nous les 99%

Published on SALVAGE, by George Souvlis, Aug 15, 2016.

There is no doubt that in 2008 the capitalist system in Europe and in United States suffered a severe shock from which (it) has not yet recovered. Suggestive indications of this “permanent crisis” are the draconian austerity packages that the economic elites implemented as a response to these developments triggering the dissolution of European Union, the collapse of democratic institutions, the impoverishment of the working people and emergence of far-right movements and parties throughout the European continent. Continuer la lecture de « Europe, Democracy and the Left – an interview with Geoff Eley »

uploaded on YouTube by Democracy at Work, September15, 2016:

• Global Capitalism, Labor Day, the Condition of the Working Class, 86.49 min;
• Economic Update, Worker coops vs capitalism, 54.46 min … updates on declining US incomes, parental leave policies, rising medical deductibles, social security dependence, officials who take big, corp jobs. Interview with Peter Ranis, author of Cooperatives Against Capitalism Cooperatives Confront Capitalism: Challenging the Neo-Liberal Economy;

Continuer la lecture de « Global Capitalism with Richard D. Wolff »

Published on Global Research.ca, by Colin Todhunter, Sept. 15, 2016.

… Monsanto held a 26 per cent market share of all seeds sold in 2011. Bayer (mainly a pharmaceuticals company) sells 17 per cent of the world’s total agrochemicals and also has a comparatively small seeds sector. If competition authorities pass the deal, the combined company would be the globe’s largest seller of both seeds and agrochemicals.   Continuer la lecture de « Monsanto and Bayer: Why Food And Agriculture Just Took A Turn For The Worse »

Published on The Guardian, by Ewen Mac Askill, Sept 13, 2016.

… The US whistleblower’s comments, made in an interview with the Guardian, came as supporters, including his US lawyer, stepped up a campaign for a presidential pardon. Snowden is wanted in the US, where he is accused of violating the Espionage Act and faces at least 30 years in jail.   Continuer la lecture de « Edward Snowden makes 'moral' case for presidential pardon »