politics for the 99%

Published on The Next System.org, by MICHAEL ALBERT, Jan 6, 2016.

People now fighting economic injustice have no right to decide how future people should live. But we do have a responsibility to provide an institutional setting that facilitates future people deciding for themselves their own conditions of life and work. To this end, participatory economics, or parecon, describes the core institutions required to generate solidarity, equity, self-management, and an ecologically sound and classless economy.   Continue Reading…

Published on ZNet (first on Truthout), by William i. Robinson, Jan 4, 2015.

… The top 80 billionaires were worth $1.9 trillion in 2014, an amount equal to the bottom 50 percent. These 80 billionaires saw a 50 percent rise in their wealth in just four years, from 2010 to 2014, during which time the poorest 50 percent saw a drop in their wealth. In other words, there has been a huge transfer of wealth in a very short period of time from the poorest half of humanity to the richest 80 individuals on the planet … // Continue Reading…

uploaded on YouTube by LeftStreamed, Jan 2, 2016:

• part 1/4 with David Thompson, 20.59 min;
• part 2/4 with John Clarke, 14.31 min;
• part 3/4 with Andrée Lévesque, 20.01 min;
• part 4/4 with Sean Purdy, 21.13 min;   Continue Reading…

Psychiatry Labeling Kids with Bogus Mental Disorders, 1.50 min, uploaded by chucholetsm8one, Aug 1, 2012;

(and on CCHRint: Childhood is Not a Mental Disorder: 20 Million Kids & Adolescents are labelled with “mental disorders” world wide {more than 97,000 in Australia} that are based solely on a checklist of behaviours! …;

CCHR Says Top APA Psychiatrist Needs Lesson in Disease vs. Disorder, 1.37 min, uploaded by CCHRint, May 21, 2009 … more info at CCHR international.org; Continue Reading…

publié dans Le plan C: Les Suisses vont voter pour (enfin) retirer aux banques privées leur pouvoir de création monétaire, dans Blog du Plan C, par Etienne Chouard, le 30 déc 2015;

Who Controls the Money Controls the World, 13.00 min, uploaded by My Playlist Rock, Nov 13, 2011 … all facts in this movie have been independently confirmed. Sources are documented at THRIVE … History will repeat itself as long as these bankers and their corrupt politicians are in charge. Save yourself from the upcoming economic collapse of 2012. Please share this important knowledge with your family and take action.   Continue Reading…

Published on Dissident Voice (first on New Eastern Outlook), by Andre Vltchek, January 2, 2016.

• Day and night, for years, an overwhelming force has been battering this quiet nation, one of the cradles of human civilization.
• Hundreds of thousands have died, and millions have been forced to flee abroad or have been internally displaced. In many cities and villages, not one house is left intact.
• But Syria is, against all odds, still standing. Continue Reading…

The Pope and the Queen, both announcing ‘end of world’ – my comment:

• If you repeat anywhat long enough, it becomes a self fullfilling prophecy. I agree that part of the highest elites of this planet try to extinct most of us, but it is our believe that makes it finally happen.
• No more accept their brainwashing by Mainstream Medias, stop copying their behavior, we are different, we do not need to be like them.
• Our humanity must learn them, impose them another behavior. So let’s take back our planet and decide ourselves about our common destiny. Let’s stop stupid wars serving only these mad group by weakening us.
• We have to build up a prosperous planet … for us all.
• … and to the remaining 1% of us (in fact, 1% minus 0.99…9%): it’s on your consciousness to accelerate a process in which you may loose much more than you immagine, as thankfulness for service is not part of your chiefs’ genetic code.

Heidi

Published on Zcomm.org (first on Informed Comment), by Juan Cole, Jan 1, 2015.

… But in 2016 the Middle East is likely to be the hot button issue in US foreign policy. While I recognize the enormous Iran breakthrough as a major feather in the administration’s cap, I’m a critic of many of the Obama administration’s other policies in the region. We are allied with allies of al-Qaeda in Syria, allied with the Saudis in bombing Yemen, allied with the hard line Shiites in Iraq, allied with the hard line Israeli squatters in the Palestinian West Bank, and in some arenas where a little diplomacy would be helpful, we haven’t done much. These policies are pernicious and self-contradictory, and this administration only has a year to change some of them … // Continue Reading…

Published on Global Research.ca (first on The Ecologist), by Amit Srivastava, Dec 31, 2015: never mind the Greenwash – Coca Cola can never be Water Neutral.

