder of Clément Méric:

It is very curious how the mass media give these issues very low profile and priority in comparison to the coverage provided to attacks of "lone wolves" or Muslim fundamentalists. The far right has demonstrated once and again its dangerousness for the working people, attacking especially the most conscious and combative individuals on social and labor rights. We are not talking of isolated cases, but of a continuous trickle of aggressions, attacks and murders by well organized groups, which are widely ignored or even protected by the resorts of the State. That is maybe the reason why the deaths of antifascists are dispatched with such a minimal media repercussion.

Source: Madriz Rebelde[es].

IMF admits 'austerity' wrong for Greece

In yet another case of, quite hypocritical, "too little, too late", the International Monetary Fund has admitted (so far only internally but to be published this week) that the organization underestimated the damage that austerity would cause to the Greek economy and society. 

They also admit that the Greek debt bubble was only possible because the IMF bent its own rules in order to pretend and extend.

The acknowledgement seems to forecast a haircut of the Greek debt. 

Source: The Guardian.

Andalusia: workers persist in their attempt to collectivize Las Turquillas farmland

Hundreds of workers organized around the Andalusian Workers' Union (SAT) continue in their attempt to occupy and collectivize the ranch Las Turquillas, legal "property" of the Ministry of Defense of Castile-Spain, state that occupies the Andalusian territory since centuries ago in colonial and late feudal style. 

The military police corps Guardia Civil threatened to charge with all and without mercy if they continued in their first attempt today. Therefore the workers attempted to proceed by other areas less protected but without success because they were trying to avoid direct confrontation with the police and military forces, which have helicopters and mounted forces.

Years ago the now ruling party PP (conservatives nearing outright fascism) demanded from the government of the time (PSOE, blairites) to cede the unused military land to the municipality of Osuna in order to create jobs. As soon as they reached power they "forgot" about their demands.

Source: Coordinadora Antifascista de Sevilla[es].