Your Search Results
Written on February 28th, 2014 in Index by heidi
Written on February 28th, 2014 in politics by heidi
Interview with Daniel Ellsberg, re-published on ZNet, by AlJazeera, February 26, 2014.
In 1971, US military analyst Daniel Ellsberg leaked thousands of pages of a top-secret study on the Vietnam War to the American press. The Pentagon Papers, as the leak would come to be called, revealed previously shrouded layers of deception on the part of the US executive branch regarding decades of military involvement in Indochina … // Continue Reading…
Written on February 27th, 2014 in politics by heidi
Published on Counterpunch, by Alfredo Lopez, Feb 25, 2014.
It might seem like a game of Monopoly played by real monopolies and, with a tired groan, one might be tempted to dismiss it as part of an ugly but irreversible trend. But the merger of cable-television mammoth Comcast with its runner-up competitor Time-Warner Cable is a huge piece of news whose outcome, if it goes forward, will be crippling to communications in this country … //
… The courts can stop this merger. Most analysts doubt they will. Continue Reading…
Written on February 26th, 2014 in politics by heidi
Published on Worker’s Action, by Shamus Coke, Feb 24, 2014.
… And although Sawant has been assured by the Seattle mayor that $15 is a done deal, she’s warning the Seattle public otherwise. Sawant recently spoke at a conference organized by the coalition “$15 Now,” and blasted the intrigue of the mayor’s committee set up to implement the new wage. Sawant knows the inner workings of the committee because she’s on it.
Sawant’s speech warned Seattle that the Seattle 1% are plotting a counter-offensive, aimed at undermining $15 by adding a variety of exceptions, loopholes, and extending the implementation time. In response Sawant demanded “$15 now, no exceptions.” The “$15 Now” coalition is staying on the offensive, going into the neighborhoods to ensure that $15 is implemented — they’ve given the Mayor’s committee a deadline and are preparing to organize a ballot initiative if necessary. Continue Reading…
Written on February 25th, 2014 in politics by heidi
33 Latin America and Caribbean States proclaim their region a Zone of Peace – Interview with Prof Dr iur et phil Alfred M. de Zayas, Geneva School of Diplomacy, published on Current Concerns, Feb 20, 2014.
In December 2011, the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States / CELAC Communidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños was established. This community comprises 33 American states with the exception of the USA and Canada … //
… excerpt: … Current Concerns: Professor de Zayas, how do you assess the Conference of Celac States 14 days ago in Havana? What results have been worked out by the countries of the Community of Latin America and the Caribbean States? Continue Reading…
Written on February 24th, 2014 in politics by heidi
What else can we do with the $1.25 trillion we’ll save by eliminating these obsolete financial middleman parasites? A lot – Published on Washington’s Blog, by Charles Hush Smith, Feb 21, 2014.
… This entire parasitic middleman sector could be replaced with automated digital clearing houses and crowdfunded or non-bank loans. Why do we need banks to pay bills online? We don’t; any clearing house could charge a small fee for the transaction.
Why do we need banks when loans can be crowdfunded? If we can invest money in start-ups via Kickstarter, Indiegogo, RocketHub, AngelList, etc., why can’t we own a piece of someone’s auto loan or home mortgage? Continue Reading…
Written on February 23rd, 2014 in have a look at by heidi
Written on February 22nd, 2014 in politics by heidi
- Ukraine Unrest – DIRECT: Rioters renew offensive in Kiev, truce broken, 7.30.51 h, uploaded by RT, Feb 20, 2014;
(see again: Why You Should Care, Ukrainian Protests (E41), 3.12 min, uploaded by RT, Dec 21, 2013);
- 2-minute video: How To Survive The Coming COLLAPSE Of The U.S. Dollar In 2014, on AngelPub.com, by Outsider Club, Feb 19, 2014;
- Noam Chomsky: How to Ruin an Economy, Some Simple Ways (2014), 34.59 min, uploaded by LeighaCohen, Feb 12, 2014 … and – uploaded by LeighaCohen – 43 other videos in autoplay;
website: Leigha Cohen, Photography;
website: Coalition for Peace Action;
- (Gas-) Fracking: cowboy industry driven by greed with ‘profit above all’ mantra, 4.54 min, uploaded by RT, Nov 26, 2013;
- Audio with Noam Chomsky: Asking the right questions, 118.18 min, uploaded by infiniteinfiniteinfi, August 9, 2012.
