Censorship @ Huffington Post re. Syria?
“he turmoil in the Middle East this past year has morphed into a battleground for much larger interests – economic, political, financial – and the players see this as an…
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Exploring Economics
Food for thought … he economists’ tragedy: The ambition to create the ultimate model results in a theory of human behaviour which cannot hold unless the humans populating the model…
“Stratfor Wanted Assange Out by Any Means”
by: Yazan al-Saadi While publicly underplaying the significance of WikiLeaks activity in combating government secrecy, senior execs and analysts at private US intelligence firm Stratfor privately described Wikileaks founder Julian…
On “the Poodles of Power”
by Adam Curtis
Les nouveaux chiens de garde
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On “fascism” in the U.S.
Paul Street on why the U.S. is not a “fascist” state: Even if real historical fascism could be translated across times and place to the modern U.S. it would be…
The network of global corporate control
“The structure of the control network of transnational corporations affects global market competition and financial stability. So far, only small national samples were studied and there was no appropriate methodology…
La Vesse du Loup : Les clés de mon pays
Quebec’s folk group La Vesse du Loup sings about yearning for independence. The lyrics are fairly powerful; the melody nostalgic with an undertone of anger, mainly targeting, I would say,…
Hitchens: a contrarian view
Nobody should have to silently watch someone with this history * be converted into some sort of universally beloved literary saint. * Or as Murray writes: A strange and extremely…
Leftist debate on politics and power
A fascinating exchange of ideas on, amongst other things, the limits of the Occupy movement and the need to explore ways to bring about change of (not in) the system…
Go figure …
Via Pulse Some got it right though … See also here and here
Free to be Human
An Interview with David Edwards
High finance mumbo jumbo
They are known as the “bots”, short for “robots” obviously. Others more derogatively refer to them as ”pickpockets” . A bit more on what they do: High-Frequency Trading: Alpha Discovery…
Jack Layton, R.I.P.
Sadly, a wish not granted. I don’t always think that one voice can make a difference, but his voice did. It’s up to us now.
Afghanistan and the myth of ‘national insecurity’
“If pressure is ever going to develop to get U.S. troops out of Afghanistan, progressives will have to offer a new option that actually speaks to Americans.” – To myth…
Photo of the day
“he most exciting new political dynamic” in the US today – Ralph Nader via AntiWar.com
Made in China
Source Lately I have bought a few items for the home and for myself, including a couple of cheap antique furniture, gloves & scarves on sale, and a pair of…
Amnesty International concerned about Bradley Manning
Amnesty International has taken up the case of Bradley Manning. In an open letter addressed to Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, the organization expresses its concern regarding the treatment…
Forecast 2011
“Gird your loins for lower living standards.” A scary and often hilarious ride! Warning: political correctness almost totally absent