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Written on December 31st, 2013 in Index by heidi
Written on December 31st, 2013 in politics by heidi
Im Feuilleton der Frankfurter Allgemeinen, von KATRIN RÖNICKE, Hamburg, 30. Dezember 2013.
Wikileaks-Gründer Julian Assange ruft die Hacker-Gemeinde auf, in Geheimdienste und andere Organisationen zu gehen, Informationen zu sammeln und sie zu verraten. „Wir sind eine Klasse“ – wie die Industriearbeiter sie einst gewesen seien. Continue Reading…
Written on December 31st, 2013 in politics by heidi
the 100th monkey/singe/Affe – story:
- Video: The Hundredth Monkey, 4.07 min, uploaded by Lost8Wizard, April 16, 2009;
- Motivation: meine Suche nach dem 100. Affen, TV ab- und Herz & Verstand einschalten, 15.01 min, von weltenhuepfer am 10. Mai 2013 hochgeladen: Hundertster Affe auf de.wikipedia;
- L’histoire du 100ème singe ou l’espoir de l’humanité, 5.07 min, mise en ligne de Philippe Theillou, le 18 septembre 2011; Continue Reading…
Written on December 30th, 2013 in politics by heidi
Democratic Left Front salutes the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa special national congress: Together, a new South Africa is possible – Published on Links.org, by the Democratic Front South Africa, Dec 23, 2013.
Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal – There is a spectre haunting the ruling class and government in South Africa: it is the radical anti-capitalist movement that the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa NUMSA has given birth to at its historic special national congress held last week. The Democratic Left Front DLF congratulates NUMSA for this congress that united metalworkers in spite of the sustained attempts to divide NUMSA … // Continue Reading…
Written on December 29th, 2013 in politics by heidi
Published on Spiegel Online International, by Alexander Kühn, December 27, 2013 (Photo Gallery).
A new generation of comedians with foreign roots are shining an irreverent light on the prejudices they encounter in Germany. But when it comes to the integration debate, do their brash, cliché-rife performances do more harm than good? … //
… A New Wave of Minority Comedy: … // Continue Reading…
Written on December 28th, 2013 in have a look at by heidi
(BBC Mini Series 1980), uploaded by ClassicalFilmLibrary, May 24, 2013;
Written on December 27th, 2013 in have a look at by heidi
- Pinks Floyd Classics, HD Full 1989 Live in Venedig, 91.39 min, uploaded by livefromthedarkstage, March 18, 2013 … and 11 other concerts in autoplay … (same, from 1.1.2014 with new link, uploaded by Live from the Stage, Dec 20, 2013);
- Céline Dion Live In Stade De France FULL, 112.09 min, uploaded by Promusic MovieH, March 1, 2013;
- Talk Talk Live in Concert HD – Full Live from Montreux 1986, 86.31 min, uploaded by Live from the Stage, Dec 22, 2013;
- Divas Live (Celine Dion/Mariah Carey/Shania Twain/Gloria Estefan/Aretha Franklin), 80.00 min, uploaded by AlmaVindur, March 23, 2013;
- Scorpions One Night in Vienna – Live-World Tour 2004, 119.29 min, uploaded by Татьяна Артамонова, Sept 16, 2012;
- (the young) Scorpions, 1972 ff on German TV, 19.10 min, uploaded by Татьяна Артамонова,Sept 16, 2012;
- Scorpions Wind Of Change, 4.44 min, uploaded by ScorpionsVEVO, Nov 1, 2009.
Written on December 26th, 2013 in politics by heidi
Watch this video, 16.37 min, on TEDtalk, with John Hodgman, filmed Feb 2008, posted on Oct 2008.