- Noam Chomsky (1990) in London: Year 501, 117.43 min, uploaded by argusfest, July 2, 2012: … he spoke on the 500 years of western imperialism since Christopher Columbus;
- Matt Stoller: “Free Trade” Pacts Were Always About Weakening Nation-States to Promote Rule by Multinationals, on naked capitalism, by Yves Smith, February 21, 2014;
- Multi-Factor productivity in the UK, A stunning decrease, on Real-World Economics Review Blog, by merijnknibbe, Geb 20, 2014;
- Adam Smith – Socialist? on Real-World Economics Review Blog, by Peter Radford, Feb 19, 2014;
- in german: Galileo Galilei, auf Neues Geld.net, Feb 15, 2014;
- Weitzenegger.de’s Newsletter on International Cooperation for Sustainable Development coop4dev.eu, February 2014;
- Interview by Lars Schall: The side effects of the monetary paradigm, on Neues Geld.net, Oct 13, 2012;
- A “Flowing Money” System, on Neues Geld.net, Oct 13, 2011.
Written on February 21st, 2014 in politics by heidi
Videos with Charlotte T. Iserbyt – The Scientific Destruction of Minds:
- uploaded by TheAlexJonesChannel, June 16, 2011: 1/5, 15.19 min; 2/5, 15.08 min; 3/5, 15.06 min; 4/5, 15.00 min; 5/5, 14.27 min;
- or uploaded by PreserveOurFreedoms, June 17, 2011: as One Full Time Video, 75.00 min, ;
Charlotte Thompson Iserbyt served as the head of policy at the Department of Education during the first administration of Ronald Reagan. While working there she discovered a long term strategic plan by the tax exempt foundations to transform America from a nation of rugged individualists and problem solvers to a country of servile, brainwashed minions who simply regurgitate whatever they’re told. Continue Reading…
Written on February 20th, 2014 in politics by heidi
Find Alexej von Jawlensky:
- in Artikeln: Das Leuchten in der Welt: Freie Presse, 19. Februar 2014: Wer Farben liebt, der muss auch diesen Jawlensky lieben. Dem Russen, der vor vermutlich 150 Jahren zur Welt kam und in Bayern zum Weggefährten von Wassily Kandinsky und Gabriele Münter wurde, widmet das Museum Gunzenhauser derzeit eine Ausstellung. Sie ist Genuss und Lehrstück gleichermaßen (die Ausstellung “Jawlensky. Neu gesehen” im Museum Gunzenhauser in Chemnitz /Germany, Falkeplatz, ist bis 27. April, dienstags bis sonntags und feiertags 11 bis 18 Uhr zu sehen);
- on Google Images-search; Continue Reading…
Written on February 19th, 2014 in politics by heidi
- The Next America: The Emerging New Direction as the Old Order Decays, 80.32 min, uploaded by Schumacher Center for New Economics, Oct 24, 2013;
- Interview with Alice Maggio, Local Currency Program Director, 6.57 min, uploaded by Schumacher Center for New Economics, July 24, 2013;
- Avoiding Economic Collapse: A Guide to Complementary Currencies, 16.57 min, uploaded by Global Research TV, April 3, 2013;
- Open World: The Open Sourcing of Everything, 11.09 min, uploaded by Global Research TV, December 9, 2013;
Links:
Sealed files reveal US hunt for WikiLeaks associates, on Russia Today RT, Feb 17, 2014; Continue Reading…
Written on February 18th, 2014 in politics by heidi
Published on The Contrary Perspective, by blog owner, Feb 15, 2014.
