Catégorie : Politics

TPP’s Orwellian Definition of “Science”

… in its Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Chapter – Published on naked capitalism, by Lambert Strether, Nov 19, 2015.

Let’s begin our quest for “science” with what the (disinformation campaign that is the) USTR’s FAQ has to say about the TPP’s SPS chapter, which controls, among other things, the (imported) food that you eat[1] … //

… Science vs. The Precautionary Principle: … //
… “Science” Based on “Confidential Information”: … // Continuer la lecture de « TPP’s Orwellian Definition of “Science” »

a bunch of links on what's actual

on refugees in the US:

  • Obama threatens to veto GOP halt on Syrian refugees, on Russia Today RT, Nov 19, 2015: Tensions rose between the Republican lawmakers and US President Barack Obama when the White House threatened to veto a GOP-proposed bill requiring additional background checks for 10,000 Syrian refugees that Obama intends to settle in the US. Sponsored by Representatives Mike McCaul (R-Texas) and Richard Hudson (R-North Carolina), the bill would require top US security officials to certify that every refugee admitted to the US “does not represent a security threat,” according to McCaul, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee …;

    • Continuer la lecture de « a bunch of links on what's actual »

Lessons from Iceland’s Financial Crisis

Published on the blog Triple Crisis (a publication from Dollars&Sense), by Nina Eichacker, Nov 16, 2015.

… One factor that contributed to the Icelandic financial crisis was the lack of financial market transparency. Organizations that could have reported on the conditions of the Icelandic financial marketplace and the state of the Icelandic economy did not … // Continuer la lecture de « Lessons from Iceland’s Financial Crisis »

Global Capitalism Update, Nov 2015

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