World-News

Imara Jones, Colorlines.com: 'Default was the best option. The shameful and dangerous debt ceiling deal passed into law yesterday made that clear. It is rooted in the grand bargain that the political class made in 2008: to save Wall Street and allow those in the rest of America to drown Katrina style. The plan will suck money out of a shattered economy that can ill afford it and demand sacrifice from frayed and threadbare communities that will likely not be able to endure what s been asked. Yet, it will allow the wealthiest Americans to get off Scott free and - here s the kicker - profit from the misery that the plan exacerbates.'

http://www.truth-out.org/us-doesnt-have-debt-problem-it-has-crisis-values/1312557805



Bringing on the 'Obama Recession' by Forgetting the Lessons of Keynes and FDR

David Woolner, New Deal 2.0: 'In the past two years we have heard official after official claim that they do not want to repeat 'the mistakes of the Great Depression.' Yet the recent behavior of both the Obama Administration and senior members of Congress belies this claim. Rather than fight for economic policies that would stimulate the economy and put people back to work, this Administration - and even many senior democratic party officials - have chosen to ignore the lessons of the past. Instead of focusing on jobs and growth - the real crisis in our economy - they have embraced the sky-is-falling rhetoric of the Republican Party extremists.'

http://www.truth-out.org/bringing-obama-recession-forgetting-lessons-keynes-and-fdr/1312563318



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Friedensbewegung mobilisiert gegen Afghanistan-Konferenz der NATO-Staaten im Dezember in Bonn. Ein Gespräch mit Reiner Braun. Interview von Gitta Düperthal in junge Welt vom 01.08.2011 mit Reiner Braun, Geschäftsführer der »International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms« und aktiv im Vorbereitungskreis zu Protestaktionen im Herbst gegen den Afghanistankrieg http://www.jungewelt.de/2011/08-01/027.php


6. August 2011 - Hiroshima und Fukushima mahnen: Mit der Abrüstung ernst machen! Atomwaffen aus Deutschland abziehen! Kernkraftwerke stillegen! Über 70 Veranstaltungen der Friedensbewegung zum "Hiroshima-Tag"

Erklärung aus der Friedensbewegung vom 1. August 2011 beim Friedensratschlag http://www.ag-friedensforschung.de/themen/Atomwaffen/hiroshima2011-baf.html


Aus: LabourNet, 5. August 2011



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'Ausbeutung in der Paketbranche: Der ARD-Film 'Das Hermes-Prinzip' zeigt Zusteller, die für Hungerlöhne schuften. Das Unternehmen von Milliardär Michael Otto spricht von Einzelfällen - doch treibt das Hermes-Geschäftsmodell die Subunternehmer zu drastischen Methoden?...' Artikel von Christian Teevs in Spiegel online vom 03.08.2011 http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/tv/0,1518,778200,00.html#spRedirectedFrom=www

Siehe dazu: ARD-exclusiv: Das Hermes-Prinzip - Ein Milliardär und seine Götterboten. Video der Sendung vom 3.8.2011 http://www.ardmediathek.de/ard/servlet/content/3517136?documentId=7836004


Aus: LabourNet, 5. August 2011



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- Le Canard enchainé 'Le super délire du démantèlement de Superphénix'

http://www.cartoradiations.fr/
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Antiwar.com
by Justin Raimondo

08/05/11

When someone habitually engages in suicidal behavior, repeating the same pattern in spite of recognizing, on some level, that their actions are self-destructive, one has to wonder if they harbor a death wish. Which raises the question: So why is the American ruling class intent on committing suicide?

http://bit.ly/nLnh5S



100 ways Obama is just like Bush

The Humble Libertarian
by staff

08/01/11

More of the same. A LOT more of the same. In fact, every negative aspect of the Bush Administration has come back with a vengeance in the presidency of Barack H. Obama. Everything the American people detested so strongly about Bush has not only characterized the presidency of his successor, it s gotten much worse. Don t believe me? The following is a list of 100 ways President Obama is just like President Bush...

http://bit.ly/nBzwPe


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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America in Decline

Noam Chomsky, Truthout: 'Corporate power s ascendancy over politics and society - by now mostly financial - has reached the point that both political organizations, which at this stage barely resemble traditional parties, are far to the right of the population on the major issues under debate. For the public, the primary domestic concern is unemployment.'

http://www.truth-out.org/america-decline/1312567242



The Republicans' Double-Dip Recession, and What Must Be Done

Robert Reich, Robert Reich s Blog: 'Republicans repeatedly assured the nation that once the debt-limit deal was done - capping spending, cutting the budget deficit, and getting '90 percent' of what they wanted - the economy would bounce back. Just the opposite seems to be happening. Call it the Republican s double-dip recession. Wall Street investors aren t ideologues. They don t obsess about budget deficits ten years from now, or the size of the government. One day doesn t make a trend, but a giant sell-off like this is motivated by hard, cold realities.'

http://www.truth-out.org/republicans-double-dip-recession-and-what-must-be-done/1312550917



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http://www.commondreams.org/video/2011/08/04-1



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Unemployment rose in 345 large metro areas during the month, according to the report.

http://news.consumerreports.org/money/2011/08/unemployment-rose-in-nearly-all-us-cities-in-june.html



