former title: Politics for the 99% – then under world-citizenship.org – encore en reconstruction
Published on truthout.org, by Gareth Porter, June 10, 2016.
In yet another a dangerous US political-diplomatic move in Syria, the Obama administration is going out of its way to protect the interests of al-Qaeda’s closest and most powerful ally in Syria, Ahrar al-Sham. Continuer la lecture de « Why the Obama Administration Is Favoring al-Qaeda's Main Syrian Ally – report »
Published on Dissident Voice, by Gary Leupp, June 9, 2016.
As the wizard Gandalf declared during the darkest hour: “There never was much hope… Just a fool’s hope.”
The narrow thread of hope now rests on the Justice Department investigation into Hillary Clinton’s illegal concealment of her emails from the State Department she headed from 2009 to 2012. If she’s hit by a true scandal between now and the Philadelphia convention in July, all bets could be off. Continuer la lecture de « Some Sober Lessons for Bernie Sanders Supporters »
… and Other Tales From Tuesday Night – Published on truthout, by William Rivers Pitt, June 8, 2016.
Thanks to The Associated Press, I was awake well past midnight on Wednesday morning watching a series of non-events come to a grateful conclusion. I wanted to see the speeches, especially Bernie’s, which came after 1:00 am; they were the one thing the « news » media couldn’t screw up. How did Tuesday’s primaries become non-events? Because The Associated Press on Monday night, straight out of the blue, declared Secretary Clinton to be the presumptive Democratic nominee for president. Continuer la lecture de « How the AP Screwed Sanders »
Published on DAWN, Pakistan, by Tahir Mehdi, June 7, 2016.
TWO things happened in Islamabad on the same day recently, one pertaining to the Council of Islamic Ideology CII (it’s website) – and the other to Pemra, the electronic media regulator. CII sanctioned ‘lightly beating’ of wives and Pemra banned (and then partially withdrew) advertisements of contraceptives. Continuer la lecture de « Reproductive violence »
my comment: … how witless must be a political elite to be overwhelmed by a Trump – how insipid must be their arguments to be outdated by a blustering outsider – how dumb must appear the Washington establishment to its people no more to be heard … and as Hillary is part of this nasty crowd we may imagine easily Trump as next President.
Published on Share the World Resources STWR, by Rajesh Makwana, June 3, 2016.
In light of the overwhelming moral imperative to share planetary resources more equitably and protect the lives of those facing humanitarian emergencies, the World Humanitarian Summit is yet another reminder of the huge gulf between government priorities and the desperate reality of the world situation … // Continuer la lecture de « No recognition of ‘One Humanity’ at the World Humanitarian Forum »
Result: the Unconditional Basic Income UBI – on SWI swissinfo.ch, June 5, 2016 – 17:18: rejected with 76.9% NO, only 23.1% can imagine in these times such a realization.
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Basic Income BIG – Revenu de Base Universel RBU – Bedingungsloses Grundeinkommen BGE, special posts during 2015-2016 on this blog: Continuer la lecture de « Result of the Swiss Votation about BIG/RBU/BGE »
Published on Dissident Voice, by Gary Brumback, June 2, 2016.
I was prompted to write this article when a twitter contact of mine wondered whether some of my writings about the corpocracy amounted to a conspiracy theory. Having been a behavioral scientist most of my adult life I know a thing or two about what’s theory and what’s not. I don’t know how anyone, scientist or lay person, could mistake the corpocracy for a theory. Continuer la lecture de « America’s Corpocracy: Conspiracy Theory or Conspiracy Reality? »
Published on The Guardian, by Patrick Collison, June 1, 2016.
Attempts to convince the public they will be worse off if Britain leaves the EU are falling on deaf ears, according to an Ipsos Mori poll that shows two-thirds of the electorate don’t foresee any negative impact on their personal finances from Brexit. Continuer la lecture de « Brexit: two-thirds foresee no negative impact on their finances »
Published on truthout, by Dahr Jamail, May 31, 2016.
It’s not news that anthropogenic climate disruption (ACD) is accelerating at unprecedented rates, according to climate scientists. Fifteen of the 16 hottest years ever recorded have occurred since 2000, and this year is on track to be the hottest year ever recorded — by far … // Continuer la lecture de « Mangroves in Crisis: Why One Man Works to Save the Plants That Fight Climate Disruption »
Published on The Bullet, Socialist Project’s E-Bulletin No. 1262, by Patrick Bond, May 31, 2016.
On May 12, Brazil’s democratic government, led by the Workers’ Party (PT), was the victim of a coup. What will the other BRICS countries (Russia, India, China, and South Africa) do? Will they stand by as the reactionaries who took power in Brasilia pivot closer to Western powers, glad to warm Dilma Rousseff’s seat at the BRICS summit in Goa, India in five months’ time? Or take a stronger line, following the lead of Latin American progressive countries (Venezuela, Cuba, Ecuador, Bolivia, Nicaragua and El Salvador)? … // Continuer la lecture de « Imperialism’s Junior Partners »
related articles published during May 2016: (continuously updated …) Continuer la lecture de « Basic Income BIG – Revenu de Base – Bedingungsloses Grundeinkommen BGE, May 1-31, 2016 »
Published on Spiegel Online International, by Matthias Gebauer, Christiane Hoffmann, Peter Müller, Ruben Rehage, Michael Sauga and Christoph Schult, May 30, 2016.
Standing tough on Russia remains official policy, but Germany has begun working on the careful easing of sanctions imposed following Moscow’s aggression in Ukraine. The US is opposed, but many in the EU could support the new approach … //
… Chancellery Changing Course: Continuer la lecture de « Step-by-Step Rapprochement – Germany Considers Easing of Russia Sanctions »
Published on Social Europe, by Daniel Munevar, May 27, 2016.
A new agreement has been reached between Greece and its creditors regarding its bailout program. Jeroen Dijsselbloem, president of the Eurogroup, has described it as “ambitious” and a “major breakthrough”. However, a look at the details shows that it’s anything but. Continuer la lecture de « The Latest Greek Deal: an Excel Sheet Fantasy »