former title: Politics for the 99% – then under world-citizenship.org – encore en reconstruction
The Truth About Vaccines:
Published on The People’s Voice, by James Petras, March 25, 2017.
The cross border flood of millions of immigrants provokes profound political divisions, violence and the rise of mass movements challenging the unity of the European Union (EU) and the survival of the dominant political parties in the US and Europe. Continuer la lecture de « Immigration: No Easy Answers »
… exclusive – Published on RT, March 27, 2017.
… The city seems gradually returning to the way of life it enjoyed before the occupation of jihadists, who enforced their radical interpretation of Islam onto locals after overrunning the city in 2014. Under IS rule, Manbij women were effectively banned from leaving their homes and had to adhere to a mandatory dress code, covering themselves in head-to-toe burqas. Following the city’s liberation, the images of women burning and ripping off these garments went viral, becoming a symbol of resistance to fanatical terrorist rule. Continuer la lecture de « Syria – Manbij crossfire: liberated from IS, Kurdish-controlled city now fears Turkish invasion »
Published on Systemic Disorder, March 22, 2017.
The World Bank has for decades left a trail of human misery. Destruction of the environment, massive human rights abuses and mass displacement have been ignored in the name of “development” that works to intensify neoliberal inequality. In response to legal attempts to hold it to account, the World Bank has declared itself above the law. Continuer la lecture de « World Bank declares itself above the law »
Published on The Guardian, by Tariq Ali, March 25, 2017.
The father of the Soviet Union was also a Latin buff who adored Goethe and liked to compare his enemies to figures in novels. Continuer la lecture de « How Lenin’s love of literature shaped the Russian Revolution RR »
… [VIDEO 2.37 min] – Published on RT, March 23, 2017.
A rift has opened up between NATO allies US and Turkey over the part Syrian Kurdish forces should play in the liberation of Raqqa from Islamic State terrorists as Ankara has openly rejected taking part in any operation that would involve the Kurds … // Continuer la lecture de « Turkey refuses to join US-led offensive on ISIS-held Raqqa if Kurds involved »
… Latin America, the Middle East and Ukraine – Published on Axis of Logic, by James Petras, March 19, 2017.
Over thirty year ago a savvy Colombian peasant leader told me, “Whenever I read the word ‘peace accords’ I hear the government sharpening its knives” … //
… Conclusion: Epitaph for Peace Accords: Continuer la lecture de « Critical Analysis: Peace Accords or Political Surrender? »
Published on Dissident Voice, by Paul Craig Roberts, March 22, 2017.
March 20, 2017: Listening today to the broadcast of testimony by FBI Director Comey and National Security Agency Director Admiral Michael Rogers before the House Intelligence Committee (an oxymoron) made it clear that the Democrats, Comey, and Rogers intend conflict with Russia. Continuer la lecture de « The Conspiracy Against President Trump »
Published on TIME, by Vivienne Walt, March 16, 2017.
… As the French get ready to pick their next President in two rounds of voting in April and May, millions of voters exasperated by the failures of those two parties seem willing to back an insurgent to run the country. The candidacy of far-right National Front leader Marine Le Pen has been nourished by a groundswell of support in hard-hit towns across France. Now, with just weeks to go before voting begins, Le Pen is a favorite to clinch the first round against a raft of seasoned insiders, and could yet seize the presidency itself in the final round on May 7 … // Continuer la lecture de « The Power of Le Pen »
on truthout.org, by Alan Broughton, March 19, 2017.
Monsanto, one of the world’s biggest pesticide and seed corporations and leading developer of genetically modified crop varieties, had a stock market value of US$66 billion in 2014. It has gained this position by a combination of deceit, threat, litigation, destruction of evidence, falsified data, bribery, takeovers and cultivation of regulatory bodies … // Continuer la lecture de « Behind a Corporate Monster: how Monsanto pushes Agricultural Domination »