Layoffs Explode Nearly 60% In July

A sudden and unexpected burst in private-sector downsizing pushed the number of announced job cuts to a 16-month high of 66,414 in July, according the latest report on downsizing activity released Wednesday by global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.

http://www.businessinsider.com/challenger-layoffs-report-for-july-2011-8



Sharp fall in consumer spending, manufacturing in US:

Economic data released this week provides further evidence that economic growth in the US has virtually come to a halt. The Commerce Department reported Tuesday that consumer spending fell by 0.2 percent in June, the first monthly decline since September of 2009.

http://www.wsws.org/articles/2011/aug2011/econ-a03.shtml



The Tent City of New Jersey

Desperate victims of the economic slump forced to live in makeshift homes in forest

http://bit.ly/nUoKgc


From Information Clearing House

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The Wrong Medicine: Why Fiscal Austerity Is a Bad Idea for a Slumping Economy.
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/08/04-9

What Everyone Should Know About the 'Debt Crisis' in the U.S.
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/08/04-5

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Saved by a trillion-dollar coin?

Ludwig von Mises Institute
by Robert P. Murphy

08/04/11

Now that the 'crisis' over the federal debt ceiling has been averted, we can leisurely explore two of the wackier proposals that emerged during the state of panic. Not surprisingly, the schemes involved the Federal Reserve and its ability to circumvent, not just standard accounting, but also the traditional divisions of political power. It s worth studying the episode carefully because we will probably see one or more of these 'solutions' promoted as the only answer to another crisis in the not-too-distant future...

http://mises.org/daily/5515/Saved-by-a-TrillionDollar-Coin


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



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With $14 trillion in the hole and a slew of wars seemingly no one wants America to be in, what better way for the United States to spend their money by putting $23 billion into spy planes? Each of the four dozen-plus spy crafts comes at a price tag of $218 million apiece - ten times the price of the largest armed attack drone.

http://rt.com/usa/news/us-drone-hawk-billions/


From Information Clearing House



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A federal judge has ruled that former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld can be sued personally for damages by a former U.S. military contractor who says he was tortured during a nine-month imprisonment in Iraq.

http://bit.ly/qP762T



Most Muslim Americans See No Justification for Violence

Muslims Americans more likely than other faith groups to reject attacks on civilians.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/148763/Muslim-Americans-No-Justification-Violence.aspx



'Half of US Muslims face prejudice'

Nearly half of American Muslims say they have experienced racial or religious discrimination over the past year, a new poll has revealed.

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/192096.html


From Information Clearing House

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Government Accountability Project: Seventh Circuit Rules Rumsfeld Can Be Held Liable for Torture of U.S. Citizens in War Zones
http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2011/08/08-3

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Rumsfeld and others must stand trial
http://www.impeachbush.org/site/TellAFriend?msgId=6801.0&devId=10081

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More Evidence of Water Torture 'Depravity' in Rumsfeld s Military

Jeffrey Kaye, Truthout: 'There have been a number of cases of detainees held by the Department of Defense (DoD) who have been subjected to water torture, including some that come very close to waterboarding, according to an investigation by Truthout. The prisoners have been held in a number of settings, from Afghanistan and Iraq to Guantanamo Bay.'

http://www.truth-out.org/more-evidence-water-torture-depravity-rumsfelds-military/1313618756

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Widow Confronts Rumsfeld Over Iraq War Lies
http://www.brasschecktv.com/videos/the-iraq-war/widow-confronts-rumsfeld-.html



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To Pay For Fighting 'Islamist Extremists

By Zaid Jilani

'We can t protect these entitlements and also have the national defense...to protect us...with Islamist extremists'.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article28742.htm



Welcome to the Next Great Depression

By John Atcheson

The dirty little secret is that we never had a debt 'crisis.' We had a jobs crisis.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article28749.htm



World Debt Guide

The Economist interactive graphic shows how deeply in hock we all are.
http://econ.st/ngv7Dq



U.S. eats up most of debt limit in one day

U.S. debt shot up $239 billion on Tuesday - the largest one-day bump in history - as the government flexed the new borrowing room it earned in this week s debt-limit increase deal.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/aug/3/us-eats-most-debt-limit-one-day/



Dollar s Reserve Status Is Waning, U.S. Treasury Borrowing Committee Says

The committee of bond dealers and investors that advises the U.S. Treasury said the dollar s status as the world s reserve currency 'appears to be slipping' in quarterly feedback presented to the government.

http://bloom.bg/nCISMy



Visualization Of U.S. $14 Trillion Debt:

Everyone needs to see this.
http://usdebt.kleptocracy.us/



Visualization of individual American families increasingly hefty debt load.
http://www.winkandwink.com/american-family-debt-infographic/#embed


From Information Clearing House



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By Ian Cobain

A top-secret document revealing how MI6 and MI5 officers were allowed to extract information from prisoners being illegally tortured overseas has been seen by the Guardian.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article28745.htm



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politik.de

Mobbing im Internet hat viele Namen und Gesichter: die Begriffe Cyber-Mobbing, Internet-Mobbing, Cyber-Bullying sowie Cyber-Stalking umfassen unterschiedliche Formen der Diffamierung, Belästigung oder Nötigung von Mitmenschen mittels technischer...

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