Capitalism
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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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There Will Be Blood By S. Artesian
After 40 years “coding” for race, attacking social equality with words like “freedom;” after 40 years of presenting liquidation, asset stripping, decertification of unions, assaults on wages, increases in poverty as “entrepreneurship;” after 40 years of torturing language and meaning (along with persons of darker colors) such that the empty-suit empty-headed Reagan becomes a “revolutionary;”… Continue reading
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Book Review: Petras- The End of the Republic and the Delusion of Empire
The End of the Republic and the Delusion of Empire is his 68th book, and one of his most important. It should be read by anyone concerned with the looming disaster that will eventuate from the upcoming U.S. presidential election, no matter who wins. While not explicitly stating it, it is clear that Petras expects… Continue reading
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Leaked EU documents show that big corporations have seized control of our food safety regulations
It’s a dream come true for the industry giants. In the coming days, the European Commissioner for Health will consider the draft proposal. And even after Brexit, these rules could set the baseline for future UK regulation, too. But a public outcry across Europe for real, legal limits that protect people (not profits!) can still… Continue reading
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Ritzy staff strike for a living wage for the fifth time!
Now they’re on strike again, after the company (Picturehouse, owned by Cineworld) refused to negotiate over their claim including the London Living Wage. What’s more, their colleagues at Hackney Picturehouse have just voted to join their strike, adding recognition for their union BECTU to their demands. Continue reading
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Is renewable energy really environmentally friendly? By Robin Delobel
Renewable energies have a heavy environmental impact when the total production chain is taken into account – particularly, the stage of mining the metals needed in the production of these forms of energy. Renewable energy sources are often advocated for their low CO2 emissions at point of use, but the overall product lifecycle is often… Continue reading
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Big Food and the Politics of Diabesity By Dan Hind
The UK is in the midst of a public health crisis. According to the NHS’ most recent Health Survey for England 24% of men and 27% of women are obese; 41 percent of men and 31 percent of women are overweight. Obesity has increased markedly over the last twenty years. In 1996 only about 15… Continue reading
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Last Chance to Stop the Privatisation of the National Discrimination Helpline
The government wants to privatise a national discrimination helpline – and hand it over to G4S. Anti-discrimination groups have launched a legal challenge to stop them. A judge decides tomorrow on whether that challenge can go ahead. Continue reading
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The NHS is ‘Hanging by a Thread’
If things go Jeremy Hunt’s way, he’ll get the ball rolling on his plans next month. [2] But we’ve got a plan to push them into the spotlight. If enough of us chip in, we can make a powerful documentary to expose the real impact of his NHS cuts – and then get everyone in… Continue reading
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Bayer and Monsanto: The Merger from Hell!
Breaking news: agrochemical giant Bayer just announced it’s merging with the most hated company on the planet: Monsanto. These two companies joining into one mega-corporation is truly the stuff of nightmares. Together they would be the biggest seed company AND the biggest pesticide company in the world with control over nearly everything we eat and… Continue reading
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Cutting the Cords of Empire: The Spectacle of US Elections: Selected Articles
14 September 2016 — Global Research Cutting the Cords of Empire: The Spectacle of US Elections By William Hawes, September 14 2016 “The more powerful the class, the more it claims not to exist.” -Guy Debord, The Society of the Spectacle It’s almost time for our quadrennial political distraction, masquerading as the US presidential election. As opposed to previous… Continue reading
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BREAKING: The Link Tax is Officially on its Way
The EU Commission has officially released some of the worst copyright laws in the world, including unprecedented new Link Tax powers for publishing giants. Earlier today, the Commission presented these new rules to the world. Over the past few weeks, leaks suggested the rules were worse than originally feared,3 and today’s announcement proved it. We… Continue reading
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Welcome to Your Delusional Democracy By Global Research News: Selected Articles
12 September 2016 — Global Research Welcome to Your Delusional Democracy By Joel S. Hirschhorn, September 11 2016 For some years I have used the term “delusional democracy” to describe the condition of the US . It seemed obvious to me that the vast majority of Americans have deliberately chosen to fool themselves. They have been brainwashed to believe… Continue reading
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Expose Jeremy Hunt’s Secret Plans for the NHS
These plans are huge and complicated. Together we’ve started to shed light on them. But we just don’t know enough yet. If we want to have our say on our local NHS services before it’s too late, we need to see every detail. Continue reading
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The Zika Trigger: CDC Unveils Forced Vaccination and Quarantine Policy, Mass Aerial Spraying of Subject Populations By James F. Tracy
2775_604_Mosquito_illust On August 15, 2016 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) invited “public comment” on an especially disturbing edict that will allow the federal agency alongside the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to quarantine entire geographic areas of the United States, restrict the movement and behavior of inhabitants in these areas,… Continue reading
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'Invisibilizing the Workers Who Actually Do the Work'
Janine Jackson assembled some of CounterSpin‘s best segments on workers and media for a special September 2, 2016, episode for Labor Day. This is a lightly edited transcript. Continue reading
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This Guardian Piece Touting Bill Gates' Education Investment Brought to You by… Bill Gates
What the piece failed to note—other than the fact that Rhee’s tenure left DC’s schools “worse by almost every conceivable measure” (Truthout, 10/23/13)—is that multi-billionaire Bill Gates is both the major investor of the company administering the Liberian education overhaul and the principal of the Gates Foundation, sponsor of the Guardian’s Global Development vertical, where… Continue reading
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The EU proposes a nightmare version of the Link Tax!
Today, a draft of the copyright law we’ve been anticipating was leaked and it confirms the worst. The EU Commission is going ahead with giving unprecedented powers to publishing giants – including the the Link Tax – giving them the ability to charge fees when snippets of text are used in hyperlinks. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 