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Published on American Thinker, by Boyd Richard Boyd, May 17, 2012.

As the summer of 2012 heats up, OWS will be more about disruption of the working class than trying to get the working class to join. The OWS strategy to cause a major disruption could be as simple as turning a knob … //

… OWS leadership most likely assume that their failure to get the working class is the fault of the 1% – or the bourgeoisie, as Lenin called them – who, thanks to capitalism, are “in a position to bribe the upper strata of the proletariat; these strata, so bribed, naturally behave as traitors.”  Read the rest of this entry »

Survey: 23 % rise in street homelessness in NYC – Published on Global Research.ca (first on World Socialist Web Site WSWS), by Ali Ismail, May 16, 2012.

… The New York-based advocacy group Coalition for the Homeless, which has frequently criticized the city’s annual street homelessness survey, cast doubt on the city’s findings when they were released last month. “Today’s release of the City’s street homeless survey estimates a 23 percent increase in street homelessness from last year and confirms what we already know – there are more and more New Yorkers sleeping on the streets and in the subway system each night,” Patrick Markee, Senior Policy Analyst for the Coalition said in a statement. Read the rest of this entry »

Published on Intrepid Report, by Paul Craig Roberts, May 16, 2012.

If there were any real terrorists, Jose Rodriguez would be dead.

Who is Jose Rodriguez? He is the criminal who ran the CIA torture program. Most of his victims were not terrorists or even insurgents. Most were hapless individuals kidnapped by warlords and sold to the Americans as “terrorists” for the bounty paid.  Read the rest of this entry »

Published on Intrepid Report, by Ellen Brown, May 15, 2012.

The Social Security program . . . represents our commitment as a society to the belief that workers should not live in dread that a disability, death, or old age could leave them or their families destitute.”—President Jimmy Carter, December 20, 1977. “[This law] assures the elderly that America will always keep the promises made in troubled times a half century ago . . . [The Social Security Amendments of 1983 are] a monument to the spirit of compassion and commitment that unites us as a people.”—President Ronald Reagan, April 20, 1983.  Read the rest of this entry »

• Die Klostertaler: Das Große Finale Live, 154.14 min;
• Die Klostertaler: Abschied-Medley, Teil 3 – im Musikantenstadl vom 07.08.2010, 9.50 min;
• HIT MIX (59 min. NON STOP mix muzyki LIVE) [HQ], 59,03 min;
• Zillertal Hitmix, 30 Jahre Musikantenstadl – 2011, 9.26 min;
• Zillertaler Haderlumpen Open Air in Zell am 06.08.2011, 9.24 min;
• Die Jungen Zillertaler Open Air 2010 in Strass / Zillertal, 9.08 min;
• Grand Prix der Volksmusik, 34.01 min;
• Die Starparade der Volksmusik, 41.17 min;
• Musikantenstadl am Weerberg 2012, 57.43 min;
• Grand Prix der Volksmusik 2010 – Alle Sieger der letzte 25 Jahre [HD], 14.36 min;
• Andy Borgs Neujahrs-Musikantenstadl: die 15 letzten Minuten im 2010,  19.34 min;
• Finale – Avsenik medley (Musikantenstadl im Maribor 1990), 10.03 min;
• Stoakogler: Abschiedsmedley, 5.21 min;
• Der Mega-HITMIX der Volksmusik, 21.17 min;
• Auf Tournee mit Ruperti Reisen, mit Hias aus dem Musikantenstadl, 85.11 min.

Published on rabble.ca, by Michael Stewart, May 11, 2012 (A maize of possibilities).

The beautiful image you see is not photoshopped. It is a photo of the heirloom “Glass Gem” maize variety recently rescued by seedsperson Greg Schoen and carefully stewarded by the Seeds Trust. When I saw this photo, I was overwhelmed. This, I thought, is a glimpse into the world we have denied ourselves because of how we choose to live. This is a picture of what kind of world we could live in if we only willed it … //  Read the rest of this entry »

Published on RWER Blog, by Peter Radford, May 11, 2012.

The economy sidles along. Sideways has become the constant theme this year and none of the news contradicts the notion that our malaise will linger. In view of the lack of leadership from Washington – the never ending American election cycle militates against actually doing anything other than run for re-election – we cannot expect dramatic policy initiatives of any stripe or color … //

… We have structural problems:   Read the rest of this entry »

Published on Spiegel Online International, by Miriam Widman, May 11, 2012:

In Germany, people are baffled by how hostile a country as religious as the United States can be to the principle of mandatory healthcare insurance. Not even conservatives question the system, which businesspeople say gives Europe’s largest economy a competitive advantage.

