Shops across Argentina were shuttered and the streets in the capital, Buenos Aires, were quiet on Tuesday after the country’s largest union called a 24-hour strike to protest President Mauricio Macri’s handling of the economy, which has been racked by runaway inflation.
Daily Archives: 25. September 2018
Argentina‘s central banker resigns in the midst of IMF talks
Luis Caputo’s surprise resignation after just three months in the role came as a nationwide strike by unions, called to protest Macri’s handling of the economy, shuttered public transit and ports across the country.
Former Economic Policy Secretary Guido Sandleris, who holds a doctorate in economics from Columbia University, was named as Caputo’s replacement.
Rouhani says Iran wants no war, sanctions, threats, or bullying
Rouhani, in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly, said the United States had waged “economic war” against Iran by reimposing unilateral sanctions, which were lifted under the country’s 2015 multinational nuclear deal in return for Tehran curbing its nuclear program.
The Path to World War III
Risky Israeli behavior threatens everyone
Der Weg zum Dritten Weltkrieg
Riskantes israelisches Verhalten bedroht alle Beteiligten
„Colonia Dignidad“ Gerichtsbeschluss „schallende Ohrfeige
.@JLMelenchon defied expectations in the 2017 French presidential election by offering investment instead of austerity. We discussed how the dangerous rise of the far right across Europe can be defeated by people coming together behind a real social and economic alternative.
Mr Melenchon, who’s slightly ahead of Macron in latest polls on personal ratings, is on the Left like Mr Corbyn but even more anti-EU than the traditional British Bennite Left.
Unionsfraktion stürzt Kauder – Ralph Brinkhaus neuer Vorsitzender
Es war das erste Mal überhaupt, dass sich Kauder (CDU) als Unionsfraktionschef einem Gegenkandidaten stellen musste.
This Is So True
“I’m a leader, not a dictator. I want to persuade people rather than threaten or control them.” – @JeremyCorbyn
(12.9.2018) HAPPY #ChangeIsComing DAY
As Blair clutches his Saudi-financed pearls … it‘s not Corbyn they are worried about, it‘s a left government backed by half a million politically educated + active members. A mass movement.
(7.9.2018)
Jeremy Corbyn supporters claim anti-Semitism scandal a ‘witch hunt’ by the ‘British Israel lobby’ to topple Labour boss
Plunging the party into a fresh row over anti-Semitism, Jewish Voice for Labour’s Jonathan Rosenhead told a packed room of supporters that reports of anti-Jew hate in Labour, and its definition had been “distorted”.
And he claimed that there was less of a problem with anti Semitism in Labour than the rest of the country.
He said that Labour’s ruling body was “rolled over” in the face of a “political assault of lies and half truths” to accept the IHRA’s definition of Jew hate. And Labour’s NEC would “live to regret” adopting it.
Boy was it something! @Fox_Claire @wallaceme @GuidoFawkes @KateHoeyMP @GiselaStuart @frankfieldmp @montie @PennyMordaunt #DavidMallon a very passionate speech, proving there are deep divisions in both main parties.
Great speech by young delegate on why we must oppose the anti-democratic farce of a second referendum, a ‚Losers‘ Vote‘ @BrendanChilton @PaulEmbery @KateHoeyMP #Lab18 #Brexit
Labour Party Conference 2018 live: Brexit news and latest updates as Keir Starmer says ‚nobody is ruling out remain‘
Labour‘s shadow Brexit secretary delivered a major Brexit speech at conference today in which he said „nobody was ruling out remain as an option.“
Sir Keir Starmer appeared to stay from the text of his speech when he was nobody was ruling out remain as an option for a possible second EU referendum.
The Populist’s Guide to Scandal, Jeremy Corbyn Edition
(28.8.2018) There were revelations that Corbyn had likened Israel to the Nazis, and that he had attended a controversial wreath-laying ceremony at the grave of a terrorist behind the massacre of Israeli athletes in Munich. Most recently there was the emergence of a 2013 video, in which Corbyn at a conference had dismissively referred to “Zionists”—a term referring to those who support Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state, but which has also been appropriated by some anti-Semites as a slur for Jews—and declared they had no sense of English irony.
We Are Living Nineteen Eighty-Four
In Orwell’s world of 1984 Oceania, there is no longer a sense of due process, free inquiry, rules of evidence and cross examination, much less a presumption of innocence until proven guilty. Instead, regimented ideology — the supremacy of state power to control all aspects of one’s life to enforce a fossilized idea of mandated quality — warps everything from the use of language to private life.
Senator Diane Feinstein and the other Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee had long sought to destroy the Brett Kavanaugh nomination. Much of their paradoxical furor over his nomination arises from the boomeranging of their own past political blunders, …
Thursday‘s hearing should be canceled in light of a disturbing new allegation of sexual misconduct against Brett Kavanaugh. The FBI must investigate ALL allegations.
(23.9.2018)
Requiring an FBI investigation of a 36 year old allegation (without specific references to time or location) before Professor Ford will appear before the Judiciary Committee is not about finding the truth, but delaying the process till after the midterm elections
Trumps Richterkandidat: Zweite Frau wirft Kavanaugh sexuellen Übergriff vor
Ramirez ist die zweite Frau, die Kavanaugh eines sexuellen Übergriffs beschuldigt: Christine Blasey Ford aus Kalifornien hatte in einem Interview mit der „Washington Post“ berichtet, der damals 17-jährige Kavanaugh habe versucht, sie am Rande einer Schülerparty Anfang der Achtzigerjahre zu vergewaltigen. Kavanaugh hat diese Vorwürfe mehrfach vehement zurückgewiesen.
Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court Confirmation Is Now the Ultimate Test of Political Power in 2018
(20.9.2018) Both parties have every incentive to fight to the finish: Democrats see an opportunity to galvanize their already furious base, while Republicans, who’d hoped to put a big election-eve win on the board, fear discouraging theirs.
The Supreme Court: Every seat „a chess piece in the struggle for power“
(23.9.2018) Totenberg broke the Anita Hill story, and is covering the replay.
„This is an election year, after all,“ Totenberg said. „Neither the Republicans nor the Democrats want to look insensitive. But it is a very political proceeding. A great deal of what we see on camera will be, and has been, role-playing.“
In The New York Times last week, Hill wrote that the Senate Judiciary Committee appears to have „learned little from the Thomas hearing, much less the more recent #MeToo movement.“
New Book Warns Of The Supreme Court‘s Power
(2.9.2018) With the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh pending, NPR‘s Michel Martin interviews David A. Kaplan about his new book, The Most Dangerous Branch: Inside the Supreme Court‘s Assault on the Constitution.
Stimmungstest für Angela Merkel in der Fraktion
Nach zwei dramatischen Regierungskrisen innerhalb weniger Monate gilt die Wahl auch als Stimmungstest für den Rückhalt von Kanzlerin und CDU-Chefin Angela Merkel in der Unionsfraktion.
Pressefreiheit in Österreich: TV-Sendung unter polizeilicher Hoheit?
Das österreichische Innenministerium hat die Polizei in einer internen E-Mail vor bestimmten Medien gewarnt und empfohlen, die Zusammenarbeit mit diesen Zeitungen auf ein Minimum zu beschränken. „Leider wird wie eh und je seitens gewisser Medien (zum Beispiel „Standard“, „Falter“) sowie neuerdings auch seitens des „Kuriers“ eine sehr einseitige und negative Berichterstattung über das BMI beziehungsweise die Polizei betrieben“, heißt es in dem Schreiben, aus dem die Zeitungen „Der Standard“ und „Kurier“ zitieren.
„Ansonsten erlaube ich mir vorzuschlagen, die Kommunikation mit diesen Medien auf das nötigste (rechtlich vorgesehene) Maß zu beschränken (…)“, heißt es in dem Schreiben weiter.
Rohani: Es gibt kein Programm für Treffen mit Trump
Präsident Hassan Rohani, der sich zur Teilnahme an der 73. UN-Vollversammlung in New York aufhält, hat am Montag (Ortszeit) bei einem Interview mit NBC gesagt: „Wenn eine Person wie Donald Trump Interesse an Gesprächen, Verhandlungen und Verbesserung der Beziehungen hat, dann darf er nicht mit Sanktionen und Drohungen vorgehen. Wenn ein Staat all seine Macht gegen eine andere Regierung ausübt, bedeutet das, dass er nicht gewillt ist, die Probleme zu lösen.“
EU-Außenbeauftragte und Irans Außenminister erörtern Entwicklungen im Zusammenhang mit Atomabkommen
Die Kommission der gemeinsamen umfassenden Aktionsplans (Joint Comprehensive Plan of. Action, JCPOA/Atomabkommen) tagt heute Abend(Ortszeit) in New York.
World community should stand up to US violations of intl. law: Iran president
Rouhani made the remarks in meetings on Monday with world leaders on the sidelines of the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. In a meeting with his Bolivian counterpart, Evo Morales, Rouhani emphasized the need for both the Iranian and Bolivian nations to put up resistance to American interventionism and unilateralism.
Cuba‘s Diaz-Canel Meets With Iranian And Ecuadorean Presidents
Havana and Quito have developed closer ties since the Rafael Correa administrations (2008-17), creating reciprocal health and education social programs in both countries.
Cuba and Iran have strengthened their political and diplomatic cooperation since last year when U.S. President Donald Trump heightened hostilities against Iran.
Mothers Of Plaza De Mayo To UN: Don‘t Believe Macri, He‘s Lying
The president of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo Association, Hebe de Bonafini, warns the 73rd United National General Assembly to not believe a word that Argentine President Mauricio Macri tells them because he „always lies.“
Brasilien: Frauen mobilisieren gegen Jair Bolsonaro
Frauen in Brasilien zeigen Flagge gegen den rechtsgerichteten Präsidentschaftskandidaten Jair Bolsonaro. Nachdem die Facebook-Gruppe „Frauen gemeinsam gegen Bolsonaro“ (Mulheres Unidas Contra Bolsonaro), mit über zwei Millionen weiblichen Mitgliedern durch eine Cyberattacke gehackt und in „Frauen mit Bolsonaro“ verfälscht worden war, ist die Gruppe noch bekannter geworden.
„Lauf, sonst tut es weh“
Es scheint, als wolle man im Hambacher Forst nun kurzen Prozess machen. Nachdem am Sonntag rund 7.500 Menschen trotz Verbot zum »Waldspaziergang« geströmt waren, warteten die Staatsgewalt und der RWE-Konzern ab, bis sich die Lage am Montag wieder beruhigt hatte.