former title: Politics for the 99% – then under world-citizenship.org – encore en reconstruction
Published on JACOBIN, by Rejane Carolina Hoeveler, Sept 2, 2016 – translated by Sean Purdy.
The history of the Brazilian Workers’ Party is a cautionary tale for left parties everywhere … //
… From São Bernardo to Brasília: … //
… The Transformation: … // Continuer la lecture de « Don’t Feed the Snakes »
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Published on Global Research.ca (first on World Socialist Web Site WSWS), by Patrick Martin, Sept 2, 2016.
Hillary Clinton’s speech to the American Legion convention Wednesday was a full-throated declaration of the right and responsibility of the United States to control the world by military force. Clinton pledged to keep the US the dominant global military power, to uphold the military alliances through which US imperialism controls Europe and the Far East, and to wage war unilaterally if deemed necessary, regardless of world opinion. Continuer la lecture de « Clinton’s “American Exceptionalism” Speech: A Bipartisan Policy of Militarism and War »
Published on Spiegel Online International, by Erich Follath, Aug 31, 2016 (Photo Gallery – Translated from the German by Christopher Sultan).
China is building new roads, railroads and pipelines from Central Asia to Europe in an effort to build new connections to the rest of the world. The results may be good for the Chinese – but less so for the other countries involved. Continuer la lecture de « China Heads West: Beijing's New Silk Road to Europe – part 1 »
Published on plus55, by Gustavo Ribeiro, Aug 31, 2016.
The definitive removal of Dilma Rousseff from office means much more than the end of a political cycle. Continuer la lecture de « Impeachment is the failure of Brazil's political system »
Published on truthout, by Molly Knefel, Aug 30, 2016;
A political battle is being waged over charter schools in Massachusetts right now, and it’s a microcosm of the state of the charter debate across the country. In the lead-up to a November ballot measure in which voters will decide whether or not to lift the state’s cap on charter schools, known as Question 2, Democrats passed a resolution this month opposing charter school expansion. Continuer la lecture de « US: A Turning Point for the Charter School Movement »
Published on ZNet (first on Jacobin Magazine), by Nick Riemer, Aug 30, 2016.
The Burkini ban pursued in Cannes and about thirty other towns might have just been overturned in the French courts, but it was only the latest and most absurd Islamophobic assault endured by Muslims in the country. Continuer la lecture de « The Roots of Islamophobia in France »
Published on ROARmag, by Joris Leverink, Aug 28, 2016.
Post-coup Turkey has been one great celebration of the nation’s victory over the coup plotters who were out to overthrow the government. The slogan hakimiyet milletindir, meaning “sovereignty belongs to the nation,” is everywhere. It can be seen on posters and banners at countless bus stops, street lights and overpasses, on massive billboards and on TV screens in public transport … // Continuer la lecture de « Fabricating illusions of people power in post-coup Turkey »
Published on The Bullet, Socialist Project’s E-Bulletin No. 1296, by Michal Rozworski, Aug 25, 2016.
… Don’t have the taxes to pay for new buses? It’s okay, you can sell your electricity utility to pay for them instead. In fact, this is precisely what the Ontario Liberal government is doing. Already 30 per cent of the profitable Hydro One have been sold and another 30 per cent will be sold before 2018. A public Hydro One could more directly fight climate change, lower energy costs for the poor or work with First Nations on whose lands generation often happens. A private Hydro becomes an instrument for profit first with other goals secondary. Continuer la lecture de « How Not To Fund Infrastructure »
Published on The Intercept, by Glenn Greenwald, Aug 25, 2016.
As the numerous and obvious ethical conflicts surrounding the Clinton Foundation receive more media scrutiny, the tactic of Clinton-loyal journalists is to highlight the charitable work done by the foundation, and then insinuate — or even outright state — that anyone raising these questions is opposed to its charity. James Carville announced that those who criticize the foundation are “going to hell.” Other Clinton loyalists insinuated that Clinton Foundation critics are indifferent to the lives of HIV-positive babies or are anti-gay bigots … // Continuer la lecture de « Why Did the Saudi Regime and Other Gulf Tyrannies Donate Millions to the Clinton Foundation? »
Published on ZNet, by Norman Solomon, Aug 25, 2016.
While Bernie Sanders was doing a brilliant job of ripping into the Trans-Pacific Partnership during the livestreamed launch of the Our Revolution organization on Wednesday night, CNN was airing a phone interview with Hillary Clinton and MSNBC was interviewing Donald Trump’s campaign manager. Continuer la lecture de « US: the Debut of Our Revolution – Great Potential … But »
Published on Spiegel Online International, by Riham Alkousaa, Sven Becker, Nina Brnada, Anna Clauß, Jürgen Dahlkamp, Walter Mayr, Ralf Neukirch, Jan Puhl, Christoph Schult and Wolf Wiedmann-Schmid, Aug 24, 2016 (Photo Gallery).
A year has passed since the dramatic decision by Angela Merkel to take in hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees. What drove her to make the decision and what price will the country pay for it? A look back at 14 days that changed German history … // Continuer la lecture de « Two Weeks in September: The Makings of Merkel's Decision to Accept Refugees – part 1 »
Published on World Socialist Web Site WSWS, by Robert Stevens and Julie Hyland, Aug 24, 2016.
As the right-wing putsch against him intensifies, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been outlining his economic programme for government. Having won the support of an overwhelming majority of party members and supporters for his stated opposition to austerity and war, Corbyn has been stressing the difference between his policies and those of his opponents // Continuer la lecture de « Britain: Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn outlines policies for Wealth Creation »
Published on Global Research.ca, by Prof. Ismael Hossein-Zadeh, Aug 20, 2016.
Critics have often blamed President Rouhani of Iran for blindly following the neoclassical-neoliberal model of capitalism. The critical problem with Mr. Rouhani’s economic policies, however, is more than just following the dominant economic model of neoliberalism; more gravely, it is following the worst aspects of that model … // Continuer la lecture de « How parasitic Finance Capital has turned Iran’s economy into a case of Casino Capitalism »