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Written on August 31st, 2016 in Index by heidi
Written on August 31st, 2016 in politics by heidi
Published on ZNet (first on Jacobin Magazine), by Nick Riemer, Aug 30, 2016.
The Burkini ban pursued in Cannes and about thirty other towns might have just been overturned in the French courts, but it was only the latest and most absurd Islamophobic assault endured by Muslims in the country. Continue Reading…
Written on August 30th, 2016 in politics by heidi
Published on ROARmag, by Joris Leverink, Aug 28, 2016.
Post-coup Turkey has been one great celebration of the nation’s victory over the coup plotters who were out to overthrow the government. The slogan hakimiyet milletindir, meaning “sovereignty belongs to the nation,” is everywhere. It can be seen on posters and banners at countless bus stops, street lights and overpasses, on massive billboards and on TV screens in public transport … // Continue Reading…
Written on August 29th, 2016 in politics by heidi
Published on The Bullet, Socialist Project’s E-Bulletin No. 1296, by Michal Rozworski, Aug 25, 2016.
… Don’t have the taxes to pay for new buses? It’s okay, you can sell your electricity utility to pay for them instead. In fact, this is precisely what the Ontario Liberal government is doing. Already 30 per cent of the profitable Hydro One have been sold and another 30 per cent will be sold before 2018. A public Hydro One could more directly fight climate change, lower energy costs for the poor or work with First Nations on whose lands generation often happens. A private Hydro becomes an instrument for profit first with other goals secondary. Continue Reading…
Written on August 28th, 2016 in politics by heidi
Published on The Intercept, by Glenn Greenwald, Aug 25, 2016.
As the numerous and obvious ethical conflicts surrounding the Clinton Foundation receive more media scrutiny, the tactic of Clinton-loyal journalists is to highlight the charitable work done by the foundation, and then insinuate — or even outright state — that anyone raising these questions is opposed to its charity. James Carville announced that those who criticize the foundation are “going to hell.” Other Clinton loyalists insinuated that Clinton Foundation critics are indifferent to the lives of HIV-positive babies or are anti-gay bigots … // Continue Reading…
Written on August 27th, 2016 in politics by heidi
Published on ZNet, by Norman Solomon, Aug 25, 2016.
While Bernie Sanders was doing a brilliant job of ripping into the Trans-Pacific Partnership during the livestreamed launch of the Our Revolution organization on Wednesday night, CNN was airing a phone interview with Hillary Clinton and MSNBC was interviewing Donald Trump’s campaign manager. Continue Reading…
Written on August 26th, 2016 in politics by heidi
Published on Spiegel Online International, by Riham Alkousaa, Sven Becker, Nina Brnada, Anna Clauß, Jürgen Dahlkamp, Walter Mayr, Ralf Neukirch, Jan Puhl, Christoph Schult and Wolf Wiedmann-Schmid, Aug 24, 2016 (Photo Gallery).
A year has passed since the dramatic decision by Angela Merkel to take in hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees. What drove her to make the decision and what price will the country pay for it? A look back at 14 days that changed German history … // Continue Reading…
Written on August 25th, 2016 in politics by heidi
Published on World Socialist Web Site WSWS, by Robert Stevens and Julie Hyland, Aug 24, 2016.
As the right-wing putsch against him intensifies, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been outlining his economic programme for government. Having won the support of an overwhelming majority of party members and supporters for his stated opposition to austerity and war, Corbyn has been stressing the difference between his policies and those of his opponents // Continue Reading…
Written on August 24th, 2016 in politics by heidi
- Ecuadorian Embassy break-in: Police took 2hrs to reach building where Assange is holed up, 3.01 min, uploaded by RT, Aug 23, 2016 … Ecuador has criticized British police for their slow response to a call reporting that an unknown man was trying to break into at its London embassy, where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been living for four years;
- Assange kill attempt? Unknown man climbs Ecuador’s London embassy, sheltering WikiLeaks chief, on RT, Aug 22, 2016;
- Julian Assange’s Lawyer Found Dead After Being Struck by Train (Video), on Truth Uncensored, by Jennifer Johnson, Aug 19, 2016;
- Exklusives RT-Interview mit Assange – Hat WikiLeaks Dokumente, die Hillary ins Gefängnis bringen? 27.44 min, von RT Deutsch auf YouTube, am 13. Aug 2016: Afshin Rattansi begrüßt in seiner RT-Sendung Going Underground den WikiLeaks-Gründer Julian Assange zum Interview …;
- Julian Assange: My Next Leak Will Ensure Hillary’s Arrest, on YourNewsWire, by Sean Adl-Tabatabai, July 24, 2016; Continue Reading…
Written on August 23rd, 2016 in politics by heidi
Published on Global Research.ca, by Prof. Ismael Hossein-Zadeh, Aug 20, 2016.
Critics have often blamed President Rouhani of Iran for blindly following the neoclassical-neoliberal model of capitalism. The critical problem with Mr. Rouhani’s economic policies, however, is more than just following the dominant economic model of neoliberalism; more gravely, it is following the worst aspects of that model … // Continue Reading…
Written on August 22nd, 2016 in politics by heidi
Published on Dissident Voice, by William Hawes, August 20, 2016.
The current state of American politics must make us question whether any of our leaders in the Beltway can be described as “grown-ups”; i.e., fully mature and sane individuals. Continue Reading…
Written on August 21st, 2016 in politics by heidi
Published on Spiegel Online International, by Klaus Brinkbäumer and Susanne Koelbl, Aug 19, 2016: (Photo Gallery).
