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Published on Dissident Voice, by Binoy Kampmark, June 16, 2015.

Idolatry is the natural consequence of abuse and disregard. Forget something, and revere it. Edification entails that no regard need be had to substance. When human rights conventions make it into the political argot, cited by the very individuals who are controlled by them, we know that a degree of amnesia and calculation has set in. They are the last ones who are interested in what those documents enshrine.   Continuer la lecture de « The Magna Carta – eight hundred years of forgetting »

Published on Spiegel Online International, by Marco Evers and Laura Höflinger, June 15, 2015 (Photo Gallery).

A new consensus is emerging that bans on cannabis are counterproductive. Across the world, countries are legalizing its use for pleasure and medical treatment – but Germany still lags behind … // Continuer la lecture de « Legal Highs: Welcome to the Cannabis Revolution – part 1 »

Published on Dissident Voice, by David Swanson, June 15, 2015.

I’m not sure if there’s been a better written book published yet this year than Ukraine: Zbig’s Grand Chessboard and How the West Was Checkmated, but I’m confident there’s not been a more important one … // Continuer la lecture de « Ukraine and the Apocalyptic Risk of Propagandized Ignorance »

Chants: Voice of the Living Light, 76.56 min, uploaded by Classical Music goturhjem2, Jan 14, 2012.

Links:

• Find her on en.wikipedia; dans fr.wikipedia; auf de.wikpedia; on YouTube-search; on Google web-search; on Google Images-search;
• Film auf deutsch: Visions – Hildegarde von Bingen, 105.55 min, (parlé allemand, sous titre français), mise en ligne par rashailesfly, le 14 juin 2014;
• Webseite: Land of Hildergard / Land der Hildegard.de.

Regime-Change in der Ukraine? – Dr. Daniele Ganser, 110.13 min, von wwwKenFMde am 6. Juni 2015 hochgeladen – KenFM zeigt: aus der Physik wissen wir, dass Ursache und Wirkung miteinander zu tun haben, und kennen auch eine Reihenfolge. Erst die Ursache, dann die Wirkung. Ein Glas, das zerschlagen am Boden liegt, musste erst fallen. Continuer la lecture de « Fakten zum Putsch in der Ukraine »

Published on Dissident Voice, by Bill Annett, June 13, 2015.

Tim Geithner is seated at Charlie Rose’s exclusive Table Ronde, his fashionable curly locks carefully askew on his lofty forehead, his hands expressively illustrating his financial competence. He has published a book destined for stardom, Stress Test, he confronts Charlie who loves to flog best sellers before they are. Tim has been here before – annually, on average – but tonight we are treated to the official word, the inside story on what we’ve accomplished since TARP, how much better the banking system is now, largely because of the astuteness of Tim Geithner himself, former Treasury Secretary.   Continuer la lecture de « When Bankers Collide »

Published on Spiegel Online International, by Peter Müller, René Pfister and Christian Reiermann, June 12, 2015 (Photo Gallery).

Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble appears to have given up hope of a satisfactory outcome to the Greek crisis. Unlike the chancellor, he is willing to cut the rope on Athens. But will he dare to dig in his heels and defy Merkel?   Continuer la lecture de « Brewing Conflict over Greece: Germany's Finance Minister Mulls Taking on Merkel »

Published on Dodd-Frank Update, June 11, 2015;

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau CFPB issued a report detailing reverse mortgage advertisements and their potential risk to older consumers. The CFPB found that, after viewing reverse mortgage advertisements, focus group and interview participants were confused or had misconceptions about important features and terms of reverse mortgage loans.   Continuer la lecture de « USA: about Dodd-Frank – CFPB examines reverse mortgage advertisements »

Published on GIZMODO.co.uk, by Matt Novak,June 6, 2015.

In the late 1960s a biologist named Paul Ehrlich insisted that the world’s rapid population growth was unsustainable. What could be done? Ehrlich proposed radical population control measures—including sterilisation.   Continuer la lecture de « What Happened to Those Apocalyptic Predictions About Overpopulation? »

• Following the Silk Road to the end of China, on BBCtravel, by Stanley Stewart, Oct 27, 2014: Stanley Stewart travels across the wilds of Central Asia, not for gold or conquest, trade or empire, but to explore the outer fringes of the imagination;
• Silk Road travel on YouTube-search;
• Silk Road – Kitaro, 6 Albums in autoplay, uploaded by kitarotv, December 2012.

Von wwwKenFMde auf YouTube hochgeladen:

• Krieg oder Frieden in Europa – Wer bestimmt auf dem Kontinent? 161.37 min, am 3. Juni 2015 hochgeladen … KenFM-Positionen #1: Krieg als bewusst eingesetztes Mittel der Politik war in den letzten Jahrzehnten für und in Europa ein Tabu. Diese Zeiten endeten unmittelbar nach Mauerfall und dem Zusammenbruch der UdSSR;     Continuer la lecture de « hallo … geht es noch »

• Ben Morris & Melissa Rutz – 2015 Capital Swing Champion J&J Winners, 4.09 min, uploaded by CapitalSwingDancers, Feb 18, 2015 … West Coast Swing – BudaFest, 9-10-11 January 2015;
• Rob and Kathryn – Uptown Funk Capital Swing 2015, 2.54 min, uploaded by rob567321, Feb 16, 2015;
• Представление финальных пар Чемпионата России – по латиноамериканской программе танцев 2015, 8.21 min, uploaded by DANCESPORTru, Feb 09, 2015 … different dancers … and other videos in autoplay;     Continuer la lecture de « WEST COAST SWING and more »

Published on The Irish Times, by Joe Humphreys, June 6, 2015: The idea of a living wage has been around since the 1700s, but Switzerland is set to put it to a vote next year … //

• … Progressive thinkers such as Thomas Paine and Bertrand Russell were fans but, in every age, predictable objections kicked in: it would be too expensive; it would be open to abuse; it would make people lazy … //

Laziness: Continuer la lecture de « Would an unconditional basic income save democracy or breed laziness? »

Published on Russia Today RT, June 7, 2015.

Artillery shells have hit a local market in the north-western district of Donetsk, a city in eastern Ukraine. At least one person has been wounded, according to the head of the district’s administration aligned with Donbass rebels.   Continuer la lecture de « Renewed shelling hits residential areas in eastern Ukraine (PHOTOS, 3 VIDEOS) »

• Austerity policies – prescribing rat poison for ailing economies, on Real-World Economics Review Blog, by Lars Syll, June 6, 2015;
• A pattern of professional recruiters’ work – Father of Russian ‘ISIS’ girl talks to RT, on Russia Today RT, June 6, 2015 [with 2 videos];
• US’ big data breaches offer treasure trove for hackers, on The Economic Times, India, June 6, 2015;

Continuer la lecture de « actual concerns »