politics for the 99%

Published on The Atlantic, by Molly Ball, Jan 16, 2016.

The Working Families Party has pushed the political debate to the left in the states where it’s already active. Now—in the era of Occupy and Bernie Sanders—it’s ready to take that fight nationwide.

At a recent private dinner in Manhattan, a small group of leftists plotted to take over America.   Continue Reading…

• Global Capitalism – Monthly Economic Update January 2016, 91.48 min, uploaded by Richard D Wolff, Jan 13, 2016;
• Days of Revolt, the Making of Global Capitalism, 25.01 min, uploaded by teleSUR english, Sept 7, 2015;
• Audio: truthout on the radio – a critique of capitalism – Richard Wolff, uploaded by Kinda Gamey, March 26, 2014: Part 1, 22.55 min; Part 2, 8.42 min;
• The Crisis of Global Capitalism, ten years on – Prof John Gray, 88.29 min, uploaded by London School of Economics and Political Science LSE, Dec 17, 2010;   Continue Reading…

Uploaded by The Big Picture RT:

• Full Show 1/14/16: Why Are the Clintons Attacking Bernie’s Single-Payer Plan? 30.50 min, Jan 14, 2016 … Thom discusses the real reason why the Clintons are attacking Bernie’s single-payer health care plan …;
• Has The Crash of 2016 Now Begun? What Can & Should Be Done? 7.36 min, Jan 5, 2016 … Economist Dr. Richard Wolff, Democracy At Work, goes off on the state of the economy …;

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Published on Spiegel Online International, by Christoph Reuter in Korin, Syria, Jan 13, 2016 (Photo Gallery).

Even as war continues to rage in Syria, normal people in the country are doing their best to survive in places like the village of Korin. It has transformed into a kind of mini-republic and has WiFi on the town square. But its population is slowly dwindling. Continue Reading…

Uplpaded by Deutsches Haus:

• Slavoj Žižek: Is Hegel Dead—Or Are We Dead in the Eyes of Hegel? 194.00 min, Oct 30, 2015 … a Hegelian View of the Present Age. Deutsches Haus at NYU and the Department of German at NYU present a talk by Slavoj Žižek, Global Distinguished Professor of German at NYU … Introduced by Avital Ronell, Professor of German and Comparative Literature at NYU …;
• Slavoj Žižek: The Hegelian Wound, 121.21 min, Sept 26, 2014;
• German Idealism and Psychoanalysis, with Slavoj Zizek, Alenka Zupancic, Mladen Dolar – Part 1, 10.26 min, May 7, 2012 … followed by parts 2 to 5 in autoplay;

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Published on ZNet (first on Other Worlds), by Mphatheleini Makaulele, Simone Adler and Beverly Bell, Jan 9, 2016.

… Everybody originated with indigenous ways of living and the way of Mother Earth.

The real role of women is in the seed. It is the women who harvest, select, store, and plant seeds. Our seeds come from our mothers and our grandmothers. To us, the seed is the symbol of the continuity of life. Seed is not just about the crops. Seed is about the soil, about the water, and about the forest.   Continue Reading…

Published on Spiegel Online International, by Matthias Bartsch and Anna Clauß, Jan 5, 2016.

Absurd, unfounded reports about asylum seekers are circulating on German social media. They are part of a targeted misinformation campaign by right-wing extremists designed to instill fear and stoke anti-migrant sentiment. But where do the stories come from?   Continue Reading…

• [UPDATE: Union fees in jeopardy (in Plain English), on SCOTUSblog, by Amy Howe, Jan 11, 2016
• Evening round-up: Today’s argument in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, on SCOTUSblog, by Molly Runkle on Jan 11, 2016].

… Supreme Court Case - Published on Common Dreams, by Sarah Lazare, Jan 8, 2016 (the Case could result in the enforcement of ‘Right to Work’ laws on all public sector labor unions in the United States).

Workers across the United States are bracing for a major Supreme Court case, set for argument on Monday, that could strike a devastating blow to public sector unions nationwide.   Continue Reading…

Published on People’s World, by John Bachtell, Jan 8, 2016.

The hateful and reactionary ideas spewing from the mouths of the Republican Party candidates confront us with the clear and present danger we would face next November were any one of them to be elected president … // Continue Reading…

Published on The Guardian, by John O’Farrell, Jan 7, 2015.

A living wage for all of us, whether we’re in work or not, could rebalance the economy and create a generation of entrepreneurs.

y first response to the notion of a universal basic income (UBI) was: “Well, really. That is never going to happen! I mean, it’s completely unaffordable. I mean, it would be political suicide for any progressive party suggesting it.” And then I may have started to froth at the mouth slightly and ask if it would be paid to refugees … // Continue Reading…

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…

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.

… 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…