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Published on The People’s Voice, by James Petras, March 25, 2017.
The cross border flood of millions of immigrants provokes profound political divisions, violence and the rise of mass movements challenging the unity of the European Union (EU) and the survival of the dominant political parties in the US and Europe. Continuer la lecture de « Immigration: No Easy Answers »
… exclusive – Published on RT, March 27, 2017.
… The city seems gradually returning to the way of life it enjoyed before the occupation of jihadists, who enforced their radical interpretation of Islam onto locals after overrunning the city in 2014. Under IS rule, Manbij women were effectively banned from leaving their homes and had to adhere to a mandatory dress code, covering themselves in head-to-toe burqas. Following the city’s liberation, the images of women burning and ripping off these garments went viral, becoming a symbol of resistance to fanatical terrorist rule. Continuer la lecture de « Syria – Manbij crossfire: liberated from IS, Kurdish-controlled city now fears Turkish invasion »
Published on Systemic Disorder, March 22, 2017.
The World Bank has for decades left a trail of human misery. Destruction of the environment, massive human rights abuses and mass displacement have been ignored in the name of “development” that works to intensify neoliberal inequality. In response to legal attempts to hold it to account, the World Bank has declared itself above the law. Continuer la lecture de « World Bank declares itself above the law »
Published on The Guardian, by Tariq Ali, March 25, 2017.
The father of the Soviet Union was also a Latin buff who adored Goethe and liked to compare his enemies to figures in novels. Continuer la lecture de « How Lenin’s love of literature shaped the Russian Revolution RR »