In politics, stupidity is not a handicap.....Napoleon

Revolutionary movements attract those who are not good enough for established institutions as well as those who are too good for them.
 ~Bernard Shaw
 
 
Religion: a sixteenth-century term for nationalism.  
~Sir Lewis Namier
 

Frank and explicit—this is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and to confuse the mind of others.
~Benjamin Disraeli
 

No one who has not sat in prison knows what the State is like.   
~Leo Tolstoy

1898-02-15 this day

The United States Navy battleship USS Maine exploded and sank
in Havana, Cuba (wreckage pictured), killing more than 260 people and
precipitating the Spanish–American War...........the false flag attack that lead americka to imperialism, colonialism...today fascism, and as Sinclair said:  "When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross."   americka the muscle for the slave masters, well equipt with tools of terror, 'we' the thugs of the globe under the ruse of freedom.

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Fredrick Douglas' Legacy, Pakistan's Legal Kidnapping, Debunking the Death Penalty

Beware Of The "American Spring"

Let Citizens Vote? Not In Republican World [Stunning Quote]

One-Eyed Themis: Israeli courts accused of bigotry against Arabs

TRNN This Week February 9 - February 14

February 15, 2014

February 14 Saudi Arabia and Iran Share A Common Goal in Syria Hamid Dabashi: All foreign nations involved in Syria are attempting to quell the revolutionary uprisings for economic and strategic interests, but the Syrian people will ultimately decide their own future Go to story | Go to homepage Environmentalists' Valentine Day Wish: Stop Selling Bee-Harming Plants Dennis vanEngelsdorp: While an outright ban on insecticide use would be shortsighted and harmful to agricultural production, home gardeners should not use insecticides, fungicides and pesticides - the ideal of a perfectly green mowed lawn is contributing to a decline in the bee population Go to story | Go to homepage Yellen's Tapering of Quantitative Easing Disruptive at Home and Abroad Janet Yellen's first congressional testimony affirms that the Fed will continue to implement policies harmful to emerging markets, and will not address structural causes of inequality in the US Go to story | Go to homepage Universities Are Relying On Exploitation Of Part-Time Labor - Robert Samuels (2/2) Though universities are often considered bastions of liberalism, they have in fact become leading models and producers of part-time and insecure labor, and this harming the quality of higher education, says Robert Samuels Go to story | Go to homepage February 13 How To Make Higher Education Free Without New Taxes Or More Government Spending - Robert Samuels (1/2) University of California AFT president Robert Samuels explains it is possible to provide free college education to all U.S. students, and as a consequence solve the student debt problem and the rising costs of tuition Go to story | Go to homepage Did the ANC Make a Faustian Bargain? - Danny Schechter on Reality Asserts Itself (3/3) Mr. Schechter analyzes the difficult circumstances that led Mandela to make major compromises in their program after taking power in South Africa Go to story | Go to homepage The Economics of the 1%: Deficit Disorders and Debt Delirium (2/3) John Weeks: A fundamental misconception of neoliberal economics is that governments need to balance their budgets like a household Go to story | Go to homepage Has Israel Moved to the Right? Should people boycott Israel? Pt.2 with Omar Barghouti Go to story | Go to homepage February 12 Maryland Protestors Rally To Repeal Citizens United Facing congressional deadlock, state lawmakers and advocates push for the repeal of Citizens United and limits to corporates pending Go to story | Go to homepage Mandela and Neoliberal Economics in South Africa - Danny Schechter (2/3) Mr. Schechter tells Paul Jay that under tremendous external pressure, the ANC gave up its plans to nationalize the mining sector Go to story | Go to homepage Correcting the Mainstream Distortion of Iran's 1979 Revolution On the 35th anniversary of the 1979 Iranian revolution, Scholar Hamid Dabashi explains why even though a diverse set of forces overthrew the brutal, CIA-backed Shah of Iran, in the end theocracy dominated, leaving Iran in the hands of plutocrats. Go to story | Go to homepage TRNN Replay: Should People Boycott Israel? Omar Barghouti explains the aims