nous les 99%

Published on Dissident Voice, by Michael Parenti, Dec 26, 2015.

For many poor women, welfare and family assistance was their primary means of escaping abusive mates. Such programs provided support for them and their children. Cutbacks in welfare have now caused a dramatic drop in the number who dare attempt to flee hurtful relationships. Low paying jobs, chronic unemployment, and poverty in general have left many impoverished women with few survival resources.   Continuer la lecture de « The Lost Women »

… and Why is It Shrouded in Myths and Mysteries? – Published on Global Research.ca, by Prof. Ismael Hossein-Zadeh, Dec 19, 2015.

• It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning. (Henry Ford)
• Give me control of a Nation’s money supply, and I care not who makes its laws. (M. A. Rothschild)

The Federal Reserve Bank (or simply the Fed), is shrouded in a number of myths and mysteries. These include its name, its ownership, its purported independence form external influences, and its presumed commitment to market stability, economic growth and public interest.   Continuer la lecture de « Who Owns the Federal Reserve Bank »

Published on ZNet, by Ray McGovern, Dec 24, 2015.

One reason why Official Washington continues to insist that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad “must go” is that he supposedly “gassed his own people” with sarin on Aug. 21, 2013, but the truth of that allegation has never been established and is in growing doubt, U.S. intelligence veterans point out. [Updated on Dec. 23 with new signers.] Continuer la lecture de « A Call for Proof on Syria-Sarin Attack »

Audios:

• MERRY CHRISTMAS for family, 81.47 min, uploaded by AllLegendsOfMusic;
• Piano: traditional Christmas Music, 35.58 min, uploaded by AllLegendsOfMusic;
• Mariah Carey Christmas 2016, 86.30 min, uploaded by Christmas Music Channel;   Continuer la lecture de « Christmas Noel Weihnachten »

Published on ROARmag.org, by Dept Collective, by by Laura Hanna, Alessondra Shackleton, Ann Larson, Hannah Appel and Luke Herrine, Dec 23, 2015.

Aiming to build collective power in an age of financial absolutism, the Debt Collective is piloting a new kind of organization: the debtors’ union.

From Ferguson to Greece, debt is about power and subordination as much as it is about repayment at a profit. Continuer la lecture de « The Potential of Debtors’ Unions »

… for any change, know better how it works … Published on VOX (CEPR’s political portal), by Alessandra Bonfiglioli and Gino Gancia, Dec 19, 2015.

The Great Recession highlighted the prominent role that economic uncertainty plays in hindering investment and growth. This column provides new evidence that economic uncertainty can actually play a positive role by promoting the implementation of structural reforms with long-run benefits. The effect appears to be strongest for countries with poorly informed voters. These findings suggest that times of uncertainty may present an opportunity to implement reforms that would otherwise not be passed.   Continuer la lecture de « Volatility and reforms: The overlooked virtues of economic uncertainty »

Published on ZNet (first in Jacobin Magazine), by Luke Stobart, Dec 20, 2015.

At the time of writing, Podemos is making an inspiring late comeback in the Spanish general-election campaign, but few expect that 2015 will be the “year of change” that Pablo Iglesias promised when Podemos was leading in the polls last year. Mass participation in the new party and a lightning rise in popular support in its first year gave way to limited grassroots activity and an electoral slide until this October … // Continuer la lecture de « Spain: A Year of Change Postponed? »

• Workplace Democracy, 12.13 min, uploaded by Workplace Democracy;
• Socialism For Dummies: part 1/2, 49.45 min, part 2/2, 70.51 min, uploaded by Pretty Awesome … Professor Richard D. Wolff explains what socialism is NOT. Where does the American fear of Socialism, Communism and Marxism come from?
• Full Show 11/11/15: How Reaganomics Killed America’s Middle Class, 56.30 min, uploaded by The Big Picture RT;
• How Class Works – by Richard Wolff, 12.36 min, uploaded by Workplace Democracy;
• Les Etats-Unis ont-ils vraiment réussi à isoler la Russie? 0.55 min, uploaded by RT France;
• Geld regiert die Welt – die rechtswidrigen Machenschaften der EZB [S2 – E48], 27.28 min, uploaded by RT Deutsch.

Published on Business Insider.in, by Jim Edwards, Dec 14, 2015.

Several European countries are moving to adopt universal basic income schemes in the next few years. If any of them come to fruition we could finally get an answer to one of the most exciting questions in economics: whether basic income is the best way to end poverty and the welfare state:   Continuer la lecture de « Universal Basic Income UBI could arrive in Europe faster than you think »

about the Greece Dept:

• MONEY AND POWER – Public Lecture by Yanis Varoufakis, Nov 4, 2015, 129.33 min, uploaded by Arno Kathollnig;
• Shocking Disfunction and The Power Of Oligarchs, 62.38 min, uploaded by Minethis1;
• Emotional Varoufakis moved by conservative german MP, 7.08 min, uploaded by trapor, June 18 2015 … he comments a previous intervention of a german MP;

about the US Dept:   Continuer la lecture de « Dept concerns »

Uploaded by kitarotv:

• Mercury (live in China – 2004), 10.04 min;
• Matsuri (live), 7.35 min;
• The Light of the Spirit: live in Zacatecas, Mexico 2010 9.37 min,
  or the original Album 1987, FULL, 48.40 min … and there on track 4 / at 17.15 min included women’s chant;   Continuer la lecture de « KITARO »

dans Les Choristes en Concert a Paris – 2005, 75.45 min, mise en ligne par Maria Luisa – Marilú Magaña Casas;

et dans La suite après les choristes, mise en ligne par Jean-Baptiste Maunier: Part 1/4, 9.46 min; Part 2/4, 7.53 min; Part 3/4, 6.40 min; Part 4/4, 7.52 min;

Published on Dissident Voice (first on Matt’s Blog), by Matt Peppe, Dec 14, 2015.

After 14 people were killed and 22 more injured in the San Bernardino massacre by a couple whom authorities claim were “radicalized” by Islamist ideology, Islamophobia among the American public has seemingly reached a fever pitch. But while many people are fighting back against hateful discrimination against Muslims, many are doing so with a liberal narrative of American values that rationalizes and perpetuates American state violence, while failing to recognize this violence as its own form of extremism … // Continuer la lecture de « Liberal Extremism Disguised as Defense of Muslims »

• Over 10,000 lone children apprehended crossing Mexico-US border in past 2 months, on RT, Dec 14, 2015;
• Ted Cruz, Not Donald Trump, Could Become the GOP’s Nominee, on truth dig, by Kasia Anderson, Dec 13, 2015;
• Is This The Beginning of the Crackup in High-Yield Corporate Debt? on naked capitalism, by David Dayen, Dec 12, 2015;
• Paul Barber on the success of the Sallies, unequal pies, over weight & under informed, a challenge for responsible landlords, Dilbert & more, on interest.co.nz, Dec 11, 2015;   Continuer la lecture de « some small and big concerns »

Published on Al-Ahram weekly online, by Ahmed Eleiba, Dec 10, 2015.

The possibility of Libya taking over from Syria and Iraq as the centre of Islamic State operations is haunting decision-makers in Cairo.

Islamic State (IS) is consolidating its presence in Libya, where post-Gaddafi chaos has provided an ideal climate for the terrorist organisation to flourish. It encountered a setback in Derna, where it faced stiff resistance from the Ansar Al-Sharia militia group which, in April 2014, expelled IS forces from the city, but 18 months later IS has recouped its losses.   Continuer la lecture de « Libya’s nightmare scenario »