Since March, Fayez Sarraj has been the prime minister of Libya, a country torn by civil war. Now he is tasked with surmounting the country’s political divisions and leading the fight against the Islamic State and a network of human-traffickers transporting tens of thousands of migrants to Europe. Continue Reading…
Written on August 20th, 2016 in politics by heidi
Published on truthout, Interview with Noam Chomsky by C.J. Polychroniou, Aug 17, 2016.
Has ISIS taken a foothold inside Europe? Is Erdogan’s Turkey in the process of making a huge geopolitical shift that will change the balance of power in one of the most volatile regions if the world? Are NATO and the US moving toward peace or war with Russia? In this latest exclusive interview for Truthout, Noam Chomsky offers unique insights on these issues, challenging prevailing narratives about what is happening around the world … // Continue Reading…
Written on August 19th, 2016 in politics by heidi
Published on The Bullet, Socialist Project’s E-Bulletin No. 1293, by Kyla Sankey, Aug 16, 2016.
When the ‘pink tide’ of left-leaning governments first rose to power on the back of anti-neoliberal protests across Latin America in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the initial reaction from the Left was euphoric. Striving to move beyond the “there is no alternative” mantra, many pinned their hopes on what seemed to be a new wave of actually existing alternatives to neoliberalism. Continue Reading…
Written on August 18th, 2016 in politics by heidi
Published on Truthout, by James Anderson, Aug 16, 2016;
… A Statewide Nightmare of Housing Deprivation:
The most recent murders and beatings are just the latest in a long history of various forms of violence against homeless people in San Diego and throughout California, a state with the dubious distinction of leading the nation in housing deprivation. Continue Reading…
Written on August 17th, 2016 in politics by heidi
Published on ZNet (first on Asian Age), by Vananda Shiva, Aug 15, 2016.
The only way to counter globalisation just a plot of land in some central place, keep it covered in grass, let there be a single tree, even a wild tree.” This is how dear friend and eminent writer Mahasweta Devi, who passed away on July 28, at the age of 90, quietly laid out her imagination for freedom in our times of corporate globalisation in one of her last talks. Continue Reading…
Written on August 16th, 2016 in politics by heidi
Published on New Eastern Outlook NEO, by Konrad Stachnio, Aug 14, 2016.
Regarding the situation in Ukraine and Donbas, I talked to a war correspondent now residing in Donbas that prefered to remain anonimous:
Is Kiev currently preparing an offensive on Donbas? Continue Reading…
Written on August 15th, 2016 in politics by heidi
… resisting the Herakles Farms’ Palm Oil Projects – Published on Farmlandgrab.org, Aug 9, 2016.
The Herakles Farms palm oil project has been involved in the unlawful taking of land from local communities. The project is also destroying forested areas, illegally laundering timber, and threatens Korup National Park, a high conservation area. Korup Park is home to chimpanzees, forest elephants, gorillas, and other endangered wildlife. Local communities are fighting for survival and for their land and forests. Continue Reading…
Written on August 14th, 2016 in politics by heidi
Published on Axis of Logic, by James Petras, Aug 10, 2016.
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… The Anti-Trump Coup: … // Continue Reading…
Written on August 13th, 2016 in politics by heidi
Only one item – allowing enough time to meditate it:
Spoken in english, subtitled in german: Three reasons why Germany will go down … drei Gründe, warum Deutschland untergehen wird – US-Think-Tank-Chief, 10.18 min, uploaded by Anonymous, July 1, 2016 … George Friedman from Stratfor – during Chicago Council on Global Affairs 2016 – on US’ goal to prevent any cooperation between Germany and Russia … Website: Anonymous News.de.
Written on August 12th, 2016 in politics by heidi
Published on Stronger Unions.org, by Owen Tudor, July 25, 2016.
… Over the past decade or so, Chinese workers’ wages in the industrial heart of the country on the south and east coast, including the Special Economic Zones, have risen substantially. Maybe not to western levels, but way higher than their parents ever earned. Continue Reading…
Written on August 11th, 2016 in politics by heidi
Published on ZNet, by Danica Jorden, Aug 9, 2016.
One day before the start of this year’s edition of the World Social Forum (WSF 2016), to be held in Montreal from 9 – 14 August 2016, civil society representatives from several African nations have announced their intention to boycott the proceedings, due to the overwhelming number of visa denials for members of their delegations. Reports are coming in that participants from Latin America, Asia and the Middle East have been denied visas to travel to the international gathering as well. Continue Reading…
Written on August 10th, 2016 in politics by heidi
Published on Institute for New Economic Thinking, by Lynn Parramore, Aug 8, 2016.
… Outrage over how big money influences American politics has been boiling over this political season, energizing the campaigns of GOP nominee Donald Trump and former Democratic candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders alike. Citizens have long suspected that “We the People” increasingly means “We the Rich” at election time. Continue Reading…
Written on August 9th, 2016 in politics by heidi
The Change We Made – Platform and Politics, on LobeLog foreign policy, by James J. Zogby, Aug 6, 2016;
The sham rebrand of al-Qaeda’s Nusra Front, on Middle East Eye MEE, by Gareth Porter, Aug 5, 2016; Continue Reading…
Written on August 8th, 2016 in politics by heidi
… Shimon Peres to RT – Video published on RT, 35.21 min, Aug 6, 2016.
President Putin is no enemy to Europe and can work successfully with the US on solving the Syrian crisis, the former Israeli PM Shimon Peres told RT. He also shared his vision concerning the Middle East peace process and fighting extremism in Europe. Continue Reading…