A Brutal New Germany: What's Happening to My Country?

Published on Spiegel Online International, a Commentary by Markus Feldenkirchen, Nov 12, 2015.

Germany could approach the refugee crisis without surrendering its civility. But instead, the basest of anti-foreigner sentiment is taking hold in many places. If it continues, we could soon witness an atmosphere of brutality not seen in decades. Continuer la lecture de « A Brutal New Germany: What's Happening to My Country? »

White House Objections Stop ISIS War Authorization Vote

Published on Anti War, by Jason Ditz, Nov 11, 2015.

A closed briefing in the Senate today has ended with officials saying that the Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) for the ISIS war is a “nonstarter,” after White House officials, principally special envoy Brett McGurk, informing the Senate leadership that such a vote was unwelcome.   Continuer la lecture de « White House Objections Stop ISIS War Authorization Vote »

How Outside Normalcy Should an Outsider Be?

Published on Dissident Voice, by James Hoover, Nov 10, 2015.

Ben Carson is the quiet, almost somnolent, version of Donald Trump. He is, like Trump, a political outsider, but a crafty politician all the same, without the reality TV persona of Donald Trump. Carson seems to share other attributes with “the Donald” though not commonly discussed in the media.   Continuer la lecture de « How Outside Normalcy Should an Outsider Be? »

what's Europe for their 99% – with Yanis Varoufakis

on the idiocy ruling our daily life …

The Politics of the Right and the Dilemmas of the Left

Published on The Bullet, Socialist Project’s E-Bulletin No. 1183 (first on 2016 Socialist Register), by the 2016 Socialist Register, Nov 6, 2015.

The Preface to the 2016 Socialist Register, The Politics of the Right, includes the following paragraphs: “There is a great strategic importance in a sober analysis of the strength of new right today, and the impasse of the left emerges here as a central concern. In confronting almost everywhere different permutations of right wing populism gaining further ground in this phase of neoliberalism, and the increasing state authoritarianism seen in new modes of surveillance and policing, we need to recognize the complicity of liberal and social democratic political agents in this. Both this and the limited political capacities of the radical left have provide space for the rise of the right and the new authoritarianism in the current conjuncture … // Continuer la lecture de « The Politics of the Right and the Dilemmas of the Left »

Mass Mobilization To Stop The TPP Announced As Text Is Released

… for immediate release – Published on Dissident Voice, by Kevin Zeese, Nov 5, 2015.

A mass mobilization (Flush the TPP, stopp the Global Corporate Coup) in Washington, DC from November 14 to 18 has been announced to begin the next stage of the campaign to stop the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The TPP was made public 10 days from the actions. Continuer la lecture de « Mass Mobilization To Stop The TPP Announced As Text Is Released »

Distortion, Fabrication, and Falsification in the Financial Press

… Western Mainstream Extremism – Published on Dissident Voice, by James Petras, Nov 3, 2015.

With the collapse of the Communist countries in the 1990s and their conversion to capitalism, followed by the advent of neo-liberal regimes throughout most of Latin America, Asia, Europe, and North America, the imperial regimes in the US and EU have established a new political spectrum, in which the standards of acceptability narrowed and the definition of adversaries expanded … // Continuer la lecture de « Distortion, Fabrication, and Falsification in the Financial Press »

UK: Six million workers paid less than the living wage

Published on BBCnews, Nov 1, 2015.

The data showed a « worrying trend » of part-time, female and young workers being most likely to earn below the figure, researchers found.

The living wage, promoted by the Living Wage Foundation, is currently £7.85 an hour and £9.15 in London. It is not compulsory for employers to pay it … // Continuer la lecture de « UK: Six million workers paid less than the living wage »