former title: Politics for the 99% – then under world-citizenship.org – encore en reconstruction
Published on The Guardian, by Ewen Mac Askill, Sept 13, 2016.
… The US whistleblower’s comments, made in an interview with the Guardian, came as supporters, including his US lawyer, stepped up a campaign for a presidential pardon. Snowden is wanted in the US, where he is accused of violating the Espionage Act and faces at least 30 years in jail. Continuer la lecture de « Edward Snowden makes 'moral' case for presidential pardon »
Published on RT, Sept 13, 2016.
The EU has ceased to satisfy its citizens’ needs and aspirations, George Soros said calling on people to band together to save it. The billionaire warned the disintegration of the bloc will be almost impossible to avoid. Continuer la lecture de « 10 biggest corporations make more money than most of world combined »
Published on The Guardian, by Jason Burke, Africa, Sept 12, 2016.
Iran, Saudi Arabia, Israel and others are seeking favours in Kenya, Sudan and Ethiopia as old alliances in the region falter. Continuer la lecture de « Middle East’s leaders cross the Red Sea to woo east Africa »
… by Ukrainian Forces and Neo-Nazi Militia since Minsk II Agreement – Published on Global Research.ca, by Theo Russell, Sept 10, 2016.
After the February 2014 coup in Kiev, an ‘Anti-Maidan’ movement rapidly grew in the largely Russian-speaking Donbass, Odessa and Crimea regions, which sought to prevent the far-right groups which hijacked in the ‘Euromaidan’ protests entering their towns and cities. Continuer la lecture de « War in Donbass on Russia’s Doorstep: 3,600 Civilians killed … »
Published on Spiegel Online International, an Essay by Christiane Hoffmann, Sept 9, 2016 – translated from the German by Christopher Sultan.
When cultures clash, women’s clothing is often at the center of the debate. While for Western women, the issue is how much skin they should be allowed to show, for Muslims the focus is on how much they must show. Continuer la lecture de « The Politics of Dress: Double Standards in the Headscarf Debate »
Published on The Bullet, Socialist Project’s E-Bulletin No. 1302, by Lee Sustar, Sept 8, 2016.
A three-cornered battle between a budget-slashing mayor (Rahm Emanuel), a union-busting governor (Bruce Rauner) and determined teachers (CTU) could result this fall in the second public school strike in Chicago in four years. Continuer la lecture de « Are Chicago Teachers Headed Toward a Strike? »
… the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) Is Dead. Negotiations have Failed – Published on Global Research.ca, by Peter Koenig, Sept 7, 2016.
… The collapse of the TTIP is one of the best news for Europe – and I mean the people of Europe – in recent times; an initiative of the two major players in the EU. This decision has several meanings: Continuer la lecture de « Good News for the People of Europe »
Published on AlterNet, by Peter Dreier,bSept 3, 2016.
Let’s remember that King was committed to building bridges between the civil rights and labor movements. Continuer la lecture de « LABOR: This Labor Day, Remember That Martin Luther King’s Last Campaign Was for Workers’ Rights »
Published on JACOBIN, by Rejane Carolina Hoeveler, Sept 2, 2016 – translated by Sean Purdy.
The history of the Brazilian Workers’ Party is a cautionary tale for left parties everywhere … //
… From São Bernardo to Brasília: … //
… The Transformation: … // Continuer la lecture de « Don’t Feed the Snakes »
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Published on Global Research.ca (first on World Socialist Web Site WSWS), by Patrick Martin, Sept 2, 2016.
Hillary Clinton’s speech to the American Legion convention Wednesday was a full-throated declaration of the right and responsibility of the United States to control the world by military force. Clinton pledged to keep the US the dominant global military power, to uphold the military alliances through which US imperialism controls Europe and the Far East, and to wage war unilaterally if deemed necessary, regardless of world opinion. Continuer la lecture de « Clinton’s “American Exceptionalism” Speech: A Bipartisan Policy of Militarism and War »
Published on Spiegel Online International, by Erich Follath, Aug 31, 2016 (Photo Gallery – Translated from the German by Christopher Sultan).
China is building new roads, railroads and pipelines from Central Asia to Europe in an effort to build new connections to the rest of the world. The results may be good for the Chinese – but less so for the other countries involved. Continuer la lecture de « China Heads West: Beijing's New Silk Road to Europe – part 1 »
Published on plus55, by Gustavo Ribeiro, Aug 31, 2016.
The definitive removal of Dilma Rousseff from office means much more than the end of a political cycle. Continuer la lecture de « Impeachment is the failure of Brazil's political system »
Published on truthout, by Molly Knefel, Aug 30, 2016;
A political battle is being waged over charter schools in Massachusetts right now, and it’s a microcosm of the state of the charter debate across the country. In the lead-up to a November ballot measure in which voters will decide whether or not to lift the state’s cap on charter schools, known as Question 2, Democrats passed a resolution this month opposing charter school expansion. Continuer la lecture de « US: A Turning Point for the Charter School Movement »