Mois : novembre 2014

Published on Spiegel Online International, by Anne Seith, Nov 3, 2014 (Photo Gallery – A Growing Rift Between Central Bankers – translated from the German by Christopher Sultan).

To prevent dangerous deflation, the ECB is discussing a massive program to purchase government bonds. watchdogs are divided over the measure, with some alleging that central bankers are being held hostage by politicians … //

… A Heated Dispute: Continuer la lecture de « Monetary Fallacy? Deep Divisions Emerge over ECB Quantitative Easing Plans – part 1 »

Can Capitalism and Democracy Coexist? – Videos with Journalist Chris Hedges and political philosopher Sheldon Wolin, uploaded on YouTube by TheRealNews, August-November 2014: (1/8), 20.15 min; (2/8), 25.04 min; (3/8), 22.32 min; (4/8), 26.37 min; (5/8), 23.23 min; (6/8), 19.37 min; (see comment on naked capitalism, by Yves Smith, Nov 3, 2014 – also links on the website of The Real News Network TRNN, per Nov 2, 2014);

Capitalism Democracy-Related Links:

• on Znet; on RWER Blog; on naked capitalism; on Outsider Club; on Democracy Now; on Russia Today RT; on Spiegel Online International; on Global Research.ca; on The Guardian; on Dissident Voice; on Intrepid Report; on Axis of Logic; on World Socialist Web Site WSWS; on YouTube-search; on Google Scholar-search; on Google News-search;   Continuer la lecture de « Can Capitalism and Democracy Coexist? »

Published on The People’s Voive, by Dr. Mahboob A. Khawaja, Nov 2, 2014 (also on The Sri Lanka Guardian, Nov 2).

In a knowledge-based age, contemporary world is fraught with perpetuated violence and killings to undermine the sustainability of mankind’s future. Complex societal conflicts need rational and flexible strategies using men of new ideas, diplomacy and peaceful means to conflict management … // Continuer la lecture de « Global War and Peace: Insanity’s Quagmire »

Published on Russia Today RT, Nov 1, 2014.

The Spanish government said it is concerned that terrorists could use the Ebola virus as a biological weapon against the West. A close eye is being kept on online chat rooms, where such attacks are reportedly discussed among jihadist groups. Extremists connected to the Islamic State (IS, previously ISIS) have been considering using Ebola as a weapon against the West, Spain’s State Secretary for Security, Francisco Martinez, said in an address to the parliament.   Continuer la lecture de « ISIS eyes using Ebola as bio weapon – or: what fundamentalist dictatorship is serving »

Published on Russia Today RT, Oct 31, 2014.

The New York Police Department has detained prominent peace activist and former CIA agent Ray McGovern, with witnesses saying he was “yelling in pain” during arrest. McGovern was detained ahead of a David Petraeus speech that he planned to attend.

McGovern was detained before the start of a talk between former CIA director David Petraeus, retired US Army Lt. Col. John Nagl, and author Max Boot on American Foreign Policy at the 92nd St Y., an Upper East Side cultural community center.   Continuer la lecture de « NYPD arrests, brutalizes peace activist McGovern ahead of Petraeus speech »