Mois : avril 2016

The Brussels Business – who runs the EU

one same report in four videos:

The War on Savings: the Panama Papers, Bail-Ins, and the Push to Go Cashless

Published on Counterpunch, by ELLEN BROWN, April 12, 2016.

The bombshell publication of the “Panama Papers,” leaked from a Panama law firm specializing in shell companies, has triggered both outrage and skepticism. In an April 3 article titled “Corporate Media Gatekeepers Protect Western 1% From Panama Leak,” UK blogger Craig Murray writes that the whistleblower no doubt had good intentions; but he made the mistake of leaking his 11.5 million documents to the corporate-controlled Western media, which released only those few documents incriminating opponents of Western financial interests. Murray writes: … // Continuer la lecture de « The War on Savings: the Panama Papers, Bail-Ins, and the Push to Go Cashless »

Arrests made as hundreds of elderly Americans protest at 2nd Democracy Spring sit-in

Published on RT, April 12, 2016;

Hundreds of Americans, many of whom are elderly, marched in support of political reform in Washington, DC, taking part in a sit-in and risking arrest as they pushed for fairer elections. RT’s ‘Redacted Tonight’ host Lee Camp was one of those detained.   Continuer la lecture de « Arrests made as hundreds of elderly Americans protest at 2nd Democracy Spring sit-in »

Basic Income And Social Democracy

Published on Social Europe, by Philippe van Parijs, April 11, 2016.

… The idea of an unconditional basic income is in fashion. From Finland to Switzerland, from San Francisco to Seoul, people talk about it as they have never done. Twice before, basic income was the object of a real public debate, albeit briefly and limited to one country at a time. In both episodes, the centre left played a central role … // Continuer la lecture de « Basic Income And Social Democracy »