In an age when many journalists are corporate-owned or are reduced by various pressures into stenographers for the powerful, it’s encouraging to hear of new journalistic ventures that promise to be critical of those in power. Glenn Greenwald, who’s established a reputation for outspoken journalism at Salon.com and The Guardian, and Jeremy Scahill, an investigative reporter and bestselling author of Blackwater as well as Dirty Wars, have established a new online magazine known as The Intercept (it’s available here: The NSA’s Secret Role in the U.S. Assassination Program). Continue Reading…
Written on February 17th, 2014 in politics by heidi
Published on ZNet, by Tamara Pearson, February 15, 2014.
… On top of this, we have the media constantly lying about what is going on here (in Venezuela) and about what the government does, as well as the verbal abuse towards Chavistas on social networks. Then, over the last few weeks, in some parts of Venezuela, the most violent sectors of the opposition have been active. Here in Merida it started off with a few “students” blocking the main road; burning tires and garbage on it, and throwing rocks at anyone who tried to get close. They had no placards. From last Friday those protests escalated, both in terms of violence, people involved, and roads closed. It has been hard to get to school, work, and the hospital, and the frustration, inconvenience, and fear that comes with these sorts of actions combines with the aforementioned economic insecurity. The cacerolas (pot banging protests) that started last night in my barrio and in a few others here and in other cities also cause anxiety. Continue Reading…
Written on February 16th, 2014 in politics by heidi
Yesterday we defeated SOPA, today we battle NSA – Interview with Josh Levy, published on Russia Today RT, Feb 12, 2014.
Properly mobilized people can become a massive online force capable of blocking ‘dangerous bills’ and changing government policies, Josh Levy of the Free Press told RT. The participants of The Day We Fight Back campaign say their call to action is simple.
RT: What are the protesters trying to achieve? How exactly are they supposed to ‘fight back’?
- Josh Levy: This day of action [Wednesday, February 11] is the next stop on the continuum of action that has taken place since Edward Snowden first revealed the extent of the NSA surveillance program back in June. It follows mass protests that took place in Washington DC in October, the huge online protest that took place in June after we’ve found out about all of these things. And what we have seen is that it has really changed the debate not only here in the US but around the world. And more and more people every day have turned away these programs and have tried to find the ways to stop them. Continue Reading…
Written on February 15th, 2014 in politics by heidi
Published on Neues Geld.net, Interview Professor Dr. Dr. Wolfgang Berger, economist and philosopher, by Lars Schall, Translation into English by Lucy Streng, Feb 14, 2014 (Verbunden mit Ursachen der Finanzkrise).
Professor Dr. Dr. Wolfgang Berger is among the critics of an absolute basic prerequisite of today’s financial system: interest. In the following interview he reveals present conditions, risks and alternatives. “Interest is part of the system and it has side effects which therefore also belong to the system – terrible side effects.” Continue Reading…
Written on February 15th, 2014 in politics by heidi
Written on February 14th, 2014 in politics by heidi
Published on Intrepid Report, by Rajesh Makwana, February 12, 2014.
… The green economy vs. the greed economy:
Invariably, the big business lobby advocates for market-based solutions to environmental problems and the ‘greening’ of economic growth, and essentially works to safeguard opportunities for private sector investment and shareholder profit. But environmentalists and civil society organisations have long argued that there is something deeply misguided about putting corporate profits and market-based solutions at the forefront of our response to climate change and the wider environmental crisis. Continue Reading…
Written on February 13th, 2014 in politics by heidi
Published on Real-World Economics Review Blog, by Peter Radford, Feb 11, 2014.
You would have thought that, after all this time, economics would change. Or be changing. Or even be hinting at the possibility of changing. However, while there are a few encouraging signs, there is precious little sign of said motion inside the citadels that dominate the discipline. We still have a profession stuck in a most unprofessional rut, pursuing thinking that reflects not the world around it, but itself. Continue Reading…
Written on February 12th, 2014 in politics by heidi
- Former BBC Journalist and Bilderberg Expert Tony Gosling, 21.30 min, uploaded by wearechange, June 7, 2013;
- Tony Goslin Captured Live on Ustream …, 69.07 min, uploaded by Goodisplanetearth gipetv, August 20, 2013: see also Ustream, /videos;
- Freemasonry: The firm within the firm, on Russia Today RT, Jan 23, 2014: Beginning his working life in the aviation industry and trained by the BBC, Tony Gosling is a British land rights activist, historian & investigative radio journalist;
- The Snowden Files: How to turn another hero into a villain, on Russia Today RT, Feb 7, 2014: Beginning his working life in the aviation industry and trained by the BBC, Tony Gosling is a British land rights activist, historian & investigative radio journalist …;
- Tony Gosling also on unwelcome guests.net; on public interest.co.uk; on YouTube-search; on Google Web-search.
