Capitalism, Austerity – and it's results

The Pugnacious, Relentless Progressive Party That Wants to Remake America

Published on The Atlantic, by Molly Ball, Jan 16, 2016.

The Working Families Party has pushed the political debate to the left in the states where it’s already active. Now—in the era of Occupy and Bernie Sanders—it’s ready to take that fight nationwide.

At a recent private dinner in Manhattan, a small group of leftists plotted to take over America.   Continuer la lecture de « The Pugnacious, Relentless Progressive Party That Wants to Remake America »

Global Capitalism

The Big Lies / die grossen Lügen

Uploaded by The Big Picture RT:

von ANTIZENSURKOALITION AZK hochgeladen: Continuer la lecture de « The Big Lies / die grossen Lügen »

Mini-Republics: A Syrian Village Seeks to Survive amid Carnage

Published on Spiegel Online International, by Christoph Reuter in Korin, Syria, Jan 13, 2016 (Photo Gallery).

Even as war continues to rage in Syria, normal people in the country are doing their best to survive in places like the village of Korin. It has transformed into a kind of mini-republic and has WiFi on the town square. But its population is slowly dwindling. Continuer la lecture de « Mini-Republics: A Syrian Village Seeks to Survive amid Carnage »

Slavoj Žižek on Hegel and us today

Uplpaded by Deutsches Haus:

African Women Organize To Reclaim Agriculture Against Corporate Takeover

Published on ZNet (first on Other Worlds), by Mphatheleini Makaulele, Simone Adler and Beverly Bell, Jan 9, 2016.

… Everybody originated with indigenous ways of living and the way of Mother Earth.

The real role of women is in the seed. It is the women who harvest, select, store, and plant seeds. Our seeds come from our mothers and our grandmothers. To us, the seed is the symbol of the continuity of life. Seed is not just about the crops. Seed is about the soil, about the water, and about the forest.   Continuer la lecture de « African Women Organize To Reclaim Agriculture Against Corporate Takeover »

The Case of the Murdered Goats, exploring Germany's Far-Right Rumor Mill

Published on Spiegel Online International, by Matthias Bartsch and Anna Clauß, Jan 5, 2016.

Absurd, unfounded reports about asylum seekers are circulating on German social media. They are part of a targeted misinformation campaign by right-wing extremists designed to instill fear and stoke anti-migrant sentiment. But where do the stories come from?   Continuer la lecture de « The Case of the Murdered Goats, exploring Germany's Far-Right Rumor Mill »

Under-the-Radar Supreme Court Case Poses Profound Threat to Unions Nationwide

… Supreme Court Case – Published on Common Dreams, by Sarah Lazare, Jan 8, 2016 (the Case could result in the enforcement of ‘Right to Work’ laws on all public sector labor unions in the United States).

Workers across the United States are bracing for a major Supreme Court case, set for argument on Monday, that could strike a devastating blow to public sector unions nationwide.   Continuer la lecture de « Under-the-Radar Supreme Court Case Poses Profound Threat to Unions Nationwide »

USA: Republican victory in 2016 would strengthen new patrimonial oligarchy

Published on People’s World, by John Bachtell, Jan 8, 2016.

The hateful and reactionary ideas spewing from the mouths of the Republican Party candidates confront us with the clear and present danger we would face next November were any one of them to be elected president … // Continuer la lecture de « USA: Republican victory in 2016 would strengthen new patrimonial oligarchy »

A no-strings basic income? If it works for the royal family, it can work for us all

Published on The Guardian, by John O’Farrell, Jan 7, 2015.

A living wage for all of us, whether we’re in work or not, could rebalance the economy and create a generation of entrepreneurs.

y first response to the notion of a universal basic income (UBI) was: “Well, really. That is never going to happen! I mean, it’s completely unaffordable. I mean, it would be political suicide for any progressive party suggesting it.” And then I may have started to froth at the mouth slightly and ask if it would be paid to refugees … // Continuer la lecture de « A no-strings basic income? If it works for the royal family, it can work for us all »

What’s Next? Parecon, or Participatory Economics

Published on The Next System.org, by MICHAEL ALBERT, Jan 6, 2016.

People now fighting economic injustice have no right to decide how future people should live. But we do have a responsibility to provide an institutional setting that facilitates future people deciding for themselves their own conditions of life and work. To this end, participatory economics, or parecon, describes the core institutions required to generate solidarity, equity, self-management, and an ecologically sound and classless economy.   Continuer la lecture de « What’s Next? Parecon, or Participatory Economics »

Reform is not enough to Stem the Rising Tide of Inequality Worldwide

Published on ZNet (first on Truthout), by William i. Robinson, Jan 4, 2015.

… The top 80 billionaires were worth $1.9 trillion in 2014, an amount equal to the bottom 50 percent. These 80 billionaires saw a 50 percent rise in their wealth in just four years, from 2010 to 2014, during which time the poorest 50 percent saw a drop in their wealth. In other words, there has been a huge transfer of wealth in a very short period of time from the poorest half of humanity to the richest 80 individuals on the planet … // Continuer la lecture de « Reform is not enough to Stem the Rising Tide of Inequality Worldwide »

Psychiatry facing Kids

Psychiatry Labeling Kids with Bogus Mental Disorders, 1.50 min, uploaded by chucholetsm8one, Aug 1, 2012;

(and on CCHRint: Childhood is Not a Mental Disorder: 20 Million Kids & Adolescents are labelled with “mental disorders” world wide {more than 97,000 in Australia} that are based solely on a checklist of behaviours! …;

CCHR Says Top APA Psychiatrist Needs Lesson in Disease vs. Disorder, 1.37 min, uploaded by CCHRint, May 21, 2009 … more info at CCHR international.org; Continuer la lecture de « Psychiatry facing Kids »