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Published on Collective Evolution CE, by Arjun Walia, Aug 3, 2016.
Shambhala is round but depicted as an eight-petalled lotus blossom, which is a symbol of the heart Chakra (represented in the picture above). Continue Reading…
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Published on Dissident Voice, by Survival International.org, August 4, 2016.
On the eve of the Olympics, a tribe in Brazil has made a powerful statement to the ranchers who are destroying their land and subjecting them to genocidal violence and racism. Continue Reading…
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Published on ZNet (first on The Movement For Black Lives), by Various Contributors, Aug 4, 2016.
Black humanity and dignity requires Black political will and power. Despite constant exploitation and perpetual oppression, Black people have bravely and brilliantly been the driving force pushing the U.S. towards the ideals it articulates but has never achieved. In recent years we have taken to the streets, launched massive campaigns, and impacted elections, but our elected leaders have failed to address the legitimate demands of our Movement. We can no longer wait. Continue Reading…
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… on August 9-14 – Published on The Bullet, Socialist Project’s E-Bulletin No. 1288, by Pierre Beaudet, Aug 3, 2016.
… The WSF originated in 2001, in Porto Alegre, Brazil, as a response to policies designed to accelerate globalization, a process seen by corporate leaders and governments as well as powerful institutions such as the World Bank and the IMF as the recipe for prosperity. NGOs and social movements from Brazil and from abroad gathered to examine the impact of globalization on the lives of working people and the poor and discuss how to alter globalization to redress the fundamental problems of inequality, environmental degradation and lack of democracy. Continue Reading…
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Published on JACOBIN, by Jeremy Gilbert, Aug 3, 2016.
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/08/labour-jeremy-corbyn-owen-smith-momentum-blairite/
Corbyn supporters’ vision for the Labour Party is fundamentally at odds with that of its entrenched elite … // Continue Reading…
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Published on ZNet, by Robin Hahnel, Aug 2, 2016.
… More than 13 million Americans voted for a candidate to be their President who labelled himself a democratic socialist, called for a political revolution, and financed his campaign exclusively with small contributions averaging $27 from over 230 thousand donors. Compared to how the left fared in any of the twelve previous presidential elections I have been eligible to vote in, this stands out as a MONSTROUS SUCCESS! Nobody in their wildest dreams, including the candidate and his team of advisors, imagined this would happen when they began … // Continue Reading…
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Published on Global Handelsblatt, by PETER SLOTERDIJK, July 18, 2016.
One of Germany’s most famous living philosophers addresses the linguistic neglect, moral and political aberrations behind Britain’s decision to leave the European Union. But, faced with experimental politics, media distortions and the historic distance between the U.K. and its neighbors, the European Union just keeps on keeping on … // Continue Reading…
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