Catégorie : Politics

Thomas Piketty fustige des Européens qui se donnent bonne conscience en Afrique, dans Le Monde/Afrique, propos recueillis par Laurence Caramel, le 11 sept 2015;

Economist Thomas Piketty helps Podemos election bid, on The Olive Press.es, by Staff reporter, Sept 10, 2015;

EU must force more transparency from companies in Africa – Piketty, on YAHOOnews, by Joe Bavier, Sept 10, 2015: the European Union should require companies operating in Africa to disclose the taxes they pay there more transparently, to ensure they contribute fairly to government revenues, French economist Thomas Piketty said on Thursday …; Continuer la lecture de « the world with Thomas Piketty »

Global Capitalism: September 2015 Monthly Update, 91.53 min, uploaded by Richar D. Wolff, Sept 9, 2015 … website: Democracy at Work.

Links: Continuer la lecture de « Global Capitalism: September 2015 Monthly Update »

Published on Axis of Logic, by Mallika Rao, Aug 31, 2014.

In the heart of New Delhi lives what is said to be the world’s largest collective of performers – puppeteers, drummers, monkey tamers, snake charmers, singers, acrobats, and more. Their family units can include more than a dozen members. Dads and moms pass their art down to the kids. In Kathputli Colony that’s simply how things are done. Continuer la lecture de « Culture and Art: World's Largest Artist Colony Is About To Be Bulldozed »

Published on Global Research.ca (first on Strategic Culture Foundation), by Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, Aug 31, 2015;

The Chinese are in the process of displacing the monopoly of the US dollar. They are dropping their US Treasury bonds, stockpiling gold reserves, and opening regional distribution banks for their own national currency. This will give them easier access to capital markets and insulate them from financial manipulation by Washington and Wall Street.   Continuer la lecture de « Washington’s Financial Currency War on China, the Eclipsing of the US Dollar by the Yuan »

Published on Russia Today RT – ombudsman, Sept 9, 2015.

The Russian Federation can host a great number of refugees from Syria, just as it has accepted a record number of people who fled the war in Ukraine, claims the presidential advocate for children’s rights, Pavel Astakhov.
“Our territory, our culture and our history, even our social situation are actually capable of withstanding this,” the ombudsman told the RSN radio when asked if Russia could open the doors for refugees from Syria. Continuer la lecture de « Russia ready to accept Syrian refugees »

Related Links:

• What is socialism, 4.27 min, uploaded by TestTubeNews, May 10, 2015;
  (also: what is Communism, 2.49 min, (on same channel);
• The Rise of Syriza and Podemos – Jorge Martin, 61.43 min, uploaded by Marxist Student Federation, April 2015;
• Socialism (in the US) For Dummies – Prof Richard D. Wolff, uploaded by PrettyAwesome: Part 1, 49.45 min, May 17, 2015; Part 2, 70.51 min, June 14, 2015 … on the past, present and possible future of America (see McCarthyism);   Continuer la lecture de « some ideas about what is Socialism – part 4 »

… no, I am not believing in main-stream’s doctrins …

• Middle Earth the Hollow Earth Theory, 109.46 min, uploaded by Disclosure Discovery, Aug 25, 2015 … the hollow earth theory. The cavity of our Earth can’t have a liquid interior. If it had, the tidal force exerted by the Moon would have induced the liquid interior to bust through any crust just as soon as such crust could have formed by cooling …;
• Riesige unterirdische Städte, hohle Erde, von Sezking’81 Mystery-HISTORY am 20. Juni 2015 hochgeladen: Teil 1/3, 14.55 min; Teil 2/3, 14.59 min; Teil 3/3, 14.19 min;   Continuer la lecture de « Antarctica, hollow Earth / hohle Erde, etc »

Published on The Independent.co.uk, by PAUL GALLAGHER, 27 Aug 2015.

European Commission officials have held hundreds of meetings with lobbyists to discuss the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) treaty – yet only around one in ten is with public interest groups. Continuer la lecture de « TTIP deal: business lobbyists dominate talks at expense of trade unions and NGOs »

• Views around the city of Geneva, 34.17 min, uploaded by Moss Travel TV, Jan 6 + 7, 2015;
• Switzerland From The Air, 20.18 min, uploaded by bestdestination, July 25, 2014;
• Basel-2013, 25.56 min, uploaded by Heinrich Huber, April 23, 2014;
• Switzerland’s Great Cities – Luzern, Bern, Zurich, and Lausanne, 24.56 min, uploaded by Rick Steves’ Europe, Aug 19, 2013;
• The alps seen from above / les alpes vues du ciel – Doc, 52.00 min, uploaded by Marc Zumbach, Nov 17, 2012.

… 14th–20th September, 2015, in several European countries (details in german; in english);

Published on Basic Income Earth Network BIEN, by Albert Joerimann, Sept 1, 2015.   Continuer la lecture de « EUROPE, CANADA, CHINA: 8th International Basic Income Week »

Refugees:

• EU refugee crisis absolutely expected – Putin, on Russia Today RT, Sept 4, 2015; Russia has frequently warned of major problems which Europe would face as a result of Western policies in the Middle East and North Africa and jihadist groups terrorizing people, so the current refugee crisis in the EU doesn’t come as a surprise …;
• Photos highlight Syrian refugee tragedy, on Al-Ahram weekly online, Sept 3, 2015: powerful images capturing the tragic heights of the Syrian refugee crisis have served as a reminder of a tragedy neglected by the world; Continuer la lecture de « last results of our humanity's behavior »

Related Links:

• How the Free Market Killed New Orleans, on MWC News,by Michael Parenti, Aug 28, 2015;
• Ziel der USA ist es, Russland permanent unter Druck zu setzen – Michael Parenti im RT-Interview zur Ukraine-Krise, auf RT deutsch, 22. August 2015: der Konflikt in der Ukraine hat seinen Ursprung in den Versuchen der USA, die Russische Föderation unter Druck zu setzen und herauszufordern. Washingtons Strategie ist es, alle Länder, die keine Satellitenstaaten des eigenen Machtzentrums sind, zu schwächen …;
• Berkeley author Parenti relates his road to a progressive outlook, on Contra Costa Times, by Sarah Rohrs, Feb 4, 2015; Continuer la lecture de « Michael Parenti »

Related Links:

• Do You Actually Understand What ‘Socialism’ Is? 11.24 min, uploaded by David Pakman Show, Aug 6, 2015 … with Economist Richard Wolff, Professor Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts …; on en.wikipedia;
• Global Capitalism, July 2015 Monthly Update, 96.42 min, uploaded by Richard D Wolff, July 22, 2015; Continuer la lecture de « some ideas about what is Socialism – part 3 »

Published on Counterpunch, by MICHAEL HUDSON, Aug 31, 2015.

This autumn may see anti-austerity coalitions gain power in Portugal, Spain and Italy, while Marine le Pen’s National Front in France presses for outright withdrawal from the eurozone. These countries face a common problem: how to resist the economic devastation that the European Central Bank (ECB), European Council and IMF “troika” has inflicted on Greece and is now intending to do the same to southern Europe.   Continuer la lecture de « Whitewashing the IMF’s Destructive Role in Greece »

Published on Global Research.ca, by Prof Michel Chossudovsky, Aug 26, 2015:

The dramatic collapse of the Shanghai stock exchange has been presented to public opinion as the result of a spontaneous “market mechanism”, triggered by weaknesses in China’s economy … // Continuer la lecture de « Economic Destabilization, Financial Meltdown … Shanghai Stock Market? »