Mois : février 2014

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;   Continuer la lecture de « all these links remaning on my Dashbard »

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 … // Continuer la lecture de « Spain: Popular Resistance Delivers Results »

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 …  Continuer la lecture de « Speaking Truth to Power: ‘Boat’ reinvents notion of human possibility »

If America Doesn’t ABOLISH The FED, The FED Will ABOLISH AMERICA, 24.06 min, uploaded by uploaded by FinanceAndLiberty.com, Dec 23, 2013.

Links – on en.wikipedia:

• G. Edward Griffin;
• Federal Reserve System FED;
• see also FED (disambiguation).

Published on Intrepid Report, by Paul Craig Roberts and Dave Kranzler, February 4, 2014.

On January 17, 2014, we explained The Hows and Whys of Gold Price Manipulation. In former times, the rise in the gold price was held down by central banks selling gold or leasing gold to bullion dealers who sold the gold. The supply added in this way to the market absorbed some of the demand, thus holding down the rise in the gold price.  Continuer la lecture de « Why is the Fed tapering? »