politics for the 99%

Published on The Financial Express, Sept 21, 2015.

… With 54 per cent of the vote counted, Syriza stood at 35.5 per cent, with the conservative New Democracy at 28 per cent while the Nazi-inspired Golden Dawn was coming in third with 7.1 per cent, followed closely by the once-mighty socialist PASOK party with 6.4 per cent (what can people do else than stay on or despair – Heidi).

Abstention was high, at nearly 45 per cent in an election-weary country with a traditionally high voter turnout.

Syriza fell short of a governing majority in the 300-member parliament and was projected to win 145 seats. But he was expected to form a coalition government with ease … //

… A tired-looking Alexis Tsipras was hugged by party supporters as he arrived at Syriza headquarters, waving to the crowd gathered outside.

“What a result! It’s hard to describe. Tsipras will fight for the people, for Greece and for Europe,” said Maria Nixa, a 58-year-old private company employee celebrating outside Syriza’s main election campaign booth in central Athens. Retiree Antonis Antonios, 75, echoed her sentiments.

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Related Links:

• Syriza Victorious, on teleSUR english, Sept 20, 2015;
• UPDATE: Syriza Widens Victory as Vote Counting Finalizes, on teleSUR english, Sept 20, 2015;
• Why Do We Lose, 2, on ZNet, by Bill Fletcher, Mark Evans, Kathy Kelly, Vincent Emanuele, Joe Emersberger, Milan Rai, Eugene Nulman, Patrick Bond, and Justin Podur, Sept 20, 2015: … not long ago I published an article titled Why Do We Lose. The “we” referred to people trying to create new societies. The “lose”” referred to our not yet accomplishing that overall goal …;
• Criticisms and Counter-Criticisms from Within Syriza, on ZNet (first on teleSUR), by Tom Vouloumanos, Sept 20, 2015:
• Understanding the Greek election and the prospects of the Left – Part 2 of 4. Part 1 can be seen here. Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis understood early on in the negotiations that the Troika would not compromise with the left-wing government in Athens … //
• Egypt: Nour Party, Egypt’s political Islam sole survivor, left with dim election hopes, on ahram online, by Sherif Tarek, Sept 20, 2015: while Nour is Egypt’s largest remaining Islamist party after two years of security crackdowns on the Muslim Brotherhood and its supporters, its political and electoral aspirations are limited;
• UK: Left wingers turn the air blue, swearing more than political conservatives, on CITY A.M., by Lynsey Barber, Sept 17, 2015;
• The Rise of the New European Left, on teleSUR english, Sept 15, 2015;
• SOCIALISM IS BACK: The UK Labour party just took a hard left turn, on QUARTZ, by Olivia Goldhill, Sept 12, 2015;
• Left-wing politics on en.wikipedia;

Other Links:

Tree of the Year 2015: last surviving witness to Magna Carta on shortlist, on The Telegraph, by Emily Gosden, Sept 21, 2015: Ancient yew tree / (Taxus baccata) across the river from Runnymede is shortlisted for annual title of Tree of the Year. The Ankerwycke Yew, … is believed to be up to 2,500 years old and will compete against nine other English trees in the Woodland Trust’s annual vote … (List of National Trust land in England);

The evolving relationship between the US and China – charted [GRAPHS], on QUARTZ, by Richard Macauley, Sept 21, 2015: as Chinese president Xi Jinping embarks on his very first state visit to the US this week, the world’s top economies are now more interdependent than they have ever been before in history. Despite frictions over everything from cyber-security and censorship to trade agreements, their economic relationship is only deepening—as are cultural ties between the two countries …;

European Refugee Crisis – The Anatomy of a Coverup, 5.32 min, uploaded by StormCloudsGathering,

Sept 10, 2015 … the real story behind the refugee/migrant crisis in Europe is much stranger than fiction. Website; http://stormcloudsgathering.com/euro-refugee-crisis

über Geld und Macht:

• Mammon – Per Anhalter durch das Geldsystem, 85.23 min, von zerwas2ky am 18. Aug 2015 hochgeladen;
• Bankgeheimnis adieu! – Das Ende des Schweizer Bankgeheimnisses HD, 53.14 min, von DokuWorld2013 am 13. Mai 2013 hochgeladen … Doku;
• History: Deutschlands Superreiche – ZDF HD, 43.51 min, von MäuseKino am 23. Juli 2015 hochgeladen;
• Who does control the world? – Noam Chomsky – BBC interview 2003, 18.14 min, uploaded by MrMarxismo, Feb 21, 2015;

Degrowth Conference 2014:

• Bedingungslose Grundsicherung … durch Einkommen oder Infrastruktur? 76.33 min, von MrMarxismo, am 30 Sept 2014 hochgeladen;
• freigestellt – Wer macht dann noch die notwendigen Arbeiten? – Diskussionsrunde mit Werner Rätz, 59.38 min, von 2malschauen am 30 Sept 2014 hochgeladen;
• BGE durch Einkommen oder Infrastuktur? Podium – Werner Rätz /Teil 3, 2014 Leipzig, 10.31 min, von 2malschauen am 2. Dez 2014 hochgeladen;

The 1% Pathology and the Myth of Capitalism – Michael Parenti, 73.02 min, uploaded by PeoplePowerTelevision, July 13, 2014;

Whose brains are draining? on The Economist, July 1, 2015: Which countries lose the most innovation to emigration?

Why Marijuana is Illegal and Tobacco is Legal – Noam Chomsky, 2.38 min, uploaded by Were We Lied To, Feb 7, 2013 … with an endless autoplay;

The Road to World War 3, 13.47 min, uploaded by StormCloudsGathering, Sept 11, 2012;

… and this:

• Hindi Non Stop Christian Worship Song Collection 1, 78.00 min, uploaded by Christian Glorious Songs Box,

Jan 18, 2014.