Auteur/autrice : Heidi Barathieu-Brun

Can Capitalism and Democracy Coexist?

Can Capitalism and Democracy Coexist? – Videos with Journalist Chris Hedges and political philosopher Sheldon Wolin, uploaded on YouTube by TheRealNews, August-November 2014: (1/8), 20.15 min; (2/8), 25.04 min; (3/8), 22.32 min; (4/8), 26.37 min; (5/8), 23.23 min; (6/8), 19.37 min; (see comment on naked capitalism, by Yves Smith, Nov 3, 2014 – also links on the website of The Real News Network TRNN, per Nov 2, 2014);

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Global War and Peace: Insanity’s Quagmire

Published on The People’s Voive, by Dr. Mahboob A. Khawaja, Nov 2, 2014 (also on The Sri Lanka Guardian, Nov 2).

In a knowledge-based age, contemporary world is fraught with perpetuated violence and killings to undermine the sustainability of mankind’s future. Complex societal conflicts need rational and flexible strategies using men of new ideas, diplomacy and peaceful means to conflict management … // Continuer la lecture de « Global War and Peace: Insanity’s Quagmire »

ISIS eyes using Ebola as bio weapon – or: what fundamentalist dictatorship is serving

Published on Russia Today RT, Nov 1, 2014.

The Spanish government said it is concerned that terrorists could use the Ebola virus as a biological weapon against the West. A close eye is being kept on online chat rooms, where such attacks are reportedly discussed among jihadist groups. Extremists connected to the Islamic State (IS, previously ISIS) have been considering using Ebola as a weapon against the West, Spain’s State Secretary for Security, Francisco Martinez, said in an address to the parliament.   Continuer la lecture de « ISIS eyes using Ebola as bio weapon – or: what fundamentalist dictatorship is serving »

NYPD arrests, brutalizes peace activist McGovern ahead of Petraeus speech

Published on Russia Today RT, Oct 31, 2014.

The New York Police Department has detained prominent peace activist and former CIA agent Ray McGovern, with witnesses saying he was “yelling in pain” during arrest. McGovern was detained ahead of a David Petraeus speech that he planned to attend.

McGovern was detained before the start of a talk between former CIA director David Petraeus, retired US Army Lt. Col. John Nagl, and author Max Boot on American Foreign Policy at the 92nd St Y., an Upper East Side cultural community center.   Continuer la lecture de « NYPD arrests, brutalizes peace activist McGovern ahead of Petraeus speech »

Where have all the Flowers Gone?

Published on Dissident Voice, by Denis A. Conroy, Oct 28, 2014.

Thinking through the binary oppositions of “have” and “have nots” is like segregating the homeless from the Paris Hiltons of the world in order to present a narrative that represents a ‘going America’s way’ kind of reality, a reality that uses finance, by way of speculation and specialisation, to foster advantages for elites and their hierarchical institutions for the sole purpose of amassing capital in order to leverage control of the social narrative through the commodification of culture itself.   Continuer la lecture de « Where have all the Flowers Gone? »