The Consequences of the Digital Disruption for the Economy
09 Dec 2009
by
Martin Weigert
The greatest social and economic revolution since industrialization opens up unlimited possibilities for people and businesses. Craigslist made a million-dollar business out of a billion-dollar business. A redefinition of unemployment and a discussion of the unconditional basic income are inevitable.
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Climate and Capitalism in Copenhagen
08 Dec 2009
by
Walden Bello
Beginning in the second week of December, representatives to the United Nations Climate Conference in Copenhagen will wrestle with the challenge of climate change. This week, influential actors in the World Trade Organization Seventh Ministerial Conference taking place in Geneva are trying to push for a conclusion to the nine-year-old Doha Round of trade negotiations.
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The US Healthcare Sham and the Scandinavian Model
08 Dec 2009
by
Serge Halimi
The reforms that Barack Obama is proposing will not change the US' abysmal healthcare system because those who profit from it have been able to buy protection from the lawmakers.. The Golden Age of the welfare state began after the Second World War.
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Philippine Govt creating a climate of fear to put country under Martial law
08 Dec 2009
by
Akbayan, PLM, PM, Anak Mindanao
Philippine Democratic Left Parties statements regarding Ampatuan Massacre and the declaration of Martial Law in Maguindanao
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News :: Activism : Culture : Globalization : Latin America
Chomsky as Chávez’s Clown
06 Dec 2009
by
Octavio Alberola
* This article criticizes the weak and untenable posture the celebrated North American linguist and essayist holds in support of the current Venezuelan government. It was originally published in Venezuela’s anarchist newspaper El Libertario
www.nodo50.org/ellibertario, issue # 57.
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News :: Activism : Civil & Human Rights : Crime & Police : Latin America
To defend the right of social protest!
06 Dec 2009
by
El Libertario, Venezuela
* From Venezuela, a group of social organizations and human rights, students and academic groups as well as different individuals, launch this call for a campaign to defend the right to protest, which today is being systematically violated by the government of Hugo Chávez. This document was originally published in Spanish in El Libertario newspaper, # 57 (
www.nodo50.org/ellibertario).
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News :: Baltimore MD
Free-Glucose-Meter-Rx.Com OFFERS BALTIMORE DIABETICS FREE ASSISTANCE
06 Dec 2009
(Updated)
by
mike greene
New Program Reveals Health Care Options for Diabetics in Maryland And US On Medicare A Medicaid
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BTL:Britain's Iraq War Inquiry Uncovers Bush-Blair Lies and Deception
05 Dec 2009
by
Between the Lines
BETWEEN THE LINES Syndicated Radio Newsmagazine
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