politics for the 99%

Ende der Manipulation – Geheimnisse der Menschheit aufgedeckt, 60.09 min, von Querdenken TV am 30. Mai 2015 hochgeladen: Rasmin Banedj-Schafii im Gespräch mit Michael Friedrich Vogt. Seit Anbeginn der Menschheit tobt ein Kampf um den Umgang mit den Erdenbewohnern. Nach dem das atlantische Reich unterging und die Hochtechnologie in Form der Hochkulturen neue Blüten hervorgebracht hatten ging das Spiel der Dualität in die nächste Runde. Continue Reading…

… instead over the past 25 years it has been the left’s project that has collapsed – Published on The Guardian, by Paul Mason, July 17, 2015.
(my comment: maybe capitalism ends, but it was only the tool to submit us … ending a tool is NOT ending automatically any submission, it may become even worse – Heidi).

… If you lived through all this, and disliked capitalism, it was traumatic. But in the process technology has created a new route out, which the remnants of the old left – and all other forces influenced by it – have either to embrace or die. Capitalism, it turns out, will not be abolished by forced-march techniques. It will be abolished by creating something more dynamic that exists, at first, almost unseen within the old system, but which will break through, reshaping the economy around new values and behaviours. I call this postcapitalism.   Continue Reading…

Published on Dissident Voice, by Paul Craig Roberts, July 17, 2015.

Greece’s lesson for Russia, and for China and Iran, is to avoid all financial relationships with the West. The West simply cannot be trusted. Washington is committed to economic and political hegemony over every other country and uses the Western financial system for asset freezes, confiscations, and sanctions. Countries that have independent foreign policies and also have assets in the West cannot expect Washington to respect their property rights or their ownership. Washington freezes or steals countries’ assets, or in the case of France imposes multi-billion dollar fines, in order to force compliance with Washington’s policies. Iran, for example, lost the use of $100 billion, approximately one-fourth of the Iranian GDP, for years simply because Iran insisted on its rights under the Non-Proliferation Treaty.   Continue Reading…

… 24 nations are currently facing a debt crisis – Published on Activist Post (first on Economic Collapse, May 17), by Michael Snyder, July 16, 2015.

There has been so much attention on Greece in recent weeks, but the truth is that Greece represents only a very tiny fraction of an unprecedented global debt bomb which threatens to explode at any moment.

As you are about to see, there are 24 nations that are currently facing a full-blown debt crisis, and there are 14 more that are rapidly heading toward one.   Continue Reading…

(zuerst mein Kommentar: alle Sprecher machen den gleichen Fehler, sie diskutieren innerhalb von rechtlich abgesicherten Abläufen. Aber spätestens seit diesem Interview, Yanis Varoufakis full transcript: our battle to save Greece, on New Statesman, by Harry Lambert, July 13, 2015, kann jeder wissen, dass sich die Gesprächpartner der Griechen überhaupt nicht um bestehende rechtliche Absicherung kümmern – während alle linken und sonstigen ‘Gutmenschen’ sich noch innerhalb von ‘Recht’ definieren und damit Handlungsspielraum abgeben – Heidi).

KenFM am Telefon mit Peter König, 51.38 min, von wwwKenFMde am 8. Juli 2015 hochgeladen … Peter König hat über zwanzig Jahre für die Weltbank gearbeitet und vor allem Wasserprojekte im Raum Afrika organisiert. Heute gehört der Schweizer zu den härtesten Kritikern der Weltbank, die Staaten weniger aufbaut, denn sie in den finanziellen Ruin treibt. Webseite: Delphi Initiative … mit weiteren Videos in autoplay.

Understanding the Defeat, Means Preparing a Victory – The Greek Dilemma and Us – Published on The Bullet, Socialist Project’s E-Bulletin No. 1144, by Blockupy Goes Athens, July 16, 2015 (first appeared in German in the blog Blockup goes Athens/12. July 2015 - die Niederlage verstehen heisst den Sieg vorbereiten, das griechische Dilemma und wir … neun provisorische Überlegungen …).

Nine provisional considerations after both the popular Oxi and Syriza’s Yes to the Memorandum. This is being written after the vote in the Greek parliament and before the final decision of the Eurogroup (12 July). At the moment, everything is open, and we are certain of only a couple of things. Almost everything can change, but some things will remain true.

1. From Blackmail to Coup:   Continue Reading…

• Counter Jade Helm 15 – Operation Proves Existence Of White Privilege, 3.33 min, uploaded by The Young Turks TYT, July 14, 2015: Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks discusses the freakout by right-wingers over the “Jade Helm 15″ military exercises. Organizers have announced a “Counter Jade Helm 15″ operation. Cenk discusses how this protest proves white-privilege is alive and well in the United States. Tell us what you think in the comment section below;   Continue Reading…

Published on The Bullet, Socialist Project’s E-Bulletin No. 1141, by Martijn Konings, July 14, 2015.