As the United States Supreme Court considers whether requiring people to have health insurance is unconstitutional, Germans are bewildered as to why so many Americans appear to be against universal coverage.  Read the rest of this entry »

Published on Revolting Europe, by staff, May 4, 2012.

… In 2007 the collective vote for the radical left – comprising the New Anti Capitalist Party’s Besancenot, the Workers’ Struggle’s Laguiller, the Workers’ Party’s Schivardi and the Communist Party’s Buffet – was 3.3 million. This time it was 4.6 million, or a rise of 39%.   Read the rest of this entry »

Published on ZNet, by Paul Street, May 09, 2012.

Eager to find and amplify signs of mass radical potential in a period when the capitalist rich are ever more clearly destroying democracy and the Earth – the chances for a decent future – we on the United States left are understandably prone to underestimate the ideological power of the ruling class. Recently, for example, a comrade sent me a link  and suggested that I look at, and join him in celebrating, a December 2011 Pew Research Center opinion survey showing that nearly two-thirds of the American people think there are “very strong” or “strong” conflicts between the rich and the poor. The percentage of Americans who think this has apparently risen 19 points since 2009.   Read the rest of this entry »

Published on Spiegel Online International, by Charles Hawley, May 7, 2012.

Germany’s right-wing populists are fond of insulting Islam in order to attract attention. On Saturday, violence prone Salafists took the bait, resulting in a riot that left 29 police injured. Despite the clash, however, the anti-Islam party can continue to display their anti-Islam caricatures, a court has decided.   Read the rest of this entry »

Published on ZNet (first on red pepper), by Francesca Fiorentini, May 07, 2012.

… Economic collapse and the piqueteros:

The backdrop to Argentina’s rebellion was grimmer and more extreme than even the situation in Greece today (see page 17). Years of neoliberal policies had taken their toll. The official unemployment rate reached 17 per cent in 1996; in reality, it was even higher, with entire communities out of work. The country had no social security net or unemployment centres to help the jobless subsist and find work.    Read the rest of this entry »

Published on Global Research.ca (first on Activist Post), by Cassandra Anderson and Anthony Gucciardi, May 4, 2012.

… Shocking Letter Reveals Monsanto’s Contamination Dates Back 2 Years Before Deregulation:

A letter from Cal/West Seeds shows that evidence of contamination was withheld and the USDA turned a blind eye to proof of contamination in 2005 which shows it was planted at least two years before it was initially deregulated in 2005. As you can see for yourself, the official letter states:    Read the rest of this entry »

Sir Patrick Stewart and Shakespeare, on this blog on May 6, 2012:

• Star Trek Convention Las Vegas 2010: NIMOY, SHATNER, STEWART, DORN, SPINER, 6.24 min;
• Michael Dorn (Worf) tells a funny Patrick Stewart story at Fan Expo 2010, 1.11 min;
• Brent Spiner and Jonathan Frakes Panel at Emerald City Comicon 2011, 34.47 min;
• Sir Patrick Stewart, 33.10 min;
• Patrick Stewart Panel, 41.33 min: Chicago Wizard World had Patrick Stewart for a very special panel hosted by Chris Hardwick;
• Patrick Stewart at 2012 Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo, 41.37 min;   Read the rest of this entry »

Sir Patrick Stewart and Star Trek, Talks, Conventions and other Comics, on this blog on May 7, 2012.

Patrick Stewart turned his back on Hollywood to return to England:

• Sir Patrick Stewart (1/2) HARDtalk, 14.08 min;
• Sir Patrick Stewart (2/2) HARDtalk, 10.30 min: Patrick Stewart will be instantly recognisable to millions around the world as Captain Jean-Luc Picard of the USS Enterprise. Or as Professor Charles Xavier of X-Men. But after 17 years in Hollywood, he’s turned his back on it to return to England and to venues like London’s Young Vic – to his first love – Shakespeare and the theatre. In his latest role he’s even playing Shakespeare. So why choose small audiences in venues like this over the glamour of Hollywood?

