Catégorie : Politics

… Oliver Stone’s American History – Published on Middle East Eye MEE, by James Reinl, Sept 17, 2016;

… The Hollywood movie director has turned his cameras on the assassination of John F Kennedy, the Vietnam War and the 9/11 attacks … // Continuer la lecture de « We’re Not under Threat. We Are the Threat »

Published on WIRE.in, by VIJAY PRASHAD, Sept 20, 2016.

in Perilous Interventions, Hardeep Singh Puri, an astute observer of the limits of the ‘responsibility to protect’ doctrine, explores the failure of the UNSC on several accounts, especially its decision to intervene in Libya militarily … // Continuer la lecture de « The Perils of Humanitarian Wars »

• Tulsa, Oklahoma police release videos of slaying of unarmed man, on World Socialist Web Site WSWS, by Zaida Green, Sept 21, 2016;
• Clashes, tear gas, cops injured after ‘disabled, unarmed’ black man shot dead by Charlotte police (VIDEOS), on RT, Sept 21, 2016;
• Wells Fargo boss urged to resign over accounts scandal, 1.56 min, on BBCnews, Sept 20, 2016; Continuer la lecture de « black life, accounts scandal, the FED's false economy »

• Who Really Rules The United States – Edward Snowden, 10.13 min, uploaded by Blow Your Mind, Sept 1, 2016;
• About Hillary Clinton Emails, Trump And Freedom – Edward Snowden, 16.54 min, uploaded by Insomnia Team2, Aug 27, 2016;
• CITIZENFOUR (Edward Snowden Documentary Film – 2014), 113.37 min, uploaded by KC Goldshine, Aug 26, 2016 … CITIZENFOUR is a real life thriller, unfolding by the minute, giving unprecedented access to Edward Snowden as he hands over classified documents providing evidence of mass indiscriminate and illegal invasions of privacy by the NSA …;
• Citizenfour on YouTube-search;   Continuer la lecture de « Edward Snowden »

… Probably Not, Because Most of the Media Have Ignored It – Published on AlterNet, by Adam Johnson, Sept 18, 2016.

The prison strike didn’t merit a single mention in NYT, Washington Post, NPR, CNN or MSNBC.   Continuer la lecture de « MEDIA: Did You Know We Are Having the Largest Prison Strike (in US) in History? »

Published on SALVAGE, by George Souvlis, Aug 15, 2016.

There is no doubt that in 2008 the capitalist system in Europe and in United States suffered a severe shock from which (it) has not yet recovered. Suggestive indications of this “permanent crisis” are the draconian austerity packages that the economic elites implemented as a response to these developments triggering the dissolution of European Union, the collapse of democratic institutions, the impoverishment of the working people and emergence of far-right movements and parties throughout the European continent. Continuer la lecture de « Europe, Democracy and the Left – an interview with Geoff Eley »

uploaded on YouTube by Democracy at Work, September15, 2016:

• Global Capitalism, Labor Day, the Condition of the Working Class, 86.49 min;
• Economic Update, Worker coops vs capitalism, 54.46 min … updates on declining US incomes, parental leave policies, rising medical deductibles, social security dependence, officials who take big, corp jobs. Interview with Peter Ranis, author of Cooperatives Against Capitalism Cooperatives Confront Capitalism: Challenging the Neo-Liberal Economy;

Continuer la lecture de « Global Capitalism with Richard D. Wolff »

Published on Global Research.ca, by Colin Todhunter, Sept. 15, 2016.

… Monsanto held a 26 per cent market share of all seeds sold in 2011. Bayer (mainly a pharmaceuticals company) sells 17 per cent of the world’s total agrochemicals and also has a comparatively small seeds sector. If competition authorities pass the deal, the combined company would be the globe’s largest seller of both seeds and agrochemicals.   Continuer la lecture de « Monsanto and Bayer: Why Food And Agriculture Just Took A Turn For The Worse »

Published on The Guardian, by Ewen Mac Askill, Sept 13, 2016.

… The US whistleblower’s comments, made in an interview with the Guardian, came as supporters, including his US lawyer, stepped up a campaign for a presidential pardon. Snowden is wanted in the US, where he is accused of violating the Espionage Act and faces at least 30 years in jail.   Continuer la lecture de « Edward Snowden makes 'moral' case for presidential pardon »

Published on The Guardian, by Jason Burke, Africa, Sept 12, 2016.

Iran, Saudi Arabia, Israel and others are seeking favours in Kenya, Sudan and Ethiopia as old alliances in the region falter.   Continuer la lecture de « Middle East’s leaders cross the Red Sea to woo east Africa »

• What shared prosperity? on RWER Blog, by David Ruccio, Sept 10, 2016; (see also: Inequality, the financial crisis and stagnation, competing stories and why they matter, on Real-World Economics Review RWER, Issue no 74, page 2, by Thomas I. Palley [AFL-CIO, USA], April 7, 2016; download the whole issue no 74, 158 pages, on Paecon.net);
• Native Americans celebrate pause of N. Dakota pipeline, vow to fight on, on Raw Story, Sept 10, 2016; Continuer la lecture de « happening in these days »

… by Ukrainian Forces and Neo-Nazi Militia since Minsk II Agreement – Published on Global Research.ca, by Theo Russell, Sept 10, 2016.

After the February 2014 coup in Kiev, an ‘Anti-Maidan’ movement rapidly grew in the largely Russian-speaking Donbass, Odessa and Crimea regions, which sought to prevent the far-right groups which hijacked in the ‘Euromaidan’ protests entering their towns and cities.   Continuer la lecture de « War in Donbass on Russia’s Doorstep: 3,600 Civilians killed … »

Published on Spiegel Online International, an Essay by Christiane Hoffmann, Sept 9, 2016  – translated from the German by Christopher Sultan.

When cultures clash, women’s clothing is often at the center of the debate. While for Western women, the issue is how much skin they should be allowed to show, for Muslims the focus is on how much they must show.   Continuer la lecture de « The Politics of Dress: Double Standards in the Headscarf Debate »