politics for the 99%

International Anti War Conference Stop the War Coalition, uploaded to YouTube by Fourman Films, December 2013 – Speakers:

• Lindsey German, 6.48 min; … and many more … see all 24 videos in autoplay;

or see individually some 10 of the 24:  Continue Reading…

Published on Russia Today RT, Dec 6, 2013.

The World Trade Organization has formally approved a historic package of agreements after over a decade of negotiations. Trade talks among 159 world economies came to an end after Cuba dropped its objections to the draft agreement.

“For the first time in our history, the WTO has truly delivered,” WTO chief Roberto Azevedo said. “This time the entire membership came together. We have put the ‘world’ back in World Trade Organization.”   Continue Reading…

The government is insisting on enforcing the controversial protest law despite wide opposition – Published on Al-Ahram weekly online, by Ahmed Morsy, Dec 4, 2013.

Over the past 10 days, the recently endorsed protest law has been met with strong opposition from various political parties, public figures, political and legal activists and human-rights organisations.

Protests have been staged on a daily basis in clear defiance of the law and in order to object to the arrests of anti-law activists and politicians. The 6 April activist movement has called for a week of protests starting on 30 November. The Friday Muslim Brotherhood demonstrations were staged with acts of violence recorded and with dozens arrested.   Continue Reading…

in german – Gregor Gysi: Eröffnungskeynote Bundeskongress Compliance Management BCM, 43.04 min, von BCM Kongress am 26. November 2013 auf YouTube hochgeladen;

Schockierende Rede von Sahra Wagenknecht: die Linke Über den Umgang mit unserem Geld, 12.34 min,  von elton rabbel am 24. November 2013 auf YouTube hochgeladen.

Uploaded on YouTube by the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung:

• Younas Alam Chowdhry: Socialism and Culture, 29.54 min, uploaded Nov 18, 2013: Left wing cultural activism in Pakistan, a presentation by Younas Alam Chowdhry;
• in german: Euros letzte Chance? Expertengespräch, 65.09 min, am 4. Dezember 2013 hochgeladen: Start der Eduard-Heimann-Colloquiums-Reihe 2013/14 «Europa am Scheideweg».   Continue Reading…

Published on Spiegel Online International, by Martin Hesse and Anne Seith, December 03, 2013.

Central banks around the world are pumping trillions into the economy. The goal is to stimulate growth, but their actions are also driving up prices in the real estate and equities markets. The question is no longer whether there will be a crash, but when … //

… It Might Go Badly: … //

… A Hunger for German Stocks: Continue Reading…

Published on truthout, by Henry A Giroux, Dec 2, 2013.

In the current historical moment, the line between fate and destiny is difficult to draw. Dominant power works relentlessly through its major cultural apparatuses to hide, mischaracterize or lampoon resistance, dissent and critically engaged social movements. This is done, in part, by sanitizing public memory and erasing critical knowledge and oppositional struggles from newspapers, radio, television, film and all those cultural institutions that engage in systemic forms of education and memory work.  Continue Reading…

Free Energy, ET’s and Freeing Humanity from the NWO, 82.33 min, (with Steven Greer), uploaded by Revolutionize TV,  July 5, 2013: Steven M. Greer, MD is Founder of The Disclosure Project, The Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence (CSETI) and The Orion Project.
He is the author of four books and multiple DVDs on the UFO/ET subject. He teaches groups throughout the world how to make peaceful contact with extraterrestrial civilizations, and continues to research bringing truly alternative energy sources out to the public.  Continue Reading…

… to advance $1.2 billion debt relief plan – Published on Russia Today RT, Dec 1, 2013.

Iceland’s government has announced that it will be writing off up to 24,000 euros ($32,600) of every household’s mortgage, fulfilling its election promise, despite overwhelming criticism from international financial institutions.

The measure was introduced by the country’s prime minister, Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson, the leader of the Progressive Party which won the late-April elections on a promise of household debt relief.   Continue Reading…

Published on Spiegel Online International, by Bartholomäus Grill in Bagamayo, Tanzania, Nov 29, 2013. (Photo Gallery).

Chinese companies have pumped billions into Africa to secure access to natural resources, boosting countries’ economies along the way. Ordinary citizens aren’t reaping the benefits, though, and have become increasingly wary of the new investors.

In a three-part series, SPIEGEL is exploring fundamental changes occurring in Africa – a continent the West has long written off, but is now being embraced by other countries. This is Part I of the series. An introduction can be read here.   Continue Reading…