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Written on November 30th, 2015 in politics by heidi
Written on November 30th, 2015 in politics by heidi
related articles published during November 2015: (continuously updated … ) Continue Reading…
Written on November 30th, 2015 in politics by heidi
Actually running (Nov 30 / 9.00 MEZ): COP21 opens in Paris – arrivals and greeting of heads of states, LIVE, by Ruptly TV.
Published on The Bullet, Socialist Project’s E-Bulletin No. 1190, by Michael A. Lebowitz, Nov 27, 2015.
- There’s an old argument that common property inevitably leads to exhaustion of resources … //
… Profit Worship: Continue Reading…
Written on November 29th, 2015 in politics by heidi
Published on Al-Ahram weekly online, by Salah Nasrawi, Nov 26, 2015.
A tide of increased xenophobia in Europe in the aftermath of the Paris attacks is making refugees pawns in the debate over terrorism.
On a street corner in the upscale Cairo neighbourhood of Zamalek, a small crowd of visitors gathers outside the fortified building of the German embassy early in the morning on each working day. Continue Reading…
Written on November 28th, 2015 in politics by heidi
Published on naked capitalism (first on BBC), by Lambert Strether, Nov 27, 2015.
Here’s a little something to rouse you from your post-Thanksgiving torpor; the first part of a three-part 2004 series by Adam Curtis called “The Power of Nightmares.” The title seems strangely a propos, what?
See WikiPedia’s summary. Continue Reading…
Written on November 27th, 2015 in politics by heidi
Published on International Business Times IBS, by Mark Piggott, Nov 26, 2015.
A former senior risk consultant at scandal-hit Royal Bank of Scotland RBS is reported to be planning to make a number of explosive allegations about deception and greed within the bank’s upper echelons, even as the 2008 financial crisis was underway. Victor Hong, based in the US, is set to appear in court in the UK as part of a major action being taken against the bank by its own shareholders. Continue Reading…
Written on November 26th, 2015 in politics by heidi
Published on Dissident Voice, by Paul Craig Roberts, Nov 24, 2015.
… Turkey’s unprovoked shoot-down of a Russian military aircraft over Syria raises interesting questions. It seems unlikely that the Turkish government would commit an act of war against a much more powerful neighbor unless Washington had cleared the attack. Turkey’s government is not very competent, but even the incompetent know better than to put themselves into a position of facing Russia alone. Continue Reading…
Written on November 25th, 2015 in politics by heidi
Published on ZNet, by Cal Winslow, Nov 24, 2015.
The therapists, counselors, and social workers at Kaiser Permanente in California have won a magnificent victory. In a last minute retreat, in the face of an open-ended strike, Kaiser, the giant California health care corporation, settled with 1400 workers and their union, the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW). Continue Reading…
Written on November 24th, 2015 in politics by heidi
Published on The Bullet, Socialist Project’s E-Bulletin No. 1188, by Panagiotis Sotiris, Nov 23, 2015.
- In a certain way, I feel a certain unease since the entire Greek Left has some form of responsibility for the fact that Greece is not currently a laboratory of hope; rather it is a reason for despair. What I am going to say should be taken as a form of self-criticism rather than a declaration. I consider myself part of the problem. Continue Reading…
Written on November 23rd, 2015 in politics by heidi
… and No One Has Food – Published on Vice News, by Samuel Oakford, Nov 19, 2015.
Yemen’s humanitarian and human rights catastrophe continues to worsen, according to new UN figures which put the number of killed since late March at more than 5,700. Continue Reading…
Written on November 22nd, 2015 in politics by heidi
Published on Dissident Voice, by Paul Craig Roberts, Nov 21st, 2015.
… Once Russia is in a coalition against ISIS, Russia will have to make compromises. Putin will be told that Russia can have ISIS, but Russia has to turn Assad’s fate over to the West. If Putin balks, the Western media will blame Putin for torpedoing the war against ISIS. Continue Reading…
Written on November 21st, 2015 in politics by heidi
… in its Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Chapter – Published on naked capitalism, by Lambert Strether, Nov 19, 2015.
Let’s begin our quest for “science” with what the (disinformation campaign that is the) USTR’s FAQ has to say about the TPP’s SPS chapter, which controls, among other things, the (imported) food that you eat[1] … //
… Science vs. The Precautionary Principle: … //
… “Science” Based on “Confidential Information”: … // Continue Reading…
Written on November 20th, 2015 in politics by heidi
on refugees in the US:
- Obama threatens to veto GOP halt on Syrian refugees, on Russia Today RT, Nov 19, 2015: Tensions rose between the Republican lawmakers and US President Barack Obama when the White House threatened to veto a GOP-proposed bill requiring additional background checks for 10,000 Syrian refugees that Obama intends to settle in the US. Sponsored by Representatives Mike McCaul (R-Texas) and Richard Hudson (R-North Carolina), the bill would require top US security officials to certify that every refugee admitted to the US “does not represent a security threat,” according to McCaul, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee …;
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Written on November 19th, 2015 in comment by heidi
Paris attacked by Islamists … no, I no more will listen to any of these talkshows. As mentionned, again so called terrorists forgot their passports on the crime scene … do you really believe THAT?
