Daily Archives: 18. September 2013


18.09.2013 - 16:21 [ Guardian ]

The latest Forbes rich list is out. It‘s a celebration of excess and exploitation

Not only have the mega rich regained all the wealth they lost during the recession, their combined net worth of $2.02tn (up $1.7tn from last year) is the highest ever recorded by Forbes. In fact, the price of entry onto the list is now so high that 61 American billionaires didn‘t even make the cut.

18.09.2013 - 15:50 [ Counterpunch ]

Political Firestorm in South Korea

Actions by South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) have generated a political furor that is growing by the day, pitting the ruling New Frontier Party against the main opposition Democratic Party and threatening the existence of the Unified Progressive Party.

18.09.2013 - 15:49 [ derStandard.at ]

Proteste nach Mord an linkem Musiker in Athen

Bei der griechischen Parlamentswahl im vergangenen Jahr hatten die Rechtsextremisten 18 Mandate errungen.Derzeit rangieren sie in Umfragen auf dem dritten Platz. Der Partei, gegen deren Abgeordnete zum Teil wegen gewalttätiger Übergriffe ermittelt wird, werden brutale Angriffe auf Ausländer angelastet.

18.09.2013 - 15:45 [ Portal amerika21.de ]

Obama erhält Handelssanktionen gegen Kuba ein weiteres Jahr aufrecht

In einem Memorandum an das US-Außenministerium und das Finanzministerium hat das Weiße Haus diese seit Oktober 1960 existierende Maßnahme gegen Kuba aufrechterhalten.

Die negativen Effekte der US-Blockade für Kuba werden von UN-Organisationen wie UNICEF immer wieder beklagt.

18.09.2013 - 11:48 [ Guardian ]

US super-rich hit new wealth record five years after financial crisis

According to Forbes magazine the 400 wealthiest Americans are worth a record $2.02 trillion (£1.4tn), up from $1.7tn in 2012, a collective fortune slightly bigger than Russia‘s economy. In another sign of fizziness at the top of the economy, the cost to enter the billionaires‘ club has also gone up to levels not seen since the 2008 crash. In 2013, an aspiring plutocrat needs at least $1.3bn to make the Forbes list – the highest since just before the collapse of Lehman Brothers sent stock markets plummeting