Only one fact: report that Trump hung up on Australian PM is Fake News – Published on Paul Craig Roberts.org, by blog owner, Feb 3, 2017.
Everywhere it is taken for granted that President Trump was rude on the telephone to Australia’s prime minister and hung up on him. The low grade morons at CNN repeat this endlessly as a fact, and even David Stockman, several levels higher than CNN in intelligence, assumes that this fake news report is true. But the Prime Minister of Australia says NOT CORRECT, the call ended courteously … (full text). Continuer la lecture de « This endless Trump bashing »
How corporate dark money is taking power on both sides of the Atlantic
Published on The Guardian, by George Monbiot, Feb 2, 2017.
It took corporate America a while to warm to Donald Trump. Some of his positions, especially on trade, horrified business leaders. Many of them favoured Ted Cruz or Scott Walker. But once Trump had secured the nomination, the big money began to recognise an unprecedented opportunity … // Continuer la lecture de « How corporate dark money is taking power on both sides of the Atlantic »
living spaces becoming smaller and smaller
… hopefully our minds remain open … open to das Grosse Ganze / the Whole / le Grand Tout – uploaded on YouTube by Kirsten Dirksen:
- Owner-built Atlanta glass “treehouse” floats among hardwoods, 30.46 min, Dec 25, 2016;
- Shared micro living, 12.58 min, Feb 2, 2015 … how 2 couples could live/work in 700 sq ft;
- Access to tools to help craft your self reliance – kirstendirksen, 6.29 min, Jan 18, 2015;
- Thoreauvian simple living … unelectrified, timeless tiny home, 6.45 min, Jan 9, 2012 … seven years ago Diana and Michael Lorence moved to a 12-foot-square home without electricity in the coastal mountains of Northern California; Continuer la lecture de « living spaces becoming smaller and smaller »
Is Inequality a Political Choice?
Published on Institute for New Economic Thinking, Feb 3, 2017.
Research by INET-affiliated scholars shows the US lags far behind its peers on inclusive growth, suggesting inequality is not an inevitable consequence of globalization and technology. Continuer la lecture de « Is Inequality a Political Choice? »
What, Exactly, Is Going on in Syria?
Published on Alternet.org, by Vijay Prashad, Feb 1, 2017.
The world’s media is lost in the twists and turns of factions and evolving geopolitics … // Continuer la lecture de « What, Exactly, Is Going on in Syria? »
Decent Work or Indecent Politics
Published on Social Europe, by Guy Ryder, Feb 1, 2017.
The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development commits UN member states to “leave no one behind.” One crucial component of that commitment – encompassed in the International Labor Organization’s own agenda – is decent work for all. At a time when worker frustration and disillusionment is being expressed in elections across the world, this goal could not be more important. Continuer la lecture de « Decent Work or Indecent Politics »
African labour and social militancy
… Marxist framing and revolutionary movement-building – Published on Pambazuka News.org, by Patrick Bond, Jan 27, 2017.
it is a great period to be a revolutionary activist in Africa. Yet the sense of stop-start progress and regress in so many sites of struggle reflects in part how poorly the working-class, poor, progressive middle class, social movements and other democrats have made alliances. The African uprising against neoliberalism hasn’t yet generated a firm ideology. In this case the best strategy would be a critical yet non-dogmatic engagment with the various emerging forces on the left … // Continuer la lecture de « African labour and social militancy »
The Left Is Self-Destructing
Published on Dissident Voice, by Paul Craig Roberts, Jan 30, 2017.
The mindlessness is unbearable. Amnesty International tells us that we must “fight the Muslim ban” because Trump’s bigotry is wrecking lives. Anthony Dimaggio at CounterPunch says Trump should be impeached because his Islamophobia is a threat to the Constitution. This is not to single out these two as the mindlessness is everywhere among those whose worldview is defined by Identity Politics. Continuer la lecture de « The Left Is Self-Destructing »
Things Just Got Serious in Europe’s War on Cash
… to protect citizens from threats as defined by apparatchiks in Brussels – Published on Wolf Street, by Don Quijones, Jan 28, 2017.
The central authorities in Europe just launched their most important offensive to date in their multiyear War on Cash. The new move comes directly from the European Union’s executive branch, the European Commission, which just announced its intention to “explore the relevance of potential upper limits to cash payments,” with a view to implementing cross-regional measures in 2018. Continuer la lecture de « Things Just Got Serious in Europe’s War on Cash »
biking
- Cycling across America from Boston to Seattle, 57.57 min, uploaded by zevnikov, Sept 12, 2015;
- uploaded by Chris Roach: Around the world by bike, 8.24 min, July 6, 2013; Cycling Bhutan 2011, 5.16 min, April 30, 2013:
- The man who cycled the world, uploaded by Farid Mamedov, Jan 9-10, 2013: Ep 1, 28.51 min; Ep 2, 28.59 min; Ep 3, 28.46 min;
- Mit dem Fahrrad um die Welt – Doku 2015, 41.14 min, von Doku Yil am 29. Nov 2015;
- Wenn ich will, kann ich weg – von Menschen, die im Camper leben, 31.52 min, hochgeladen von MäuseKino, am 23. Juli 2015; Continuer la lecture de « biking »
Ending The UK’s Free Trade Fantasies
Published on Social Europe.eu (first on European Politics and Policy EUROPP blog, by Mark Manger, Jan 27, 2017.
… Theresa May’s highly anticipated speech on 17 January showed that slowly but surely, the UK government is realising the constraints of global trade rules. At last, the aims regarding future relations with the EU are becoming clear: Britain will leave the single market, end the free movement of EU citizens to the UK, set its own tariffs, but also seek a comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) with the EU … // Continuer la lecture de « Ending The UK’s Free Trade Fantasies »
Trump, enough of 9/11
… WILL THE UNITED STATES REGAIN THEIR FREEDOM? – Published on Voltairenet.org, by Thierry Meyssan, Jan 24, 2017.
Donald Trump refused to don the Presidential uniform of his predecessors, and dedicated his speech of investiture to mocking the System and announcing a change of paradigm. He has built his Security team around two themes – the eradication of Daesh and the opposition to 11 September – two characteristics which are aimed at putting an end to the process of globalisation (translation from french by Pete Kimberley). Continuer la lecture de « Trump, enough of 9/11 »
Off Grid roundhouse build
… uploaded by Kris Harbour, from May 25, 2015 to Jan 25, 2017:
- part 1 – the base, 16.48 min,
- part 3 – the frame, 16.19 min;
- part 21 – so close, 16.13 min;
- part 34 – work surfaces, 20.25 min; Continuer la lecture de « Off Grid roundhouse build »
The Last Superpower Summits
Published on National Security Archive, Electronic Briefing Book No. 578, by Tom Blanton and Svetlana Savranskaya, Jan 23, 2017.
- New book analyzes detailed transcripts of Gorbachev, Reagan and Bush meetings 1985-1991;
- Key documents show Thatcher’s endorsement of Gorbachev, Bush’s anxiety about Gorbachev’s popularity, and missed opportunities on arms control, regional conflicts, and European integration.
John Pilger: Interview on RT and a Message to Trump
- John Pilger talks on RT about Trump – Interview, 27.14 min, uploaded by Earthbound, Jan 7, 2017 … Clinton ist the embodyment of a very dangerous system … making war … Trump is an open question;
- John Pilger`s Message to Donald Trump, 19.09 min, uploaded by Smidge TV, Jan 16, 2017; Continuer la lecture de « John Pilger: Interview on RT and a Message to Trump »