Index June 2015

2015-06-01: The Best of Bach;
2015-06-02: The Class Logic behind Austerity Policies in the Euro-Area;
2015-06-03: Egypt: more of the same;
2015-06-04: Early Middle Ages Music;
2015-06-05: Wikileaks releases ‘largest’ trove of docs exposing secret TiSA trade deal;
2015-06-05: Greece misses IMF payment in warning shot as showdown with Europe escalates;
2015-06-06: some of today’s concerns;
2015-06-07: actual concerns;
2015-06-08: Renewed shelling hits residential areas in eastern Ukraine (PHOTOS, 3 VIDEOS);
2015-06-09: Would an unconditional basic income save democracy or breed laziness?
2015-06-10: WEST COAST SWING and more;
2015-06-10: hallo … geht es noch;
2015-06-11: Silk Road;
2015-06-12: What Happened to Those Apocalyptic Predictions About Overpopulation?
2015-06-13: CFPB examines reverse mortgage advertisements;
2015-06-14: Brewing Conflict over Greece – Germany’s Finance Minister Mulls Taking on Merkel;
2015-06-15: When Bankers Collide;
2015-06-15: Fakten zum Putsch in der Ukraine;
2015-06-16: Hildegard von Bingen;
2015-06-17: Ukraine and the Apocalyptic Risk of Propagandized Ignorance;
2015-06-18: Legal Highs, Welcome to the Cannabis Revolution – part 1;
2015-06-19: The Magna Carta – eight hundred years of forgetting;
2015-06-20: Anti-Russian sanctions hurt Europe harder than expected, threaten 2.5 Mio jobs – study;
2015-06-21: today these concerns;
2015-06-22: Cold War Resurgent, US Nukes Could Soon Return to Europe;
2015-06-23: Non-Leftist Left, a Radical Reconfiguration of Southern European Politics;
2015-06-24: Drug Companies Donated Millions to California Lawmakers Prior to Forced Vaccination Bill;
2015-06-25: Migration Crisis, the EU’s Shipwrecked Refugee Plan;
2015-06-26: Only socialism and class struggle can end austerity;
2015-06-27: ISIS is not strong, could be defeated within two days – ex-Israeli PM Ehud Barak;
2015-06-28: US ‘playing with fire’ by extremely provocative moves, not Russia;
2015-06-29: US: Illuminati Wife Tells All;
2015-06-30: US: South Pittsburg preparing for free income tax assistance program;
2015-06-30: Basic Income BIG – Revenu de Base – Bedingungsloses Grundeinkommen BGE, JUNE 1-30, 2015.

US: South Pittsburg preparing for free income tax assistance program

Published on Times Free Press, by Ryan Lewis, June 29, 2015.

… City Commissioner Jeff Powers, a certified public accountant, said he has served as a volunteer for VITA in other areas for a couple of years: « It’s really good experience, and you’re giving back to the community, » he said. « It’s a good service as long as you don’t have overly complicated returns. »   Continuer la lecture de « US: South Pittsburg preparing for free income tax assistance program »

US ‘playing with fire’ by extremely provocative moves, not Russia

American scholar Dr Paul Craig Roberts – Published on PressTV.ir, June 26, 2015 (video 2.53 min).

The growing conflict between the United States and Russia over the Ukraine conflict is a result of Washington struggling to maintain its hegemony and making “extremely provocative moves” in Eastern Europe, according to an American political and economic scholar … // Continuer la lecture de « US ‘playing with fire’ by extremely provocative moves, not Russia »

ISIS is not strong, could be defeated within two days – ex-Israeli PM Ehud Barak

Published on Russia Today RT, June 25, 2015.

The Islamic State militant group that has been terrorizing the Middle East with its yet greatest offense for over a year, is « not strong, » former Israli PM Ehud Barak told RT. With a proper coordinated response, they could be suppressed quickly, he said.   Continuer la lecture de « ISIS is not strong, could be defeated within two days – ex-Israeli PM Ehud Barak »

Only socialism and class struggle can end austerity

Published on World Socialist Web Site WSWS, by the Socialist Equality Party (UK), June 22, 2015.

The newly re-elected Conservative government is intent on imposing a yet-more devastating offensive against jobs, wages and essential welfare and social services on which millions of people depend. Continuer la lecture de « Only socialism and class struggle can end austerity »

Migration Crisis: The EU's Shipwrecked Refugee Plan

Published on Spiegel Online International, by Ullrich Fichtner, Maximilian Popp, Christoph Schult and Alexander Smoltczyk, June 23, 2015 (Photo GalleryTranslated from the German by Christopher Sultan).

When 800 refugees drowned on their way to Europe this April, leaders promised to act. Just over two months later, the EU’s attempts at real reform have all but failed – and thrown up some dark moral questions. Continuer la lecture de « Migration Crisis: The EU's Shipwrecked Refugee Plan »

Drug Companies Donated Millions to California Lawmakers Prior to Forced Vaccination Bill

Published on Global Research.ca, by Christina Sarich, June 21, 2015 [VIDEO, 2.39 min].

Should we not have the right to choose? One in 50 children are now autistic. No, you didn’t read that wrong. Despite the fact that a CDC whistleblower recently came forward admitting that the government agency obfuscated evidence linking vaccines to autistic behavior, California lawmakers passed a mandatory vaccine bill (SB277) which removes parental exemptions – making it so parents couldn’t refuse or delay vaccines. Even more damning evidence has surfaced proving that Big Pharma had their hands in the creation of the bill.   Continuer la lecture de « Drug Companies Donated Millions to California Lawmakers Prior to Forced Vaccination Bill »

Non-Leftist Left, a Radical Reconfiguration of Southern European Politics

Published on Dissident Voice, by James Petras, June 21, 2015: the Rise of the Non Leftist Left.

Over the past decade fundamental changes have taken place in Southern Europe, which have broken with previous political alignments, resulting in the virtual disappearance of traditional leftist parties, the decline of trade unions and the emergence of middle class radicalism … // Continuer la lecture de « Non-Leftist Left, a Radical Reconfiguration of Southern European Politics »