These sacred luxury consumer temples (where the water tanks are always full), lowered their doors before the the march that brought together 15 thousand men, women and children – a significant part dressing in MTST (Workers Homeless Movement)’s t-shirts – in addition to other left wing organizations protesting on Thursday (26/02) against the water crisis in São Paulo.
Daily Archives: 7. März 2015
John Pilger – Warum der Aufstieg des Faschismus wieder Thema ist
Faschismus ist konserviert als Geschichte, als flimmernde Filmstreifen mit Schwarzhemden im Stechschritt, ihre Kriminalität furchtbar und offensichtlich. Jedoch, in denselben liberalen Gesellschaften, deren Krieg-führende Eliten uns drängen, nie zu vergessen, wird die sich beschleunigende Gefahr einer modernen Art des Faschismus unterdrückt; denn es ist ihr Faschismus.
Indigenous Peruvians win Amazon pollution payout from US oil gian
Members of the indigenous Achuar tribe from the Peruvian Amazon have won an undisclosed sum from Occidental Petroleum in an out-of-court settlement after a long-running legal battle in the US courts.
DuPont Poisons Water for 50 Years | Interview with Mike Papantonio
Abby Martin interviews with co-host of Ring of Fire radio, Mike Papantonio, about a federal lawsuit filed against the Dupont Corporation over the company’s poisoning of people’s drinking water.
„Angemessenheit der Unterkunftskosten“ im SGB II verfassungswidrig?
Das Bundesverfassungsgericht muss sich mit der Frage beschäftigen, ob § 22 Abs. 1 Satz 1 2. Halbsatz SGB II mit dem Grundrecht auf Gewährleistung eines menschenwürdigen Existenzminimums vereinbar ist. Die 3. Kammer des Sozialgerichts Mainz hat wegen zweier Beschlüsse vom 12. Dezember 2014 (Aktenzeichen: S 3 AS 130/14 und S 3 AS 370/14) um Klärung gebeten.
Here Is the State Department’s First ‚Official‘ Release of a Hillary Clinton Email
The State Department has released the first email associated with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton‘s private email account.
‚Selma is now‘ says Obama ahead of visit to highlight abusive justice system
Barack Obama is using a symbolic visit to Selma, Alabama, to condemn the “oppressive and abusive” criminal justice system he believes continues to afflict predominantly African American enclaves such as Ferguson, Missouri.
Archaeologists find two lost cities deep in Honduras jungle
Archaeologists have discovered two lost cities in the deep jungle of Honduras, emerging from the forest with evidence of a pyramid, plazas and artifacts that include the effigy of a half-human, half-jaguar spirit.
Daniel Ellsberg: Petraeus Case Shows Hypocrisy of Whistleblower Crackdown
If Petraeus did not commit a felony, neither did Snowden, Manning, Sterling, or Kiriakou, says leaker of Pentagon Papers
Police: 19-Year-Old Dies After Shot by Wisconsin Officer
Protesters carrying signs reading „Black Lives Matter“ gathered Saturday, hours after an officer fatally shot a 19-year-old black man who authorities said assaulted the officer in the man‘s apartment.
Thousands Gather for 50th Anniversary of ‚Bloody Sunday‘
Thousands of people gathered in Selma, Alabama on Saturday morning ahead of a speech by President Barack Obama at the 50th anniversary of a landmark event of the civil rights movement. Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and about 100 members of Congress are converging on the town of roughly 20,000 to commemorate „Bloody Sunday,“ the day in 1965 when police attacked marchers demonstrating for voting rights.
Fifty Years On, Gains Achieved by Those Who Bled in Selma Are Under Attack
„When you look around and see how things really are, and see the disparity in healthcare and economics and education and jobs … the struggle still continues.“ —Fred Gray, civil rights attorney
War Criminal Tony Blair’s Save the Children Award: An Inadequate Apology.
Yet Save the Children honoured Blair – to immediate condemnation. In the UK a petition on site “38 Degrees” quickly garnered nearly 125,000 signatures in protest (UK only, world wide it would certainly have been in orders of magnitude more.) Judging by the uproar on blogs, Twitter, social media sites, it has been a spectacular own goal for Save the Children with countless supporters cancelling their subscriptions or donations.
Israel’s Long History of Gaming the Iranian “Threat”
The history of that practice, in which Netanyahu has played a central role going back nearly two decades, shows that it has been based on a conscious strategy of vastly exaggerating the threat from Iran.
Why the Rise of Fascism is Again the Issue
On May 2, 2014, in Odessa, 41 ethnic Russians were burned alive in the trade union headquarters with police standing by. The Right Sector leader Dmytro Yarosh hailed the massacre as “another bright day in our national history”. In the American and British media, this was reported as a “murky tragedy” resulting from “clashes” between “nationalists” (neo-Nazis) and “separatists” (people collecting signatures for a referendum on a federal Ukraine).
The Jewish Billionaire Behind a New Christian Anti-Iran Group
A column published the day before Netanyahu’s speech before Congress by the group’s executive director, Robert Nicholson, warned that “Iran wants to take over the Middle East” because “they remember empire – and they want it back.” And “Iranian leaders see themselves as bringing about the end of history” because “Iran is prepared to kill and maim its way across the Middle East in order to achieve military hegemony over its foes.”
Victoria Nuland Lied to US Congress about Phantom Russian Hoards in Ukraine
Obama wants war, not peace. He wants unchallenged control over America’s newest colony. He wants it pillaged for profit. He wants it as a stepping-stone toward long sought regime change in Russia – replacing its sovereign independence with pro-Western puppet governance.