… The Coca-Cola company is planning to announce that it is close to replenishing all the water it uses“back to communities and nature” by the end of 2015, well ahead of schedule. Continue Reading…

• Un banquier suisse explique l’arnaque de la création monétaire, mise en ligne par Thomas Wroblevski, le 22 juillet 2015: Part 1, 36.02 min; Part 2, 10.53 min; François de Siebenthal, économiste HEC, nous explique comment la monnaie est créée en Suisse et dans le monde. Il nous parle également de l’initiative Monnaie Pleine, qui circule actuellement en Suisse. Site Web de François de Siebenthal;   Continue Reading…

Published on ZNet (first on teleSUR english), by Cynthia Peters, Dec 31, 2015.

There are two countries in the world that have no laws mandating paid maternity leave. One is Papua New Guinea. The other is the United States of America.

This was one of the points made by the U.N. Working Group on discrimination against women, which visited the U.S. recently and expressed shock at their findings. After politely acknowledging the U.S.’s commitment to liberty, the report went on to lambaste the government for failing women on many levels, including:   Continue Reading…

Published on Al-Ahram weekly online, by Bassel Oudat, Dec 17, 2015.

Millions of Syrian refugees face harsh conditions in makeshift camps inside the borders of neighbouring states. Continue Reading…

2015-12-01: COP21;
2015-12-02: … socialism with an iPad – John McDonnell;
2015-12-03: some concerns;
2015-12-04: Healing the Feminine;
2015-12-05: Bombshell: Russian Military Reveals Details of ISIS-Daesh Funding;
2015-12-06: concerns of the 99% to be solved – part 1;
2015-12-07: America’s “Dirty War on Syria”: Bashar al Assad and Political Reform;
2015-12-08: concerns of the 99% to be solved – part 2;
2015-12-09: The model of all economic models (wonkish);
2015-12-10: The Roots of the Current Situation in Venezuela;
2015-12-11: UFOs, our govs and the 0.000…1%;
2015-12-12: The hourglass society: Middle-income households no longer the majority in the US;
2015-12-13: The Age of Extremes;
2015-12-14: Libya’s nightmare scenario;
2015-12-15: some small and big concerns;
2015-12-16: Liberal Extremism Disguised as Defense of Muslims;
2015-12-17: Jean-Baptiste Maunier;
2015-12-18: Kitaro;
2015-12-19: Dept concerns;
2015-12-20: Universal basic income could arrive in Europe faster than you think;
2015-12-21: what means Socialism for Americans?
2015-12-22: Spain: A Year of Change Postponed?
2015-12-23: Volatility and reforms: The overlooked virtues of economic uncertainty;
2015-12-24: The Potential of Debtors’ Unions;
2015-12-25: Christmas Noel Weihnachten;
2015-12-26: A Call for Proof on Syria-Sarin Attack;
2015-12-27: Who Owns the Federal Reserve Bank;
2015-12-28: The Lost Women;
2015-12-29: Ninety-nine Interrelated Concepts;
2015-12-30: Can Europe survive? Greece, Ukraine and the refugee crisis;
2015-12-31: What Really Caused the Implosion of the Occupy Movement;
2015-12-31: Basic Income BIG – Revenu de Base – Bedingungsloses Grundeinkommen BGE – Dezember 1 – 31, 2015.
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See also this page: All articles sorted chronologically.

related articles published during December 2015: (continuously updated … ) Continue Reading…

… an Insider’s View – Published on naked capitalism, by Lambert Strether, Dec 28, 2015 (first on AlterNet, by Yotam Marom).

I’m in a warmly lit apartment on the Lower East Side. It’s a cool night in early October of 2011, the height of Occupy Wall Street.

What a fucking whirlwind it’s been. Two months ago I had just moved into my parents’ basement, feeling deflated after the end of Bloombergville (a two-week street occupation outside city hall to try to stop the massive budget cuts of that same year), convinced this country wasn’t ready for movement. Now I’m in this living room with some of the most impressive people I’ve ever met, at the shaky helm of a movement that has become part of the mainstream’s daily consciousness. It’s my first time feeling like the Left is more than a scrawny sideshow, and it’s surreal. Continue Reading…

Published on Herald Scotland, by Trevor Royle, Dec 27, 2015.