It is now sometimes hard to remember – and for the generation that is now in college and wasn’t necessarily reading the opinion pages at the time, it may seem nothing short of perverse – but there was a period following the onset of the crisis when progressive commentary on economic and financial life was pervaded by intense optimism about the future. As overleveraged financial structures crumbled, progressive intelligentsia rang the death knell for the neoliberal principles that were so obviously responsible for the problems.   Continue Reading…

… reflections on Nationalism – Published on theleSUR english, by Vincent Emanuele, July 11, 2015.

… Today, the scourge of nationalism continues to infect the human species. Without doubt, in some circles, people hotly debate the topic. For most people, however, the concept of nationalism is rarely questioned. In fact, it’s a foregone conclusion that people should love the nation in which they reside. Some people even take great pride in the fact that they were arbitrarily born in a specific geographical location. Unfortunately, like religion or capitalism, nationalism is alive and well in the 21st century.   Continue Reading…

Menousis, 6.36 min, subtítulos español – uploaded by Charly Gehena, June 10, 2011 … and many other videos in autoplay.

Find on en.wikipedia;

• Irene Papas … born 3 September 1926, is a retired Greek actress and occasional singer, who has starred in over seventy films in a career spanning more than fifty years …;
• Vangelis … born 29 March 1943), professionally known as Vangelis … is a Greek composer of electronic, progressive, ambient, jazz, pop rock, and orchestral music. He is best known for his Academy Award–winning score for the film Chariots of Fire, composing scores for the films Antarctica, Blade Runner, Missing, 1492: Conquest of Paradise, and Alexander, and the use of his music in the PBS documentary Cosmos: A Personal Voyage by Carl Sagan …;

… and me too:

Greek debt crisis: Nigel Farage is gutted that Greece isn’t leaving the euro, on The Independent.co.uk, by Matt Dathan, July 10, 2015: as Greece closes in on agreeing a deal that will keep the debt-ridden country in the eurozone, there is one man in the UK who is gutted … Nigel Farage … is a British politician and former commodity broker. He is the leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), having held the position since November 2010 …;

Leave Euro, retake democracy – Nigel Farage in passionate Tsipras address (VIDEO 4.25 min), on Russia Today RT, July 10, 2015;

Greek Parliament backs bailout plan, on The Times.co.uk, July 11, 2015;

… more about on:

• Google News-search;
• Nigel Farage on YouTube-search: general; Filters 1 year and long;

(my comment: if Tsipras and elected parliament finally bend their knees before the troika, because getting some alms for the nation and thus betraying democracy, I will stop here and now any contribution to further Greek dramas.
But maybe this humanity has still much more to learn about compassion for life and livelihood for US ALL … even for themselves – Heidi).

Published on Dissident Voice, by Robert Hunziker, July 9, 2015.

Neoliberalism, the privatization and commoditization of everything that moves, has experienced a great run over the past three decades, jump-started in the 1980s by PM Thatcher and President Reagan, christened in 1951 by Milton Friedman.   Continue Reading…

Published on Spiegel Online International, an Essay by Barry Eichengreen, July 8, 2015.

The Greek crisis could have been stopped years ago if European politicians hadn’t been so stubborn. They should have followed the example set by the United States in dealing with Puerto Rico’s problems.   Continue Reading…

in 16 nice post card videos, uploaded by P.-Calin A., September 8, 2013:

• part 1/16, 56.33 min, Great Cities;     Continue Reading…

Published on counterpunch, by PAUL CRAIG ROBERTS, July 06, 2015:

[LAST UPDATE]: With 90% of the votes counted, the Greek people have voted 61% to 39% against accepting the latest round of austerity that the EU is trying to impose on the Greek people for the benefit of the One Percent. What is amazing is that 39% voted for the One Percent against their own interests. This 39% vote shows that propaganda works to convince people to vote against their own interest. Continue Reading…

Published on Global Research.ca, by Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, July 3, 2015.

Tectonic geopolitical shifts are taking place in Eurasia. The Venetian merchant Marco Polo and the Moroccan scholar Ibn Battuta, both great travelers of their days, would be thoroughly impressed with the trade networks that are developing. The Eurasia of today is developing into a vast network of superhighways, railroad connections, mammoth ports, and sophisticated airports. Continue Reading…

One of my most favorite artists:

• /The House;
• /Buildings;
• /Paintings;
• /Design;   Continue Reading…

Published on Dissident Voice, by Ellen Hodgson Brown, July 3, 2015.