Washington’s Central Asian Strategy: “Color Revolution Expert” Dispatched to Kyrgyzstan
Richard Miles has kept a relatively low profile throughout the years and hasn’t garnered the notoriety that his ideological protégé Nuland has, but this doesn’t mean that he’s any less dangerous for the countries he visits. In fact, since he’s the individual who spearheaded the Color Revolution tactic in the first place, he can even be referred to as a ‘proto Nuland’, owing to his ‘successes’ in Serbia and Georgia that helped make EuroMaidan possible in the first place. While he was no longer the American Ambassador to Yugoslavia when the 2000 Bulldozer Revolution overthrow Slobodan Milosevic, he certainly paved the way for its implementation during his work over the three years prior, including overseeing the NATO War on Serbia. As regards Georgia, he served as US Ambassador from 2002-2005 and repeated the Belgrade template in Tbilisi.
Indian Home Minister hospitalized
„Singh was rushed to the super-speciality hospital in Gurgaon on the outskirts of the Indian capital around 9.30 a.m. (local time) from his official residence, after he complained of a heart problem. He is currently undergoing treatment at the private hospital,“ the sources said.
Cambodia, U.S. to conduct military exercise in peacekeeping, rescue
The Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and U.S. Army Pacific will hold a joint military exercise in western Cambodia‘s Kampong Speu province from March 7 to 20, a U.S. Embassy‘s press statement said Friday.
Ecuador Leaves US-Backed Military Organization
The government of Ecuador announced that it will instead focus on cooperation with the UNASUR affiliated South American Defense Council.
Ecuador has decided to voluntarily leave the Inter-American Defense Board (IDB), affiliated with the Organization of American States (OAS), in order to prioritize cooperation with the South American Defense Council.
Gazans Remember Victims of War with Art
Over 2000 Palestinians were killed during the Israeli offensive against Gaza from July to August 2014. Almost all were civilians.
Hartz IV: Bosheit oder dümmliche Arroganz
Hartz IV Hilfsbedürftige, die lieber mit einer Begleitperson ihres Vertrauens zu “ihrer” Behörde gehen, haben eindeutig das Recht dazu: im Paragraphen 13, Sozialgesetzbuch X, ist das eindeutig geregelt, so in den Absätzen 1 und 4 des betreffenden Paragraphen. Es steht den Sachbearbeitern in den sogenannten „Jobcentern“ nicht zu, diese Tatsache irgendwie abfällig zu kommentieren oder sogar dieses Recht in Zweifel zu ziehen.
Class warfare: How ‚Hebrew labor‘ destroyed Jewish-Arab solidarity
In a new book, former MK Tamar Gozansky analyzes the consistent policy of the pre-state Labor Zionist movement and the Histadrut, which always preferred the benefit of the (Jewish) nation over social struggle.
Agência Brasil interviews former Guantánamo prisoners
Over the next two weeks, the six ex-inmates—four of whom from Syria, one from Tunisia, and one from Palestine—will undergo health examinations at the Military Hospital, where they had been taken after arriving in Montevideo. The next step will be lodging: up to now, the refugees were being under the guidance of the Uruguayan trade union center PIT-CNT, which has provided them with an old mansion for housing.
@Hadash_org, Joint List: MARCH! FIGHT! KNOCK THEM OUT! KNOCK – THEM – OUT!
#IsraElex
Press Release on Operation Protective Edge – 22.7.14
This forces Israel to make the tragic choice between allowing the rockets to endanger its civilians or destroying the rocket launchers, thereby risking civilian casualties among Hamas‘ human shields.
In contrast to Hamas and their supporters, Israel seeks to protect innocent Gaza residents by warning them of impending attacks by leafleting, calling, and other methods.
#Histadrut, that´s what you get when you collaborate with fascism and colonialism.
#Israel
Likud election video compares workers to Hamas terrorists
The workers in the ad complain that government reforms had prevented them from making money for nothing. Then a terrorist complains that he too had been put out of business by Netanyahu.
Brazil to handle all 2016 Olympics security publicly
(5.3.)The Organizing Committee estimates about 15,000 personnel will be required at a cost of $77 million.
Russland und Ägypten intensivieren militärische Zusammenarbeit
Russland und Ägypten haben sich darauf geeinigt, eine gemeinsame Marineübung im Mittelmeer sowie Anti-Terror-Übungen abzuhalten. Dies erklärte das russische Verteidigungsministerium im Anschluss an mehrere bilaterale Treffen, die im Laufe der letzten Wochen stattgefunden hatten.
Rights Report: Egyptian Prisons, Detention Centers Kill More Egyptians Every Month
As increasing numbers of innocent Egyptians are brutally beaten, raped and tortured to death in coup security vehicles, police stations, detention centers and junta jails, the AOHR calls on the UN to pressure the military-appointed regime to stop all violations of human rights.
Andy Stott – Faith In Strangers
Faith In Strangers’ was written and produced between January 2013 and June 2014, and was edited and sequenced in late July this year. Making use of on an array of instruments, field recordings, found sounds and vocal treatments, it’s a largely analogue variant of hi-tech production styles arcing from the dissonant to the sublime. The first two tracks recorded during these early sessions bookend the release, the opener ‘Time Away’ featuring Euphonium played by Kim Holly Thorpe and last track ‘Missing’ a contribution by Stott’s occasional vocal collaborator Alison Skidmore who also appeared on 2012’s ‘Luxury Problems’.