Humorist John Hodgman rambles through a new story about aliens, physics, time, space and the way all of these somehow contribute to a sweet, perfect memory of falling in love. John Hodgman is a writer, humorist, geek celebrity, former professional literary agent and expert on all world knowledge. He was the bumbling PC in Apple’s long-running “I’m a Mac; I’m a PC” ad campaign … (full bio). Continue Reading…
Written on December 25th, 2013 in politics by heidi
The Movement of Mortgage Victims is one of Spain’s strongest movements. Carlos Delclós talks to PAH organizer Elvi Mármol about the key to their success – Published on Roarmag.orghttp://roarmag.org/2013/12/plataforma-afectados-hipoteca-spain/, by Carlos Delclós, December 20, 2013.
The story of Spain’s economic, social and political crisis is one about property, need and value. And at the heart of that story lies a question that is familiar to the point of cliché: what makes a house a home? It may sound trivial, but in a country where families are sleeping in the street, entire building blocks are devoid of residents, and housing remains out of reach for major swathes of the population (despite the ubiquity of “For Sale” signs in the urban landscape), it is a question that remains largely unanswered by policymakers. Continue Reading…
Written on December 24th, 2013 in politics by heidi
Published on The Bullet, Socialist Project’s E-Bulletin No. 915, by Roger Annis, December 23, 2013.
The fossil fuel industry offensive in British Columbia and across Canada is proceeding relentlessly. This is a report from some of the key fronts of the fossil fuel wars.
Tar Sands: … //
… Natural Gas Fracking: … // Continue Reading…
Written on December 23rd, 2013 in have a look at by heidi
Written on December 22nd, 2013 in politics by heidi
Published on Intrepid Report, by Larry Pinkney, December 20, 2013:
When corporations and government become, in actuality, intertwined as one entity, the end result is fascism. This is the precise reality in the United States in this 21st century, and it has spread like a cancer throughout this nation … //
… Banksters are liars, manipulators, and international corporate gangsters: Continue Reading…
Written on December 21st, 2013 in politics by heidi
Published on Global Research.ca, by Colin Todhunter, Dec 19, 2013.
Modern culture is an advocate of speed. From urban planning and transport systems, to the food industry and beyond, ‘fast living’ cuts deep and affects almost every aspect of life.
In terms of distances, things today are more spread out yet are more interconnected than in the past. This interconnectedness has had the effect of shrinking even the largest of distances and is ably assisted by digital communications technology and rapid transit systems. Airports and metro transport links are being extended or built, huge concrete flyovers cut through neighbourhoods and separate communities from one another and employment is being centralised in out of town business parks or city centre office blocks. Speed of communications and transport narrows the distances. Continue Reading…
Written on December 20th, 2013 in politics by heidi
Published on The Bullet, Socialist Project’s E-Bulletin No. 912, by Michal Rozworski, December 18, 2013.
The Puzzle Defined: Most developed economies continue to experience fall-out from the financial crisis of 2007-08. The Eurozone has been most ravaged, but the U.S. and UK have not fared much better. After the initial rebound from the most severe crisis, growth in many economies has been decelerating to the point that some are once again contracting in real terms. At the same time, unemployment remains high – hitting record levels among youth in Europe for example – real incomes are flat for the vast majority, inequality is on the rise and austerity programs targeted at social services are eating further into living standards. Continue Reading…
Written on December 19th, 2013 in politics by heidi
Written on December 19th, 2013 in politics by heidi
Published on ZNet (first on Folha De S. Paulo), by Edward Snowden, December 17, 2013.
Six months ago, I stepped out from the shadows of the United States Government’s National Security Agency to stand in front of a journalist’s camera.
I shared with the world evidence proving some governments are building a world-wide surveillance system to secretly track how we live, who we talk to, and what we say. Continue Reading…
Written on December 18th, 2013 in politics by heidi
Published on Le Monde diplomatique, english edition, by Maxim Robin, December 2013.
The number of people in US prisons fell in 2012 by around 30,000, the third consecutive fall in as many years: budget difficulties mean that states can no longer afford incarceration for every offence, and at local level Republicans and Democrats are, unusually, unanimous on the need to decongest prisons. In California — which accounted for half of the fall in 2012 — and Texas, there is a drive to reduce sentences and find alternative punishments. Continue Reading…
Written on December 17th, 2013 in have a look at by heidi
Published on SFgate, by James Temple, Dec 14, 2013.
