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Webバージョン  |  アップデート設定  |  登録解除 いいね ツイート 転送 http://endofsecrets.blogspot.com Giant Victory in Europe on Taxing Financial Speculation Posted by Beth on 23 January, 2013 Sarah Anderson EU finance ministers were scheduled to vote January 22 on whether to authorize 11 member states to proceed with the introduction of a financial transaction tax (FTT). As it turned out, the ministers didn’t even have to take a formal vote because it was obvious that there was sufficient support to move ahead. read more Ethical Enbridge? The Real Story of Line 9 and the Tar Sands Giga-Project Posted by Beth on 23 January, 2013 Enbridge's Line 9 reversal project has become a hot button issue in Ontario as Big Oil seeks to expand tar sands markets in the 401 corridor, the U.S. and potentially Europe. Line 9 runs from Sarnia, Ontario to Montreal, Quebec, passing within 50 km of an estimated 9.1 million people, including 18 First Nation communities, and directly through 99 towns and cities. read more What Obama's Inaugural Address Got Wrong About Poverty Posted by Beth on 23 January, 2013 Betsy Reed Liberals seeking affirmation for their faith in President Obama believed they found it in his second Inaugural Address, with his passionate invocation of Stonewall and Seneca Falls, his soaring rhetoric about government “of, by and for the people” and an American creed forged “through blood drawn by lash, and blood drawn by sword.” read more Time for a Paradigm Revolution Posted by Beth on 23 January, 2013 "It is not so easy to ask our young scientists to think outside the box when a significant portion of their salary (and mortgage payments) depends on guaranteeing a steady source of funding. Consequently, professors become highly attuned to the institutional priorities of various funding agencies -- often at a cost to their own creativity and desired research directions." — New York Times, 2/11/09 read more The Untouchables: How the Obama Administration Protected Wall Street from Prosecutions Posted by Beth on 23 January, 2013 Glenn Greenwald PBS' Frontline program on Tuesday night broadcast a new one-hour report on one of the greatest and most shameful failings of the Obama administration: the lack of even a single arrest or prosecution of any senior Wall Street banker for the systemic fraud that precipitated the 2008 read more From Walden to the White House: Why Climate Change Demands Civil Disobedience Posted by jon on 23 January, 2013 Michael Brune If you could do it nonstop, it would take you six days to walk from Henry David Thoreau's Walden Pond to President Barack Obama's White House. For the Sierra Club, that journey has taken much longer. For 120 years, we have remained committed to using every "lawful means" to achieve our objectives. Now, for the first time in our history, we are prepared to go further. read more Stiglitz and the WEF: Making the Connection between Climate Change and Economics Posted by jon on 23 January, 2013 Tina Gerhardt The World Economic Forum kicks off in Davos this week. Why is the WEF vital for climate change? read more Ownership, Full Employment and Community Economic Stability Posted by Beth on 23 January, 2013 Gar Alperovitz The great British economist the late Joan Robinson once observed that the only thing worse than being exploited by capitalism is not being exploited by capitalism. This truth is felt acutely by anyone who is unemployed and looking for work. As the pain of the economic crisis continues and millions struggle to find employment there is an obvious imperative to create jobs—any jobs. But we shouldn’t stop there. read more Climate Change and the Cult of the Presidency Posted by Beth on 23 January, 2013 David Roberts If you read nothing else this week, please read this piece from Jonathan Chait. Seriously. Just read it. He makes a point I’ve made a number of times, but (unsurprisingly) makes it better: read more Mali: The Fastest Blowback Yet in This Disastrous War on Terror Posted by jon on 23 January, 2013 Seumas Milne To listen to David Cameron's rhetoric this week, it could be 2001 all over again. Eleven years into the war on terror, it might have been Tony Blair speaking after 9/11. read more 登録変更 | 登録解除