To challenge global capitalism we must first understand it

… an interview with Leo Panitch – Published on red pepper, January 2014.

Globalisation and Imperialism: … //

  • … Is it really the case that other states have not also assumed the responsibility for promoting and protecting global capitalism?
  • That’s a good question, one that’s not fully resolved. The US is a new type of empire that only rules in conjunction with other states, especially G7 states. It’s not merely an imposition. It requires a lot of institutional coordination and interpenetration. That said, the Germans in particular have been recalcitrant in taking responsibility for ‘failure containment’ in light of financial volatility. Neither has Japan been very forthcoming. By contrast, the relationship between UK and US Treasury is particularly close in playing this failure containment role, although the UK accepts that the US is the senior partner, if for no other reason than it has greater capacity. Continuer la lecture de « To challenge global capitalism we must first understand it »

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Spain: Popular Resistance Delivers Results

Published on The Bullet, Socialist Project’s E-Bulletin No. 934, by Esther Vivas, February 7, 2014. http://www.socialistproject.ca/bullet/934.php

Resisting is pointless,” we hear endlessly repeated. “So many years of protest but the crisis continues, why bother?” insist others, inoculating us with apathy and resignation. “Protests could lead to something that’s even worse,” whispers the machinery of fear. They want us submissive, heads bowed. Dreams of change are forbidden. However, history rebels, indomitable. And it shows us, despite the naysayers, that struggle is worth it. The victories against the privatization of Madrid’s public health system, of the Gamonal neighbourhood standing up to speculators and the corrupt, of the cleaners in their battle for jobs in the capital and the struggle against evictions and the banks, are good examples … // Continuer la lecture de « Spain: Popular Resistance Delivers Results »

Speaking Truth to Power: ‘Boat’ reinvents notion of human possibility

Published on Journal News.net, by Sonja James, Feb 6, 2014.

Christopher Merrill’s « Boat » is an extraordinary and complex collection of dissident poetry.

Merrill’s gift lies in the laser-like precision with which he dissects memory, love, politics and faith. The poems assume forms as diverse as traditional narrative and prose poems as well as translations. His human rights message is simple and direct. Our highest ethical imperative as human beings is to question injustice and the abuse of power no matter where it occurs … //

… poem-reviews …  Continuer la lecture de « Speaking Truth to Power: ‘Boat’ reinvents notion of human possibility »

Why is the Fed tapering?

Published on Intrepid Report, by Paul Craig Roberts and Dave Kranzler, February 4, 2014.

On January 17, 2014, we explained The Hows and Whys of Gold Price Manipulation. In former times, the rise in the gold price was held down by central banks selling gold or leasing gold to bullion dealers who sold the gold. The supply added in this way to the market absorbed some of the demand, thus holding down the rise in the gold price.  Continuer la lecture de « Why is the Fed tapering? »

Greece 3rd bailout

Leaked: Germany says 3rd Greek bailout worth €10bn-€20bn, on Russia Today RT, Feb 3, 2014.

The next financial lifeline Greece will receive from Germany and its European lenders will be worth €10 billion to €20 billion, the German magazine Der Spiegel reports, citing a document leaked from Berlin’s finance ministry.

The rescue package, which will be the third for Europe’s most troubled economy, is considered “extra aid” by German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schauble, who said the sum would be “far smaller” than the €240 billion is has already received from international lenders.   Continuer la lecture de « Greece 3rd bailout »

Zur mehr gerechten Welt

… mit nur echtem Geld, 125.09 min, von GoldenAUroraniS am 3. Februar 2013 hochgeladen.

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Apostasy ban overshadows political debate in Tunisia

Published on The Tunis Times, by Staff, Jan 23, 2014.

The debate over the role of religion in the constitution has ignited an ideologically-heated dispute between the secularists and the Islamists. Ultimately, the two sides of the conflict, whether public or parliamentary, argued that Article 6 – the heart of this debate- should be worded otherwise to maintain balance. The article guarantees freedom of belief and conscience and the free exercise of religion and bans apostasy and incitement on violence.   Continuer la lecture de « Apostasy ban overshadows political debate in Tunisia »

Prepared to Die: The Right Wing's Role in Ukrainian Protests

Published on Spiegel Online International, by Spiegel Staff: BENJAMIN BIDDER, CHRISTIAN NEEF, VLADIMIR PYLYOV and MATTHIAS SCHEPP, January 27, 2014 (Photo Gallery).

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich appears bent on crushing the protest movement but the opposition won’t go quietly. A right-wing nationalist party is seeking to benefit from the growing violence and has begun warning of a civil war. Continuer la lecture de « Prepared to Die: The Right Wing's Role in Ukrainian Protests »

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The One Percent

The One Percent, 76.29 min, uploaded by WarZalez, Nov 1, 2011: This 80-minute documentary focuses on the growing « wealth gap » in America, as seen through the eyes of filmmaker Jamie Johnson, a 27-year-old heir to the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical fortune. Johnson, who cut his film teeth at NYU and made the Emmy®-nominated 2003 HBO documentary Born Rich, here sets his sights on exploring the political, moral and emotional rationale that enables a tiny percentage of Americans – the one percent – to control nearly half the wealth of the entire United States. The film Includes interviews with Nicole Buffett, Bill Gates Sr., Adnan Khashoggi, Milton Friedman, Robert Reich, Ralph Nader and other luminaries. Website: The One Percent.

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