Auteur/autrice : Heidi Barathieu-Brun

The Coming War on China

Revolutionise or Compromise? what Venezuela’s Maduro could be doing

… and what is he actually doing – Published on VenezelAnalysis by Ryan Mallett-Outri, Dec 20, 2016.

Venezuela has been in a state of political crisis since the right-wing opposition coalition, the MUD took control of the National Assembly (AN) in early 2016. Socialist President Nicolas Maduro is now presiding over a sharply divided government, while a deep economic crisis has wreaked havoc on Venezuelan society … // Continuer la lecture de « Revolutionise or Compromise? what Venezuela’s Maduro could be doing »

Hospitalized Patients Treated by Female Doctors Show Lower Mortality

Published on naked capitalism (first on Down With Tyranny), by Yves Smith, Dec 22, 2016;

  • … Boston, MA – Elderly hospitalized patients treated by female physicians are less likely to die within 30 days of admission, or to be readmitted within 30 days of discharge, than those cared for by male physicians, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. It is the first research to document differences in how male and female physicians treat patients result in different outcomes for hospitalized patients in the U.S.   Continuer la lecture de « Hospitalized Patients Treated by Female Doctors Show Lower Mortality »

Beyond Soviet “socialism” and the “triumph” of capitalism

Published on ZNet, by Chris Spannos, Dec 21, 2016.

Twenty five years ago the dramatic contest between the Soviet socialist system and Western capitalism reached its tumultuous end. Much has been written since about the failings of the Soviet state socialist model. But much less has been written about how the global “triumph” of capitalism has made extreme inequality and climate change worse. Even less still has been written about the possibility of an alternative to either system. Continuer la lecture de « Beyond Soviet “socialism” and the “triumph” of capitalism »