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Written on August 15th, 2016 in politics by heidi
… resisting the Herakles Farms’ Palm Oil Projects – Published on Farmlandgrab.org, Aug 9, 2016.
The Herakles Farms palm oil project has been involved in the unlawful taking of land from local communities. The project is also destroying forested areas, illegally laundering timber, and threatens Korup National Park, a high conservation area. Korup Park is home to chimpanzees, forest elephants, gorillas, and other endangered wildlife. Local communities are fighting for survival and for their land and forests. Continue Reading…
Written on August 14th, 2016 in politics by heidi
Published on Axis of Logic, by James Petras, Aug 10, 2016.
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… The Anti-Trump Coup: … // Continue Reading…
Written on August 13th, 2016 in politics by heidi
Only one item – allowing enough time to meditate it:
Spoken in english, subtitled in german: Three reasons why Germany will go down … drei Gründe, warum Deutschland untergehen wird – US-Think-Tank-Chief, 10.18 min, uploaded by Anonymous, July 1, 2016 … George Friedman from Stratfor – during Chicago Council on Global Affairs 2016 – on US’ goal to prevent any cooperation between Germany and Russia … Website: Anonymous News.de.
Written on August 12th, 2016 in politics by heidi
Published on Stronger Unions.org, by Owen Tudor, July 25, 2016.
… Over the past decade or so, Chinese workers’ wages in the industrial heart of the country on the south and east coast, including the Special Economic Zones, have risen substantially. Maybe not to western levels, but way higher than their parents ever earned. Continue Reading…
Written on August 11th, 2016 in politics by heidi
Published on ZNet, by Danica Jorden, Aug 9, 2016.
One day before the start of this year’s edition of the World Social Forum (WSF 2016), to be held in Montreal from 9 – 14 August 2016, civil society representatives from several African nations have announced their intention to boycott the proceedings, due to the overwhelming number of visa denials for members of their delegations. Reports are coming in that participants from Latin America, Asia and the Middle East have been denied visas to travel to the international gathering as well. Continue Reading…
Written on August 10th, 2016 in politics by heidi
Published on Institute for New Economic Thinking, by Lynn Parramore, Aug 8, 2016.
… Outrage over how big money influences American politics has been boiling over this political season, energizing the campaigns of GOP nominee Donald Trump and former Democratic candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders alike. Citizens have long suspected that “We the People” increasingly means “We the Rich” at election time. Continue Reading…
Written on August 9th, 2016 in politics by heidi
The Change We Made – Platform and Politics, on LobeLog foreign policy, by James J. Zogby, Aug 6, 2016;
The sham rebrand of al-Qaeda’s Nusra Front, on Middle East Eye MEE, by Gareth Porter, Aug 5, 2016; Continue Reading…
Written on August 8th, 2016 in politics by heidi
… Shimon Peres to RT – Video published on RT, 35.21 min, Aug 6, 2016.
President Putin is no enemy to Europe and can work successfully with the US on solving the Syrian crisis, the former Israeli PM Shimon Peres told RT. He also shared his vision concerning the Middle East peace process and fighting extremism in Europe. Continue Reading…
Written on August 7th, 2016 in politics by heidi
Published on Collective Evolution CE, by Arjun Walia, Aug 3, 2016.
Shambhala is round but depicted as an eight-petalled lotus blossom, which is a symbol of the heart Chakra (represented in the picture above). Continue Reading…
Written on August 7th, 2016 in politics by heidi
Published on Dissident Voice, by Survival International.org, August 4, 2016.
On the eve of the Olympics, a tribe in Brazil has made a powerful statement to the ranchers who are destroying their land and subjecting them to genocidal violence and racism. Continue Reading…
Written on August 6th, 2016 in politics by heidi
Published on ZNet (first on The Movement For Black Lives), by Various Contributors, Aug 4, 2016.
Black humanity and dignity requires Black political will and power. Despite constant exploitation and perpetual oppression, Black people have bravely and brilliantly been the driving force pushing the U.S. towards the ideals it articulates but has never achieved. In recent years we have taken to the streets, launched massive campaigns, and impacted elections, but our elected leaders have failed to address the legitimate demands of our Movement. We can no longer wait. Continue Reading…
Written on August 5th, 2016 in politics by heidi
… on August 9-14 – Published on The Bullet, Socialist Project’s E-Bulletin No. 1288, by Pierre Beaudet, Aug 3, 2016.
… The WSF originated in 2001, in Porto Alegre, Brazil, as a response to policies designed to accelerate globalization, a process seen by corporate leaders and governments as well as powerful institutions such as the World Bank and the IMF as the recipe for prosperity. NGOs and social movements from Brazil and from abroad gathered to examine the impact of globalization on the lives of working people and the poor and discuss how to alter globalization to redress the fundamental problems of inequality, environmental degradation and lack of democracy. Continue Reading…
Written on August 4th, 2016 in politics by heidi
Published on JACOBIN, by Jeremy Gilbert, Aug 3, 2016.
