Mois : mars 2015

Published on naked capitalism, by Yves Smith, March 18, 2015.

Things are not looking good for Greece.

When Greece and the Eurogroup signed a four-month deal delineating how Greece could get access to desperate needed, so-called “bailout” funds, our reading of the agreement was that it reaffirmed the so-called Memorandum of Understanding, meaning the structural reforms that were part of the IMF loan program. That was very much a minority view at the time.   Continuer la lecture de « Negotiations with Greece Close to Breakdown as Budget Strains Worsen »

… Obama traces origin of ISIS to Bush-era Iraq invasion, President Barack Obama speaks with ICE news – Video published on Russia Today RT, 2.59 min, March 17, 2015.

Obama stated that he is “confident” a coalition consisting of 60 nations “will slowly push back ISIL out of Iraq,” but added that the challenge of stopping extremism won’t stop unless there is a political solution to the internal strife affecting so many countries in the Middle East.   Continuer la lecture de « Unintended Consequences »

Modern-day ‘abolitionists’ need to frame labour exploitation so that it fits the narrative of their funding sources – Published on openDemocracy, by NEIL HOWARD, March 12, 2015:

Unconditional basic income is not only feasible, but it also has more emancipatory potential than any other single policy because it targets economic vulnerability, the heart of all labour exploitation.

Last May, I argued in a piece for Al-Jazeera that the emerging global anti-slavery movement risks becoming no more than a fig leaf for structural political-economic injustice. I suggested that unless it faces that injustice head-on, it will waste a generational opportunity to make the world more just, focussing instead on making consumers and activists “feel better about feeling bad” … //

… Slavery and the market: … //

… Basic income: Continuer la lecture de « Basic income and the anti-slavery movement »

Published on ZNet (first on teleSUR English ), by Chris Spannos and Julian Assange, March 14, 2015.

Swedish authorities announced Friday their willingness to finally interview WikiLeaks’ editor-in-chief Julian Assange, but a secret U.S. investigation has trapped the insurgent publisher without charge in Ecuador’s London embassy. Monday, March 16 will mark 1,000 days since Assange sought asylum there. In an exclusive interview with teleSUR English, Assange said there is growing recognition that the situation is unjust. Assange spoke with teleSUR editor Chis Spannos … //

… CS: So in this larger context, what does the Swedish investigation represent?   Continuer la lecture de « Assange on Asylum – Interview »

Published on American Thinker, by Michael Booth, March 14, 2015.

… The answer has several parts; political, economic, ideological and perhaps — given Greece’s history — even philosophic, all blended together into an acrid, ruinous stew.

Greece is routinely painted in the Western MSM as the feckless child, and over the decades there’s truth in this. The Greeks are the author of their current situation. But that history of economic fantasy changed in the last Greek election, with the empowerment of a reality-based coalition.   Continuer la lecture de « Why Should We Care about Greece? »

Uploaded by The New World Order (as seen from the Underclass):

• WAKING UP’ DURING THE COLLAPSE (Keeping your Mental Health during the awakening process), 9.14 min, March 3, 2015 … a brief(ish) explaination of why Iran is so important to Russia and why Russia is now the Wests public enemy number 1 …;
• RUSSIA, IRAN & THE COLLAPSE OF THE PETRODOLLAR (can you see the Lindsey Williams connection?), 31.49 min, Feb 25, 2015;
• UPDATED: The 2015 Timeline for Global Economic Collapse Simply Explained, 14.50 min, Feb 10, 2015;

Related Links:   Continuer la lecture de « US – Russia – the others – the Collapse »

Der Weg eines Big Mac / le chemin d’un Big Mac / the way of a Big Mac), 3.01 min, von Beni Stocker am 7. Juni 2013 hochgeladen.

Published on RINF alternative news, by Eric Zuesse, March 7, 2015.

As reported on Saturday March 7th by both German Economic News, and Spiegel magazine, the ongoing lies and arrogance from U.S. President Barack Obama’s Administration regarding Ukraine and Russia have finally raised to the surface a long-mounting anger of Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel and her Government.   Continuer la lecture de « EU Increasingly Abandons Obama on Ukraine »

Published on ZNet (first on Links.org), by Yiannis Bournous, March 9, 2015.

The SYRIZA-led government’s February 24 agreement with the Eurogroup [of European Union finance ministers] is not the end of negotiations. It doesn’t even postpone conflict. On the contrary, it opens up a long new period full of sharp clashes inside and outside our country.   Continuer la lecture de « SYRIZA’s Responsibilities »

Published on Alberni Valley Times, by Kristi Dobson, March 4, 2015.

Two local proponents of a guaranteed income system are hoping to get more supporters to fight back against poverty.

Jen Fisher-Bradley and Daryl Christensen want to see all Canadians receive a basic income to eliminate the gap between the haves and have-nots. More than that, they believe reducing poverty would have a positive spin on health and wellness and alleviate taxpayers’ burden on the health care and justice systems … // Continuer la lecture de « Canada: Basic income could help reduce poverty »

Alternativ-ökonomisches Denken:

• KenFM im Gespräch mit Franz Hörmann, 101.29 min, von wwwKenFMde am 18. Juni 2014: Das wirklich wertvolle Gut, mit dem Banken handeln, ist das Vertrauen ihrer Kunden;

Continuer la lecture de « Geld – Geld – Geld … ??? »