Shakespeare:    Read the rest of this entry »

• DEUTER – Seven sacred pools, 9.25 min.
• Deuter – Gaia Dreaming Herself Awake (Garden of the Gods), 7.45 min;
• DEUTER & KAMAL & ANUGAMA – REIKI WELLNESS {.PARA MI SEÑORA MARIE DE A.}, 67.57 min;
• REIKI (spa), 56.44 min;
• Zen Garden, 61,03 min;
• Kamal – Water Healing / Dreamcatcher / Heart Initiation (Shamanic Healing), 28.02 min;
• DEUTER – 14 top tracks videos in autoplay;
• Chill Out Relax Music – Wonderful Meditation Mantra – Guru Guru Waheguru, 31.40 min;

*****   Read the rest of this entry »

Published on Atlanta Journal-Constitution ajc, by Jamey Keaten/AP, May 2, 2012.

PARIS — French President Nicolas Sarkozy failed to deliver a knockout blow against leftist front-runner Francois Hollande in their only head-to-head debate in France’s presidential campaign, the last major hurdle just four days before Sunday’s election finale.   Read the rest of this entry »

Auf Spiegel Online /Politik, von Mathieu von Rohr /Paris, 3. May 2012:

Es war die aggressivste Debatte, die es in einem französischen Präsidentschaftswahlkampf je gab: Nicolas Sarkozy wollte unbedingt den Befreiungsschlag gegen seinen Herausforderer François Hollande. Er provozierte, agitierte. Und wurde Opfer seiner eigenen Taktik … //   Read the rest of this entry »

Published on Intrepid Report, by Phil Rockstroh, May 2, 2012.

Due to the consolidation of wealth and privilege into fewer and fewer hands, thus requiring escalating amounts of officially mandated surveillance and brutality to maintain social order, the natural trajectory of unregulated capitalism tends towards hyper-authoritarian excess, even towards fascism. Moreover, by the standards of capitalist ideology, and exacerbated by the rigged nature of economic and social arrangements—large segments of society are deemed losers, and, resultantly, will grow restive, if scapegoats aren’t invented to mitigate a sense of humiliation and displace rage.    Read the rest of this entry »

Published on Spiegel Online International, by Sven Becker, Dirk Kurbjuweit, Peter Müller, Marcel Rosenbach and Merlind Theile, April 25, 2012.

Germany’s Pirate Party has gone from a tiny group of hackers to a significant force in an astoundingly short amount of time. Its growing pains are obvious to all, but the party could succeed in fundamentally changing German politics. First it must agree on what it stands for.   Read the rest of this entry »

For increasing numbers of Europeans the social safety net is full of holes – Published on Current Concerns, by Liz Alderman, April 23, 2012.

… Europe’s working poor:

• These people are the extreme edge of Europe’s working poor: a growing slice of the population that is slipping through Europe’s long-vaunted social safety net. Many, particularly the young, are trapped in low-paid or temporary jobs that are replacing permanent ones destroyed in Europe’s economic crunch.    Read the rest of this entry »

listen to the 86th of 200 small videos in autoplay: Tea Party Meets Occupy Richmond … and to all the rest, if you have time …

2012-04-01: What’s Next for Occupy?
2012-04-02: Egypt: Not yet divorce;
2012-04-03: International Organization for a Participatory Society IOPS;
2012-04-03: Corporations for the 99%;
2012-04-04: History: Persepolis recreated;
2012-04-04: … encore pas fini, Toulouse …;
2012-04-05: Who owns your child’s school? The rise and rise of edu-business;
2012-04-06: Out in the cold?
2012-04-07: Occupy San Francisco Creates Social Center in Vacant Church Building;
2012-04-08: Where are all the women?
2012-04-09: The Fight Against Copyright Enforcement & The Fight For Civil Liberties Are The Same;
2012-04-10: Conversations with Dr. Steven Greer;
2012-04-10: Sir Ken Robinson about learning;
2012-04-11: Flirting with Islamic finance;
2012-04-12: The Black Box: Inside America’s Massive New Surveillance Center;
2012-04-12: Cabaret auf schweizerdeutsch;
2012-04-13: Energy from cash: The power of money;
2012-04-14: Democracy is no panacea for all ills;
2012-04-15: James Cameron: Expedition Bismark;
2012-04-15: As (US)-Congress Eyes Iran Diplomacy, NOW is the Time to Engage;
2012-04-16: Active citizens – the crucial factor of direct democracy;
2012-04-17: The Scorpions;
2012-04-17: Externsteine;
2012-04-18: Occupy Wallstreet: Four Ways to Support Re-Occupation;
2012-04-19: Germany’s economic model: What Germany offers the world;
2012-04-20: The Movement has neither won nor lost in Egypt;
2012-04-21: Robespierre – Bourgeois Revolutionary;
2012-04-21: La France vote demain: par exemple Jean-Luc Mélenchon;
2012-04-22: Justice-as-Truth Legal Argument;
2012-04-23: THE GLOBAL SYSTEMIC CRISIS: France, the Big Republican Earthquake and its Geopolitical Impact;
2012-04-24: The U.S. and Iran are talking, Why is the New York Times peddling Iranophobia?
2012-04-25: Disqualified Islamists: Egypt’s Search for a Leader Plunges into Chaos;
2012-04-26: The stealing of America: The incestuous relationship between government and corporate America;
2012-04-27: a good life for the 99% … videos and texts;
2012-04-28: Massive Student Upsurge Fuels Major Debates in Quebec Society;
2012-04-28: Regierung stellt Bevölkerung unter Generalverdacht;
2012-04-29: Swinging for the Fences;
2012-04-30: European economic crisis-On the Edge.

