A highway interchange in Yanan, China. (David Leo Veksler / CC BY-SA 2.0) By Ellen Brown (truthdig.com) “One Belt, One Road,” China’s $1 trillion infrastructure initiative, is a massive undertaking involving highways, pipelines, transmission lines, ports, power stations, fiber optics and railroads connecting China to Central Asia, Europe and Africa. According to Dan… Continue reading
New paper explores how both parties were captured by the “elite,” leaving a politically rudderless underclass KEITH A. SPENCER 03.27.2018 (salon.com) In a new paper, French political economist Thomas Piketty, author of the bestselling 2013 book “Capital in the Twenty-First Century,” argues that Western political parties on the right and left have both become… Continue reading
First they came for the homeless March 28, 2018 9th circuit Federal Judge Alsup came, he saw the camps, he left. I will update, if possible. His instructions were that neither camp be notified. The visit was not a surprise to me, but it was to the camps. The judge… Continue reading
Throughout the world, we are seeing a decline in democracy. China’s 🇨🇳 Xi Jinping has named himself president for life. In Russia 🇷🇺, Vladimir Putin runs unopposed while state employees vote at multiple polling stations to swell voter turnout statistics. In Spain 🇪🇸, five Catalan leaders are jailed. In Venezuela 🇻🇪, hyperinflation of… Continue reading
Brian Castellani Published on Dec 7, 2011 Occupy Oakland November 11, 2011, Emily Palen, “the day we witnessed the shooting” November 11th, 2011 Occupy Oakland Shooting. Emily Palen #OO supporter and musician. Emily plays violin professionally for event’s, for yoga teachers and yoga studios, art openings, and also in downtown… Continue reading
By CLIFTON LEAF (fortune.com) February 20, 2018 On April 28, 1996, a 28-year-old man named Martin Bryant drove his yellow Volvo to a popular tourist spot in Port Arthur, Australia, a former penal colony on the island state of Tasmania, and opened fire with a semi-automatic weapon. Before the day was through, he… Continue reading
Democracy Now! was on the ground broadcasting live from the March For Our Lives in Washington, D.C. on March 24, 2018, a historic event created, inspired and led by students. The four-hour special program featured the voices of students and people of all ages who converged on the capital and… Continue reading
By Laura Geggel, Senior Writer | March 22, 2018 (livescience.com) A whopping 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic are afloat in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Credit: The Ocean Cleanup Foundation This story was updated March 22 at 2:44 p.m. EDT. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is getting denser. The enormous plastic soup floating… Continue reading
March 23, 2018 by Sanders Institute By focusing on the love and care that we have for one another, we can bring about real change. by Tulsi Gabbard Activist and poet Johnny Soto paints a sign to be carried at the upcoming March for Our Lives Los Angeles on March 22, 2018… Continue reading
