Auteur/autrice : Heidi Barathieu-Brun

Published on ZNet (first on Counterpunch), by Mark Weisbrot, Feb 20, 2015.

The Economist’s February 6 cover displayed the Venus de Milo statue pointing a revolver, with the headline “Go ahead, Angela, make my day.” In the editors’ upside-down world, Greece is threatening Europe, or at least Germany. Really? Continuer la lecture de « The Coercion of Greece »

Published on Intrepid Report, by Dave Alpert, Feb 19, 2015.

I was born a Jew and grew up in The Bronx in New York City. At the age of 13, I was Bar Mitzvad. As I grew older, I became more and more disenchanted with religion as an institution. I became aware of the historical role religion played in the life and destiny of man, a history which demonstrates wars, deaths, and destruction all in the name of God. Continuer la lecture de « Speaking out on religion, salvation or destruction »

Published on Spiegel Online International, by Maximillian Popp, Feb 17, 2015:  (Photo Gallery).

Brussels is doing all it can to prevent refugees from reaching Fortress Europe, with initiatives like funding the construction of interment centers in Ukraine. Asylum seekers who have spent time there report miserable conditions and abuse.   Continuer la lecture de « Guantanamo of the East: Ukraine Locks Up Refugees at EU's Behest »

… Austerity Has Done Nothing to Solve Greece’s Problems – Published on Spiegel Online International, by Thomas Hüetlin and Alexander Neubacher, Feb 2015.

Greek Finance Minister Giannis Varoufakis has had little luck convincing his EU counterparts that Athens needs a debt cut. He speaks with SPIEGEL about why austerity has failed, how aid conditions are like waterboarding and where the bailout money went …; Continuer la lecture de « Interview with Greek Finance Minister Varoufakis »

Published on Dissident Voice, by Rajesh Makwana, February 15, 2015.

At a time when governments are failing abysmally to mitigate climate change, reduce inequality or end poverty, the key to creating a more equal and sustainable world is establishing participative forms of political engagement at all levels of society – from the local to the global … //

… From local alternatives to global reforms: … // Continuer la lecture de « Beyond the Market-State, Decentralising Power in a Sharing Society »