politics for the 99%

… 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…