Crisis
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Yemen Newslinks 6 June 2011: Factbox: Saleh family entrenched in Yemen security, business
6 June 2011 — williambowles.info 3 Killed as Violence Returns to Yemen’s Capital Voice of America Photo: AP Armed tribesmen, loyal to Sheik Sadeq al-Ahmar, the head of the powerful Hashid tribe, stand guard in a street corner around al-Ahmar’s house, during clashes with Yemeni security forces in Sanaa, June 6, 2011. Opposition tribesmen in… Continue reading
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Video: Michel Warschawski on Netanyahu, Hamas and the Threat of War
Michel Warschawski: Calling Hamas a Palestinian al-Qaeda, and facing a new Arab world, Netanyahu’s only tool now is war Continue reading
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Deepening Economic and Social Crisis: Will Indignation Salvage Spain? By Pablo Ouziel
In Spain, the elections have come and gone, with the squares full of thousands of people continuing with their shouts of indignation, but so far they have not been heard. The political party PSOE of Zapatero’s ruling socialist government has taken a beating, but the formal democracy in which we live has not changed, and… Continue reading
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Video: Netanyahu Addresses Adoring Congress
Michel Warschawski: Israeli PM makes no attempt to even appear willing to compromise, making sure no peace talks are possible Continue reading
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Libyan war updates/Stop NATO news: May 21, 2011: NATO Provokes Humanitarian Crisis By Bombing Tripoli Port
21 May 2011 — Stop NATO NATO’s Libyan Air War: Over 7,500 Flights, Nearly 3,000 Combat Missions Libya: NATO Provokes Humanitarian Crisis By Bombing Tripoli Port Canada Expends Hundreds Of Bombs, $300 Million On Libyan War Russia: NATO Wages War For “Regime Change” In Libya U.S.-NATO European Missile Shield Targets Russia, General Claims Russia Tests… Continue reading
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The Pain in Spain By Conn Hallinan
When the current economic crisis hit Europe in 2008, small countries on the periphery were its first victims: Iceland, Ireland, and Latvia. Within a year it had spread to Greece and Portugal, though the GDP of both nations—respectively 11th and 12th in the European Union (EU)—are hardly central to the continent’s economic engine. But now… Continue reading
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Opposition to Paying for Capitalism’s Crisis
Professor Richard D. Wolff’s academic work and public lectures warning of a crisis of capitalism preceded the current disaster. In this event, Wolff discussed the fallout of the economic collapse and the ongoing struggle over who will bear the massive costs. Continue reading
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Egypt Independent Media Newslinks
27 February, 2011 — creative-i.info 27 February, 2011 First Egypt, next Venezuela? Egypt: Food prices crisis helped fuel revolt Economic Revolution vs. Political Reform. The Clash of Classes in Egypt and the USA By Mary Lynn Cramer Egyptian Military Supports US Dominance In Region First Egypt, next Venezuela? Hossam el-Hamalawy, “Egypt: Mass Strikes and the… Continue reading
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Egypt Independent Media Newslinks
27 February, 2011 — creative-i.info 27 February, 2011 First Egypt, next Venezuela? Egypt: Food prices crisis helped fuel revolt Economic Revolution vs. Political Reform. The Clash of Classes in Egypt and the USA By Mary Lynn Cramer Egyptian Military Supports US Dominance In Region First Egypt, next Venezuela? Hossam el-Hamalawy, “Egypt: Mass Strikes and the… Continue reading
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Libya – Dreams of Intervention By Susil Gupta
Libya promises to make explicit the powerlessness of the West. As Laurence Pope, ex-political advisor to the US “Central Command” and ex-ambassador to Tripoli recently told Le Monde today (24 February), “Washington finds itself in a situation where there are only bad options and others that are worse.” Continue reading
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Mummies and Dummies: Leave Or Stay, The Egyptian Crisis Will Only Get Deeper With No Quick Fix Likely By Danny Schechter
The tomb may be the appropriate metaphor not only for wannabe President for forever Hosni Mubarak but also for the 30 plus year neo-colonial economic system that he has presided over. Not surprisingly Frank Wisner Jr, the former U.S. Ambassador and son of a CIA dirty tricksters, wants the President to stick around –in the… Continue reading
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Spaniards take to streets to protest austerity measures — RT
People gathered in the streets of Madrid on Saturday to protest against tough austerity cuts as the country struggles with huge debt. The people have been planning this ever since the government announced a new batch of austerity measures in early December. Continue reading
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Race, Class and Crisis: What New Possibilities for the U.S. Left? – with Adolph Reed
The economic crisis that started in U.S. housing markets in 2007 quickly swept across the world market. A long period of stagnation and austerity now seems to be the order of the day. While all working class people have felt the impact of the crisis on their lives and work, the crisis has also been… Continue reading
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Doug Henwood: Austerity in the face of weakness Pt.3 – Wages and the Crisis
28 August, 2010 — The Real News Network Henwood: Aside from a period of four or five years in the late 1990s, real wages have been either flat or down for most of the last 3, 3.5 decades. That’s not good http://widgets.vodpod.com/w/video_embed/Video.4326056 WAGES AND THE CRISIS, posted with vodpod Bio Doug Henwood is the founder… Continue reading
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CSRC Project-First Workshop: “The Roots of the Economic Crisis: Critical Perspectives” – Part 1
This workshop explores alternative interpretations of the current economic crisis. The presentations are from organized labour, community activists and academics. The focus of this workshop is critical engagement, discussion and debate. Questions addressed include: How have various perspectives analyzed and understood the roots of the current economic crisis? Is there something fundamentally unsound about the… Continue reading
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"China, America, and the Economic Crisis: Minqi Li Interviewed by Paul Jay"
The point is that China right now is still depending on the export markets, depending on export to the US. So, that gives the US a little bit of leverage. But on the other hand, the US cannot expect to hold that leverage forever, because the US will not be able to return to the… Continue reading
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Higher Ground By William Bowles
Revolutions tend to occur when and where we least expect them to, the result of pent up forces that emerge at very specific moments. Are we approaching one of these moments? Continue reading
The New Dark Age 