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/08/labour-jeremy-corbyn-owen-smith-momentum-blairite/
Corbyn supporters’ vision for the Labour Party is fundamentally at odds with that of its entrenched elite … // Continue Reading…
Written on August 3rd, 2016 in politics by heidi
Published on ZNet, by Robin Hahnel, Aug 2, 2016.
… More than 13 million Americans voted for a candidate to be their President who labelled himself a democratic socialist, called for a political revolution, and financed his campaign exclusively with small contributions averaging $27 from over 230 thousand donors. Compared to how the left fared in any of the twelve previous presidential elections I have been eligible to vote in, this stands out as a MONSTROUS SUCCESS! Nobody in their wildest dreams, including the candidate and his team of advisors, imagined this would happen when they began … // Continue Reading…
Written on August 2nd, 2016 in politics by heidi
Published on Global Handelsblatt, by PETER SLOTERDIJK, July 18, 2016.
One of Germany’s most famous living philosophers addresses the linguistic neglect, moral and political aberrations behind Britain’s decision to leave the European Union. But, faced with experimental politics, media distortions and the historic distance between the U.K. and its neighbors, the European Union just keeps on keeping on … // Continue Reading…
Written on August 1st, 2016 in politics by heidi
Written on July 31st, 2016 in politics by heidi
Published on The Emporia Gazette, by Nat Hentoff and Nick Hentoff July 29, 2016.
“We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.” — Preamble, U.S. Constitution Continue Reading…
Written on July 30th, 2016 in politics by heidi
Written on July 30th, 2016 in politics by heidi
Published on Spiegel Online International, by Christoph Schult and Klaus Wiegrefe, July 28, 2016.
Working with dubious sourcing, a group close to NATO’s chief military commander Philip Breedlove sought to secure weapons deliveries for Ukraine, a trove of newly released emails revealed. The efforts served to intensify the conflict between the West and Russia … // Continue Reading…
Written on July 29th, 2016 in politics by heidi
Published on Dissident Voice, by Paul Cooper, July 27, 2016.
Sentenced to death on charges of apostasy and promoting atheism, Ashraf had his sentence reduced to eight years and 800 lashes. Continue Reading…
Written on July 28th, 2016 in politics by heidi
- part 1/2, 22.34 min, July 25, 2016: Catarina Principle, co-editor of Europe in Revolt, says a left movement against austerity must pursue the restructuring of public debt, nationalization of key sectors, and public control of the banking system, but none of this can be done within the European Union – also on YouTube;
- part 2/2, 11.08 min, July 26, 2016: Catarina Principe, co-editor of Europe in Revolt, discusses the struggle against austerity in Portugal - also on YouTube; Continue Reading…
Written on July 27th, 2016 in politics by heidi
Published on The Bullet, Socialist Project’s E-Bulletin No. 1285, by Evert Hoogers, Donald Swartz, Rosemary Warskett, July 26, 2016.
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… State of Negotiations: … // Continue Reading…
Written on July 26th, 2016 in politics by heidi
Published on rabble.ca, byY DAVID J. CLIMENHAGA, July 24, 2016.
The person I know best in Munich described the mood in the Bavarian city Friday as “surreal,” so it seems fitting the Tweet from the Munich Police that night notifying the world the crisis sparked by a mass shooting at a fast-food restaurant was finally over had the surreal quality of found poetry … // Continue Reading…
Written on July 25th, 2016 in politics by heidi
Published on ZNet (first on The Dawn) by Andrés Lund, July 23, 2016.
In education, in life, in the public sphere, dialogue is an essential factor for civilization. It is also a way to become subjects, to become who we are, and thus, to overcome oppression. The best dialogue is the kind that is egalitarian and seeks after the common good: this is the sort of dialogue that should exist within the community of the oppressed to shape a feasible Utopia that we need to change lives and transform the world. Continue Reading…
Written on July 24th, 2016 in politics by heidi
… the European project is imploding – Published on Al-Ahram, by Manal Lotfi from London, July 21, 2016.
Events are moving forward at a dramatic pace and while at first glance they may seem like a series of isolated tragedies they are not. French-Tunisian Mohamed Bouhlel, who photographed himself smiling amid children and their families in Nice hours before he ran over hundreds of people in an explosives-laden truck; a Turkish soldier attempts to hide under an armoured vehicle while another Turk kicks him and a second whips him with a belt following the failed coup attempt in Turkey; a Polish waiter who works at a Soho restaurant sits shaking after Brits vote to leave the EU, an Afghan refugee attacking passengers on a train in southern Germany with an axe — all of these are related, facets of interconnected crises that feed one another … // Continue Reading…