Silicon Valley staged its take on the Oscars last week, hosting a black-tie affair that felt every bit like the Hollywood variety – except that you’ve probably never heard of any of the winners.
And that was kind of the point. Continue Reading…
Written on December 16th, 2013 in politics by heidi
Financial democracy requires bypassing large unaccountable institutions and reconnecting people to the reality of their money — by producing it ourselves – Published on ROARMAG.org, by Brett Scott, December 11, 2013.
In 2012, in celebration of Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee, I suggested that we securitize the Queen, using her as collateral for UK government borrowing. I thought she would support this modest proposal because royalty have long been financial innovators. Indeed, what were the old medieval armies but a blunt financial instrument? Monarchs invested resources into them in order to extract dividends from conquered peoples who did not want to be bludgeoned to death … // Continue Reading…
Written on December 15th, 2013 in politics by heidi
Published on Al-Ahram weekly online, by Mohamed Abdel-Baky, Dec 10, 2013.
During a rally held in Minya governorate, Nour Youssef, a member of the Social Democratic Party, urged his village to vote “yes” on the draft constitution.
The crowds shouted, “viva Egypt, bread, freedom and social justice”, repeating the 25 January 25 Revolution slogan. Continue Reading…
Written on December 14th, 2013 in politics by heidi
A push to make America’s banks safer creates new uncertainties – Published on The Economist, Dec 14, 2013.
The 37 words inserted into the 848-page Dodd-Frank law overhauling the regulation of America’s financial institutions seemed innocent enough. Lawmakers wanted regulators to come up with strictures that would prevent banks from gambling with deposits insured by the federal government. The resulting rule, named after a prominent proponent, Paul Volcker, a former head of the Federal Reserve, prohibits banks from “proprietary trading”, meaning transactions conducted purely for their own gain, rather than to serve clients. On December 10th five different regulatory agencies approved the Volcker rule; it will come into force, awkwardly enough, on April 1st. Continue Reading…
Written on December 13th, 2013 in politics by heidi
Watch this video: The Secret History of How Cuba Helped End Apartheid in South Africa, 50.27 min, on Democracy Now, December 11, 2013.
As the world focuses on Tuesday’s historic handshake between President Obama and Cuban President Raúl Castro, we look back at the pivotal role Cuba played in ending apartheid and why Castro was one of only five world leaders invited to speak at Nelson Mandela’s memorial. In the words of Mandela, the Cubans ‘destroyed the myth of the invincibility of the white oppressor … [and] inspired the fighting masses of South Africa.’ Continue Reading…
Written on December 12th, 2013 in politics by heidi
Watch this video: Registering Class, 17.28 min, published on Socialist Project.ca, Nov 24, 2013:
The 50th volume of the Socialist Register is dedicated to the theme of ‘registering class’ in light of the spread and deepening of capitalist social relations around the globe. Today’s economic crisis has been deployed to extend the class struggle from above while many resistances have been explicitly cast in terms of class struggles from below. This volume addresses how capitalist classes are reorganizing as well as the structure and composition of working classes in the 21st century …; Continue Reading…
Written on December 11th, 2013 in politics by heidi
Published on Spiegel Online International, by Sven Böll, Martin Hesse, Christoph Pauly and Anne Seith, Dec 10, 2013 (Photo Gallery).
Authorities around the world are taking action against large banks for questionable practices including collusion and rate manipulation, but the power of these financial institutions continues to grow. Germany’s Deutsche Bank in particular finds itself under fire. Continue Reading…
Written on December 10th, 2013 in have a look at by heidi
Published on Euronews, Dec 7, 2013.
As the dark nights draw in, the French city of Lyon provides a little light relief. The annual Fête des Lumières held over four days in December is an electricity-sapping feast for the eyes. Continue Reading…