October 2016
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ICH 25 October 2016: A World Gone Mad
25 Octobr 2016 — Information Clearing House “America Has Lost” in the Philippines By Pepe Escobar Duterte’s game-changing «America has lost» is just a new salvo in arguably the key 21st century geopolitical thriller. Continue reading
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TRIPS: The Story of How Intellectual Property Became Linked to Trade (2/7)
The architects of this trade agreement saw great profit from controlling the building blocks of the biological and digital technologies of the future, says professor Peter Drahos Continue reading
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Black Agenda Radio 25 October 2016: 20 Years of Genocide in Congo; Black Panther Party at 50; Punish Clintons for Haiti; Theater for Struggle
25 October 2016 — Black Agenda Report 20 Years of Genocide in Congo The Black Panther Party at 50, Bobby Seale at 80 Better a Dog Than Clinton for President, Says Haiti Activist Theater in the Service of the Struggle Continue reading
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The Great CETA Swindle – Signing Of Trade Deal Hits Last Minute Glitch: Selected Articles
25 October 2016 — Global Research The Great CETA Swindle – Signing Of Trade Deal Hits Last Minute Glitch By Corporate Europe Observatory, October 20 2016 Today, Belgium followed a ‘no’ vote by two of its regional Parliaments on the controversial EU-Canada trade deal CETA, temporarily blocking the first step towards the treaty’s ratification in a Continue reading
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ICH 24 October 2016: The US Is About To Face The Worst Crisis in Their History
24 October 2016 — ICH US, Allies Massacre at Will, Yet Condemn Russia By Finian Cunningham The rogue-state behavior of Washington and its allies has become so rampant it is no longer possible to hide. Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 24 October 2016 (18/16)
24 October 2016 — Statewatch.org/ • e-mail: office@statewatch.org NEWS 1. Statewatch Analysis: Civilizing the torture and execution trade 2. UNHCR: (22.10.16): 319,826 arrivals 2016: 168,873 in Greece, 145,982 in Italy 3. CoE: “Combating anti Gypsyism: calls for better access to social rights and legislative measures Continue reading
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TRIPS: The Story of How Intellectual Property Became Linked to Trade (1/7)
24 October 2016 — TRNN In this 7 part series, Professor Peter Drahos explains how multinationals from US, Europe, and Japan collaborated to create a global platform for multinationals to privatize knowledge Continue reading
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Corporate climate risk is about profit, not fixing the problem By Christopher Wright and Daniel Nyberg
The core assumption here is that risk is somewhere outside the company: it just has to be found and captured. The perception is that corporations are exposed to a variety of objective risks that can be managed through rational decision-making. This might include cost–benefit analysis based on probabilities and consequences. The aim is to make… Continue reading
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‘CETA is a TTIP in Disguise’: The Canada-EU Trade Deal is a US Hegemonic Project: Selected Articles
21 October 2016 — Global Research ‘CETA is a TTIP in Disguise’: The Canada-EU Trade Deal is a US Hegemonic Project By Prof Michel Chossudovsky and Sputnik, October 21 2016 Belgium’s region Wallonia has dealt a severe blow to European Union’s hopes to sign a free trade deal with Canada. The region’s President-Minister said he would not support the Continue reading
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ICH 21 October 2016: The Worst Place on Earth
21 October 2016 — Information Clearing House Syria and the Left: Time to Break the Silence By Eric Draitser It seems that we have forgotten that our responsibility is to the people of Syria and to peace and justice. Continue reading
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Black Agenda Report October 20, 2016: Trump Disintegrates, Peoples Convention on Self-Determination, Henry Louis Gates $10 Million Scam
21 October 2016 — Black Agenda Report Trump’s Disintegration Means It’s Not Just Safe to Vote Green, It’s Mandatory A BAR radio commentary by Bruce A. Dixon Hillary’s most potent argument among most people isn’t her own record, positions or abilities. It’s the proclaimed need to keep her opponent Donald Trump out of the White Continue reading
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“The Kremlin’s Playbook”: Russia-EU Cooperation, A Threat to US National Security? Selected Articles
20 October 2016 — Global Research “The Kremlin’s Playbook”: Washington Views Russia-EU Cooperation, A Threat to US National Security By Fort Russ, October 20 2016 Europe is dependent on financial and energy resources of Moscow, according to a report by the Washington Center for strategic and international studies. On October 13 in Washington, a study was published, “The Kremlin’s Continue reading
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Washington’s Global Economic Wars: Selected Articles
19 October 2016 — Global Research Washington’s Global Economic Wars By Prof. James Petras, October 19 2016 During most of the past two decades Washington has aggressively launched military and economic wars against at least nine countries, either directly or through its military aid to regional allies and proxies. US air and ground troops have bombed or Continue reading
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The NHS – is it all about the money, money, money? By Paul Hobday
As Jeremy Hunt and Simon Stevens appear before the Health Select Committee in an emergency session on NHS finances, Paul Hobday explains why ‘where’s the money coming from’ is the wrong question. Continue reading
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The Tories just tried to sneak out the biggest EVER privatisation of the NHS By Steve Topple
The Conservative government has quietly announced one of the biggest sell-offs in the entire history of the NHS. On Friday 14 October, the government’s website released details of nine NHS contracts that are up for sale. And they are worth a staggering £7.9bn; 7.3% of the total NHS budget. Continue reading
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The Danger of Nuclear War between USA and Russia
18 October 2016 — Global Research War between US and Russia Could Be Sooner than Later. “The Danger of a Nuclear War” By Joachim Hagopian, October 18 2016 Barely noticed in a virtual media blackout in the West are at least a half dozen high alert, significant international developments that all strongly indicate the extreme danger of Continue reading
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'Nothing to See Here' Is Pundit Takeaway on DNC Leaks
Leaks from Hillary Clinton’s campaign emails have been trickling in for the past week. The leaks—along with previous DNC emails—provide intimate details about the inner workings of the campaign that may well soon elect the most powerful person on Earth. The response from some journalists has been to analyse, dissect and find the most newsworthy… Continue reading
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ICH 18 October 2016: Is The System Rigged? You Betcha
18 October 2016 — ICH The Real Purpose Behind the US-planned “Liberation” of Mosul? By Robert Fisk The entire Isis caliphate army could be directed against the Assad government and its allies. Continue reading
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Black Agenda Radio for Week of Oct 17, 2016
17 October 2016 — Black Agenda Report If Trump is a Fascist, What is Clinton? Speaking to a gathering of the Georgia Peace and Justice Coalition, in Atlanta, Black Agenda Report executive editor Glen Ford challenged those who maintain that progressives are obligated to support Hillary Clinton for president to counter a “fascist” threat from Continue reading
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Charges Dropped Against Amy Goodman–No Thanks to Corporate Media
After Goodman reported on the use of pepper spray and attack dogs against Native American demonstrators opposing the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (Democracy Now!, 9/4/16), North Dakota State’s Attorney Ladd Erickson charged her with criminal trespassing. Realizing that he couldn’t make that charge stick, he sought to charge her instead with participation in… Continue reading
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