Watch this video with Max Keiser, 23.06 min, February 17, 2012: In this edition of the show Max interviews Constantine Gurdgiev, professor and economist. The talk is about European economic crisis and massive protest in Portugal last weekend with placards reading No to exploitation, No to inequality and No to impoverishment. Constantine Gurdgiev is a Russian economist based in Dublin, Ireland. He is a former editor of Business and Finance Magazine and a regular contributor to Tonight with Vincent Browne on TV3. Uploaded by PressTVGlobalNews, February 18, 2012;   Read the rest of this entry »

Published in Chiropractic UAE /latest newsletters.

Game-changing plays in any sport and at any level are tremendously exciting. Whether we’re watching Pop Warner football, middle school recreational soccer, high school basketball, or Major League Baseball, an extraordinary athletic play makes us stand up and cheer. If our team takes the lead as a result, so much the better … //   Read the rest of this entry »

Soziales, Kultur, Politik, News von der Piratenpartei Deutschland – auf Scharf Links, April 19, 2012.

Die Piratenpartei Deutschland verurteilt aufs Schärfste den vom Innenministerium bekannt gewordenen Gesetztesentwurf zur Vorratsdatenspeicherung (VDS), in dem es weiterhin um eine grundlegende Generalüberwachung geht.   Read the rest of this entry »

Published on Socialist Project, by Richard Fidler, April 25, 2012.

A crowd estimated at 250,000 people or more wound its way through Montréal April 22 in Quebec’s largest ever Earth Day march. They raised many demands: an end to tar sands and shale gas development, opposition to the Quebec government’s Plan Nord mining expansion, support for radical measures to protect ecosystems, and other causes. And many wore the red felt square symbolizing support to the province’s students fighting the Liberal government’s 75 per cent increase in post-secondary education fees over the next five years. The Earth Day march was the largest mobilization to date in a mounting wave of citizen protest throughout the province.   Read the rest of this entry »

• Brian Greene: Why is our universe fine-tuned for life, 21.48 min, on TED talks, April 2012: At the heart of modern cosmology is a mystery: Why does our universe appear so exquisitely tuned to create the conditions necessary for life? In this tour de force tour of some of science’s biggest new discoveries, Brian Greene shows how the mind-boggling idea of a multiverse may hold the answer to the riddle …  Read the rest of this entry »

(The only difference between the Republican and Democratic parties is the velocities with which their knees hit the floor when corporations knock on their door. That’s the only difference – Ralph Nader) – Published on Intrepid Report, by John W. Whitehead, April 25, 2012.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark 2010 decision in Citizens United v. FEC not only gave unfettered free speech rights to corporations but paved the way for unlimited amounts of money to be poured into election campaigns, especially those of presidential candidates. However, what really made that ruling so significant was not that the court granted First Amendment rights to corporations—formerly reserved only for individual citizens—but that in doing so, the court legitimized an incestuous relationship between government and its corporate controllers … //   Read the rest of this entry »

Published on Spiegel Online International, by Alexander Smoltczyk and Volkhard Windfuhr,  April 24, 2012. (Translated from the German by Christopher Sultan).

Despite their victory in parliamentary elections, Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood have been weakened in the race to elect a successor to former President Hosni Mubarak, after their two most promising candidates were disqualified. Meanwhile ordinary Egyptians, who care more about making a living than religion, are looking for a strong leader for the country … //

… Desire for a Strong Man:   Read the rest of this entry »