of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement Go to story | Go to homepage February 11 NSA Whistleblower: USA Freedom Act Will Not Go Far Enough To Protect Civil Liberties Former NSA intelligence analyst and whistleblower Kirk Wiebe says that the NSA has lived a mostly unconstitutional existence, and that any oversight will require an independent group to have direct access to collected data Go to story | Go to homepage Activism In My DNA - Danny Schechter on Reality Asserts Itself (1/3) Journalist, filmmaker, activist Danny Schechter "The News Dissector", tells Paul Jay what brought him to South Africa, the fight against apartheid and meeting and chronicling Mandela Go to story | Go to homepage 80,000+ Moral Monday Protesters Fight For Justice Regardless of Which Party Is In Power Reverend Curtis Gatewood: Moral Mondays protests are not pro-Democrat or anti-GOP, as activists have been fighting against injustice in North Carolina under both parties Go to story | Go to homepage Regulatory Agencies Close Ties To Industry Lead to Failure of Accountability for NC Coal Ash Leak Pete Harrison: NC regulatory agencies are too closely connected to Duke Energy, the U.S. America's largest electric company responsible for third largest coal ash spill in U.S. history Go to story | Go to homepage February 10 Nurse Says He Was Fired After Speaking Out Against Hospital Merger Nurse and activist Tim Thomas alleges he was wrongfully terminated for speaking out against a merger that would hurt quality of service and increase prices for customers at the hospital where he worked for three decades Go to story | Go to homepage The Economics of the 1%: Neoliberal Lies About Government (1/3) John Weeks deconstructs a central tenet of neoliberal ideology: vilification of the government's role in the economy Go to story | Go to homepage TRNN Replay: "On The Border" - A history of the Israeli left movement with Michel Warschawski Michel Warschawski discusses his own life and talks about what has become of the Left in Israel Go to story | Go to homepage Hezbollah and the Modern History of Lebanon TRNN Replay: Traboulsi on the roots of militias and the bloody civil war in Lebanon Go to story | Go to homepage February 9 Further Militarization of the Syrian Conflict Will Worsen the Refugee Crisis Omar Dahi: Syria's refugee crisis can only be solved through a political solution that allows international relief to cross its borders Go to story | Go to homepage Tapering of Quantitative Easing Is Throwing Emerging Markets into Chaos - And Big Banks Are Getting Richer Despite no real economic recovery, the Fed is winding down quantitative easing, throwing developing countries' economies into chaos Go to story | Go to homepage Debate: Are Maryland Schools Ready for the Common Core Standards Marc Steiner hosts a debate whether to delay implementation of the Common Core curriculum in Maryland schools and to cancel this year's MSAs (Maryland School Assessments), with: Dr. Jack Smith, Chief Academic Officer of the Maryland State Department of Education, and Cheryl Bost, Vice President of the Maryland State Education Association. Go to story | Go to homepage

REDD myth no.1: Deforestation accounts for 25% of greenhouse gas emissions

Posted: 15 Feb 2014 02:12 AM PST

Myth: “Deforestation accounts for 25 percent of all man-made emissions of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.” That statement comes from a 2005 press release from the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation. A year later, FAO had decided that the figure was too low: in fact between 25 and 30 percent … read more

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Fantasizing About California, or Already Here: 5 Shocking Drought Facts to Make You Rethink the Golden State Tara Lohan, AlterNet Droughts aren’t new to California, but this one is for the ages and comes with a distinct set of troubles. READ MORE»

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Why on Earth Are Almost 1/3 of High-Schoolers Getting Drug Tested in America? Paul Armentano, AlterNet The science is clear that it's a terrible idea. READ MORE»

THE PEOPLE propose a bill:   MANDATORY  DRUG TESTING FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE EXUCTIVE, JUDITIAL, LEGISLATIVE BRANCHES INCLUDING ALL STAFF MEMBERS AND INTERNS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT!!      "Jacta Alea Esto"
If congress cannot or will not police their own then some changes will be made.
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