WHO says that Germans lack a sense of humour? Certainly not Westphalian entrepreneur Uwe Dahlhoff, who used the year-long Greek economic crisis to launch a new vodka-based cocktail called “Grexit” – the term used to describe a possible Greek withdrawal from the European Union. The bottle’s label said it all – a crude depiction of Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras and finance minister Yanis Varoufakis drinking a toast below an EU flag with German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s grim visage surrounded by a wreath of stars. The slogan, “sauer macht lustig”, roughly means “even sour is good fun” and it plays on the bittersweet relationship between Greece and Germany as well as underscoring the use of lemon in the cocktail … // Continue Reading…

… War, Terrorism and the Global Economic Crisis in 2015 … – Published on Global Research.ca, by Prof Michel Chossudovsky, Dec 25, 2015;

Everything is interrelated: war, terrorism, the police state, the global economy, economic austerity, financial fraud, corrupt governments, poverty and social inequality, police violence, Al Qaeda, ISIS, media disinformation, racism, war propaganda weapons of mass destruction, the derogation of international law, the criminalization of politics, the CIA, the FBI, climate change, nuclear war, Fukushima, nuclear radiation, crimes against humanity, The China-Russia alliance, Syria Ukraine, NATO, false flags, 9/11 Truth … // Continue Reading…

Published on Dissident Voice, by Michael Parenti, Dec 26, 2015.

For many poor women, welfare and family assistance was their primary means of escaping abusive mates. Such programs provided support for them and their children. Cutbacks in welfare have now caused a dramatic drop in the number who dare attempt to flee hurtful relationships. Low paying jobs, chronic unemployment, and poverty in general have left many impoverished women with few survival resources.   Continue Reading…

… and Why is It Shrouded in Myths and Mysteries? – Published on Global Research.ca, by Prof. Ismael Hossein-Zadeh, Dec 19, 2015.

• It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning. (Henry Ford)
• Give me control of a Nation’s money supply, and I care not who makes its laws. (M. A. Rothschild)

The Federal Reserve Bank (or simply the Fed), is shrouded in a number of myths and mysteries. These include its name, its ownership, its purported independence form external influences, and its presumed commitment to market stability, economic growth and public interest.   Continue Reading…

Published on ZNet, by Ray McGovern, Dec 24, 2015.

One reason why Official Washington continues to insist that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad “must go” is that he supposedly “gassed his own people” with sarin on Aug. 21, 2013, but the truth of that allegation has never been established and is in growing doubt, U.S. intelligence veterans point out. [Updated on Dec. 23 with new signers.] Continue Reading…

Audios:

• MERRY CHRISTMAS for family, 81.47 min, uploaded by AllLegendsOfMusic;
• Piano: traditional Christmas Music, 35.58 min, uploaded by AllLegendsOfMusic;
• Mariah Carey Christmas 2016, 86.30 min, uploaded by Christmas Music Channel;   Continue Reading…

Published on ROARmag.org, by Dept Collective, by by Laura Hanna, Alessondra Shackleton, Ann Larson, Hannah Appel and Luke Herrine, Dec 23, 2015.

Aiming to build collective power in an age of financial absolutism, the Debt Collective is piloting a new kind of organization: the debtors’ union.

From Ferguson to Greece, debt is about power and subordination as much as it is about repayment at a profit. Continue Reading…

… for any change, know better how it works … Published on VOX (CEPR’s political portal), by Alessandra Bonfiglioli and Gino Gancia, Dec 19, 2015.

The Great Recession highlighted the prominent role that economic uncertainty plays in hindering investment and growth. This column provides new evidence that economic uncertainty can actually play a positive role by promoting the implementation of structural reforms with long-run benefits. The effect appears to be strongest for countries with poorly informed voters. These findings suggest that times of uncertainty may present an opportunity to implement reforms that would otherwise not be passed.   Continue Reading…

Published on ZNet (first in Jacobin Magazine), by Luke Stobart, Dec 20, 2015.

At the time of writing, Podemos is making an inspiring late comeback in the Spanish general-election campaign, but few expect that 2015 will be the “year of change” that Pablo Iglesias promised when Podemos was leading in the polls last year. Mass participation in the new party and a lightning rise in popular support in its first year gave way to limited grassroots activity and an electoral slide until this October … // Continue Reading…

• Workplace Democracy, 12.13 min, uploaded by Workplace Democracy;
• Socialism For Dummies: part 1/2, 49.45 min, part 2/2, 70.51 min, uploaded by Pretty Awesome … Professor Richard D. Wolff explains what socialism is NOT. Where does the American fear of Socialism, Communism and Marxism come from?
• Full Show 11/11/15: How Reaganomics Killed America’s Middle Class, 56.30 min, uploaded by The Big Picture RT;
• How Class Works – by Richard Wolff, 12.36 min, uploaded by Workplace Democracy;
• Les Etats-Unis ont-ils vraiment réussi à isoler la Russie? 0.55 min, uploaded by RT France;
• Geld regiert die Welt – die rechtswidrigen Machenschaften der EZB [S2 - E48], 27.28 min, uploaded by RT Deutsch.