I no more do. Thus, forget the whole bla-bla. To say it with the words of the belgian sociologist Jean-Claude Paye / (engl)… on Passport, le retour:
… l’apparente stupidité répétitive des terroristes doit être interprétée comme un artifice rhétorique du Pouvoir pour sidérer les citoyens. C’est parce que le récit officiel est absurde qu’on ne peut pas, qu’on ne doit pas le contester …;
in english: … the apparent repetitive stupidity of terrorists must be interpreted as a rhetorical device of the power / the govs to flabbergast citizens. This is because the official narrative is absurd that cannot – (that) has not – (to) be challenged …; Continue Reading…
Written on November 18th, 2015 in comment, politics by heidi
Published on the blog Triple Crisis (a publication from Dollars&Sense), by Nina Eichacker, Nov 16, 2015.
… One factor that contributed to the Icelandic financial crisis was the lack of financial market transparency. Organizations that could have reported on the conditions of the Icelandic financial marketplace and the state of the Icelandic economy did not … // Continue Reading…
Written on November 17th, 2015 in politics by heidi
… and more:
- Global Capitalism: November 2015 Monthly Update, 97.50 min, uploaded by RichardDWolff, Nov 12, 2015 … websites: Democracy at Work; Dr. Richard D. Wolff on YouTube-search /this month; and Left Forum.org;
- Is Capitalism Broken? – with Richard D. Wolff, 31.52 min, uploaded by FinanceAndLiberty.com, Aug 25, 2015;
- why Europeans fight Austerity more successfully than Americans – Professor Richard D Wolff, 6.26 min, uploaded by RichardDWolff, Dec 11, 2011; Continue Reading…
Written on November 16th, 2015 in politics by heidi
- 3 Hour Zen Music, 180.10 min, uploaded by YellowBrickCinema, June 11, 2015;
- Indian Background Flute Music, 181.43 min, uploaded by NuMeditationMusic, March 26, 2015;
- Native American Indian Shamanic Spiritual Music, 64.01 min, uploaded by Josmer De Abreu, April 27, 2014;
- DEEP PRAYING INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC, 31.36 min, uploaded by Kenneth Thompson, Nov 1, 2011;
- Nokia ringtone during concert of classical music, 1.20 min, uploaded by greatmilan, July 30, 2011.
Written on November 15th, 2015 in politics by heidi
Published on Let’s Try Democracy, by David Swanson, Nov 14, 2015.
We are all France. Apparently. Though we are never all Lebanon or Syria or Iraq for some reason. Or a long, long list of additional places.
We are led to believe that U.S. wars are not tolerated and cheered because of the color or culture of the people being bombed and occupied. But let a relatively tiny number of people be murdered in a white, Christian, Western-European land, with a pro-war government, and suddenly sympathy is the order of the day. Continue Reading…
Written on November 14th, 2015 in politics by heidi
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Written on November 14th, 2015 in politics by heidi
Published on Spiegel Online International, a Commentary by Markus Feldenkirchen, Nov 12, 2015.
Germany could approach the refugee crisis without surrendering its civility. But instead, the basest of anti-foreigner sentiment is taking hold in many places. If it continues, we could soon witness an atmosphere of brutality not seen in decades. Continue Reading…
Written on November 13th, 2015 in politics by heidi
Published on Anti War, by Jason Ditz, Nov 11, 2015.
A closed briefing in the Senate today has ended with officials saying that the Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) for the ISIS war is a “nonstarter,” after White House officials, principally special envoy Brett McGurk, informing the Senate leadership that such a vote was unwelcome. Continue Reading…
Written on November 12th, 2015 in politics by heidi
Published on Dissident Voice, by James Hoover, Nov 10, 2015.
Ben Carson is the quiet, almost somnolent, version of Donald Trump. He is, like Trump, a political outsider, but a crafty politician all the same, without the reality TV persona of Donald Trump. Carson seems to share other attributes with “the Donald” though not commonly discussed in the media. Continue Reading…
Written on November 11th, 2015 in politics by heidi
- The Alternative to Capitalism, 3.55 min, uploaded by Chomsky’s Philosophy;
- Corporate Attack on Education, 64.03 min, uploaded by Joe Friendly;
- The Myth of the Liberal Media, 59.33 min, uploaded by Peter Pan;
- What Is Anarchism? on Capitalism, Socialism, Free Markets (2013), 71.50 min, uploaded by Remeber This; Continue Reading…
Written on November 10th, 2015 in politics by heidi
on the idiocy ruling our daily life …
- Subtitled in german: Dirk Pohlmann interviews Yanis Varoufakis, 62.38 min, uploaded by wwwKenFMde, Nov 3, 2015;
- Why Britain must stay in Europe, 83.51 min, uploaded by Guardian Members, Oct 26, 2015 … speaking at a Guardian Live event, former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, warned of the movement towards the fragmentation of Europe;
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Written on November 9th, 2015 in politics by heidi
Violin, Guitar, Flute, Harp, Cello and Piano, 177.42 min, uploaded by Peder B. Helland, Composer (Norway), April 25, 2015 … with more music in autoplay – Website/about.