septembre 2016 – Page 3

MEDIA: Did You Know We Are Having the Largest Prison Strike (in US) in History?

… Probably Not, Because Most of the Media Have Ignored It – Published on AlterNet, by Adam Johnson, Sept 18, 2016.

The prison strike didn’t merit a single mention in NYT, Washington Post, NPR, CNN or MSNBC. Continuer la lecture de « MEDIA: Did You Know We Are Having the Largest Prison Strike (in US) in History? »

Passions About Migrants

Published on Immanuel Wallerstein, by blog owner, Sept 15, 2016.

… The basic argument in European public debate has been one between the advocates of compassion and morality who wish to welcome additional migrants and the advocates of self-protection and cultural preservation who wish to close the door against the entry of any more. Europe is in the spotlight for the moment, but parallel debates have long been going on across the world – from the United States and Canada to South Africa, Australia, Indonesia, and Japan. Continuer la lecture de « Passions About Migrants »

Europe, Democracy and the Left – an interview with Geoff Eley

Published on SALVAGE, by George Souvlis, Aug 15, 2016.

There is no doubt that in 2008 the capitalist system in Europe and in United States suffered a severe shock from which (it) has not yet recovered. Suggestive indications of this “permanent crisis” are the draconian austerity packages that the economic elites implemented as a response to these developments triggering the dissolution of European Union, the collapse of democratic institutions, the impoverishment of the working people and emergence of far-right movements and parties throughout the European continent. Continuer la lecture de « Europe, Democracy and the Left – an interview with Geoff Eley »

Global Capitalism with Richard D. Wolff

uploaded on YouTube by Democracy at Work, September15, 2016:

Global Capitalism, Labor Day, the Condition of the Working Class, 86.49 min;
Economic Update, Worker coops vs capitalism, 54.46 min … updates on declining US incomes, parental leave policies, rising medical deductibles, social security dependence, officials who take big, corp jobs. Interview with Peter Ranis, author of ~~Cooperatives Against Capitalism~~ Cooperatives Confront Capitalism: Challenging the Neo-Liberal Economy;

Continuer la lecture de « Global Capitalism with Richard D. Wolff »

Monsanto and Bayer: Why Food And Agriculture Just Took A Turn For The Worse

Published on Global Research.ca, by Colin Todhunter, Sept. 15, 2016.

… Monsanto held a 26 per cent market share of all seeds sold in 2011. Bayer (mainly a pharmaceuticals company) sells 17 per cent of the world’s total agrochemicals and also has a comparatively small seeds sector. If competition authorities pass the deal, the combined company would be the globe’s largest seller of both seeds and agrochemicals. Continuer la lecture de « Monsanto and Bayer: Why Food And Agriculture Just Took A Turn For The Worse »