Written on February 11th, 2014 in politics by heidi
Proposed public service overhaul includes education hit squads to boost performance of failing schools or teachers – Published on The Guardian, by Patrick Wintour, Feb 9, 2014.
Parents are to be given a new power to call in a specialist team to boost the performance of failing schools or teachers, under a set of wide-ranging public service reform plans to be laid out on Monday by the Labour leader, Ed Miliband.
The improvement team, working separately from Ofsted, will have powers to set out school improvement plans, order greater collaboration between schools or even remove failing headteachers. The body would have powers to intervene with academies, free schools and community schools. Continue Reading…
Written on February 10th, 2014 in politics by heidi
… an interview with Leo Panitch – Published on red pepper, January 2014.
Globalisation and Imperialism: … //
- … Is it really the case that other states have not also assumed the responsibility for promoting and protecting global capitalism?
- That’s a good question, one that’s not fully resolved. The US is a new type of empire that only rules in conjunction with other states, especially G7 states. It’s not merely an imposition. It requires a lot of institutional coordination and interpenetration. That said, the Germans in particular have been recalcitrant in taking responsibility for ‘failure containment’ in light of financial volatility. Neither has Japan been very forthcoming. By contrast, the relationship between UK and US Treasury is particularly close in playing this failure containment role, although the UK accepts that the US is the senior partner, if for no other reason than it has greater capacity. Continue Reading…
Written on February 9th, 2014 in politics by heidi
english:
- 271 PHOTOS of the Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony, on Huffingtn Post (scroll down for the diaporama), Feb 8, 2014;
- Voluntary and involuntary declines in labour supplied – Or: the difference between the Great Depression and the Age of Doris Day, on Real-World Economics Review Blog, by merijnknibbe, Feb 7, 2014;
- Modeling financial instability, on Real-World Economics Review Blog, by Steve Keen, Feb 7, 2014;
- World Health Organization warns cancer ‘tidal wave’ on horizon, on Malta Today, Feb 4, 2014: The globe is facing a “tidal wave” of cancer, and restrictions on alcohol and sugar need to be considered, say World Health Organization scientists …;
- Total ban on GM food production mulled in Russia, on Russia Today RT, Feb 3, 2014; Continue Reading…
Written on February 8th, 2014 in politics by heidi
Published on The Bullet, Socialist Project’s E-Bulletin No. 934, by Esther Vivas, February 7, 2014. http://www.socialistproject.ca/bullet/934.php
Resisting is pointless,” we hear endlessly repeated. “So many years of protest but the crisis continues, why bother?” insist others, inoculating us with apathy and resignation. “Protests could lead to something that’s even worse,” whispers the machinery of fear. They want us submissive, heads bowed. Dreams of change are forbidden. However, history rebels, indomitable. And it shows us, despite the naysayers, that struggle is worth it. The victories against the privatization of Madrid’s public health system, of the Gamonal neighbourhood standing up to speculators and the corrupt, of the cleaners in their battle for jobs in the capital and the struggle against evictions and the banks, are good examples … // Continue Reading…
Written on February 7th, 2014 in politics by heidi
Published on Journal News.net, by Sonja James, Feb 6, 2014.
Christopher Merrill’s “Boat” is an extraordinary and complex collection of dissident poetry.
Merrill’s gift lies in the laser-like precision with which he dissects memory, love, politics and faith. The poems assume forms as diverse as traditional narrative and prose poems as well as translations. His human rights message is simple and direct. Our highest ethical imperative as human beings is to question injustice and the abuse of power no matter where it occurs … //
… poem-reviews … Continue Reading…
Written on February 6th, 2014 in politics by heidi