Pope Francis’ revolutionary encyclical addresses not just climate change but the banking crisis. Interestingly, the solution to that crisis may have been modeled in the Middle Ages by Franciscan monks following the Saint from whom the Pope took his name.   Continue Reading…

Beautiful Germany, uploaded on YouTube by zaneyyyyyy, Aug 15-16, 2013 … spoken in german, from TV ZDF /Terra X – HD 720p:

Part 1 – S01E01, City / Stadt, 43.30 min,
Part 2 – S01E03, River / Fluss, 43.10 min;
Part3 – S02E02, Land, 43.57 min.

in english:

• Greece to hold referendum on bailout deal, 2.11 min;
• Greek parliament approves referendum on bailout terms, 0.37 min;
• Varoufakis … as bailout referendum looms, 1.19 min;   Continue Reading…

Published on teleSUR, by gf-LB, June 30, 2015.

As Greece prepares for a referendum on further austerity proposals, teleSUR explores the legitimacy of the Greek debt.

The tens of billions in bailout funds provided to Greece, rescued the finance sector, a member of the Greek Debt Truth Commission has teleSUr in an exclusive interview: “It had one core aim, it was to bailout the private German and French and Greek banks, amongst other European banks”, Turkish economist Ozlem Onaran told teleSUR, who served as part of the Greek debt truth commission.   Continue Reading…

Published on Michael Robert’s Blog, by blog owner, June 30, 2015.

The ‘impossible triangle’ for the Syriza government was 1) reversing austerity 2) staying the Eurozone; and 3) Syriza staying in power (see my post Syriza, the economists and the impossible triangle). The Troika prepared to break that triangle.   Continue Reading…

2015-06-01: The Best of Bach;
2015-06-02: The Class Logic behind Austerity Policies in the Euro-Area;
2015-06-03: Egypt: more of the same;
2015-06-04: Early Middle Ages Music;
2015-06-05: Wikileaks releases ‘largest’ trove of docs exposing secret TiSA trade deal;
2015-06-05: Greece misses IMF payment in warning shot as showdown with Europe escalates;
2015-06-06: some of today’s concerns;
2015-06-07: actual concerns;
2015-06-08: Renewed shelling hits residential areas in eastern Ukraine (PHOTOS, 3 VIDEOS);
2015-06-09: Would an unconditional basic income save democracy or breed laziness?
2015-06-10: WEST COAST SWING and more;
2015-06-10: hallo … geht es noch;
2015-06-11: Silk Road;
2015-06-12: What Happened to Those Apocalyptic Predictions About Overpopulation?
2015-06-13: CFPB examines reverse mortgage advertisements;
2015-06-14: Brewing Conflict over Greece – Germany’s Finance Minister Mulls Taking on Merkel;
2015-06-15: When Bankers Collide;
2015-06-15: Fakten zum Putsch in der Ukraine;
2015-06-16: Hildegard von Bingen;
2015-06-17: Ukraine and the Apocalyptic Risk of Propagandized Ignorance;
2015-06-18: Legal Highs, Welcome to the Cannabis Revolution – part 1;
2015-06-19: The Magna Carta – eight hundred years of forgetting;
2015-06-20: Anti-Russian sanctions hurt Europe harder than expected, threaten 2.5 Mio jobs – study;
2015-06-21: today these concerns;
2015-06-22: Cold War Resurgent, US Nukes Could Soon Return to Europe;
2015-06-23: Non-Leftist Left, a Radical Reconfiguration of Southern European Politics;
2015-06-24: Drug Companies Donated Millions to California Lawmakers Prior to Forced Vaccination Bill;
2015-06-25: Migration Crisis, the EU’s Shipwrecked Refugee Plan;
2015-06-26: Only socialism and class struggle can end austerity;
2015-06-27: ISIS is not strong, could be defeated within two days – ex-Israeli PM Ehud Barak;
2015-06-28: US ‘playing with fire’ by extremely provocative moves, not Russia;
2015-06-29: US: Illuminati Wife Tells All;
2015-06-30: US: South Pittsburg preparing for free income tax assistance program;
2015-06-30: Basic Income BIG – Revenu de Base – Bedingungsloses Grundeinkommen BGE, JUNE 1-30, 2015.

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

Published on Times Free Press, by Ryan Lewis, June 29, 2015.

… City Commissioner Jeff Powers, a certified public accountant, said he has served as a volunteer for VITA in other areas for a couple of years: “It’s really good experience, and you’re giving back to the community,” he said. “It’s a good service as long as you don’t have overly complicated returns.”   Continue Reading…