Fromm refers, among others, to the teachings of Karl Marx, Meister Eckhart, Albert Schweitzer and Buddha and their "... radical demand for the abandonment of the orientation towards having, their anti-authoritarian position and their advocacy of complete independence (...) and their demand for social activity.
Neoliberalism or New Freedom for Corporations (tags)
"The interests of merchants always differ from public interests. As a rule, they are interested in deceiving and misusing the general public" (Adam Smith). Keynes established that the market alone cannot ensure the prosperity of everyone.
Economic Crises as Sicknesses and Catastrophes (tags)
The 2008 financial crisis is often wrongly described as a "state debt crisis" where cause and effect are inverted and economists and the market are released from responsibility. Sickness and catastrophe metaphors dominate discussion
Charles Dickens as Economist (tags)
Ultimately the whole industrial revolution appears like a fairytale that becomes true. At the end of the 19th century, the GDP in England was six times as high as 1834. Human possibilities of life and consumption improved to a tremendous extent. Dickens described this exciting process.
Greatness or Mediocrity? Global ethical human rights or Neoliberal absolutism. (tags)
Do we want a great society based on ability and hardwork (often includes character) where people can reach their full potential or the prevailing mediocrity, with its descent-based 'bi-cultural' elite and, what I see as, 'arrested development' ?
Colorado shooting suspect James Holmes: medical school dropout, loner (tags)
The Colorado theatre shooting suspect is said to be a loner who dropped out of medical school in June this year, described himself as 'quiet and easy going' on an online rental application.
WikiLeaks at the Forefront of 21st-Century Journalism (tags)
"WikiLeaks is filling a void in traditional media, as the level of distrust of the mass media is now at record highs. A recent Gallup Poll found 57 percent of Americans do not trust the media, and a Pew Poll found a record low 29 percent trust the media. There is good reason for distrust. The New York Times helped start the Iraq War by publishing the false weapons of mass destruction story. It recently misled the public about a Blackwater employee arrested in Pakistan by hiding the fact that he worked for the CIA, while reporting that Obama said he was a diplomat. Even the way the Times and the Washington Post reported on WikiLeaks documents showed reason for distrust. WikiLeaks described Iranian long-range missiles that could hit European cities but also reported that Russian intelligence refuted the claim. The Times and the Post evidently made a decision to exaggerate Iranian capability and mislead readers by excluding the Russian intelligence report. The Times admits it provides WikiLeaks documents to the government in advance and excludes material at the request of the government."
INTERNATIONAL PRISONER RELEASES & EXCHANGES FROM PERU,IRAN & U.S. BRING US ALL CLOSER TO.. (tags)
~ INTERNATIONAL PRISONER RELEASES AND EXCHANGES BRING US ALL CLOSER TO PEACE NOT WAR ~ LAWYERS FOR POOR AMERICANS APPLAUDS OUR FRIENDS IN PERU & ELSE~WHERE AROUND THE WORLD FOR SHOWING IRAN & AMERICA REAL CLASS,GRACE AND LEADERSHIP IN ALLOWING LORI BERENSON AND HER CHILD A CHANCE AT LIVING A FULL AND PRODUCTIVE LIFE !!!
Ronald Federici - Leading Neuropsychologist (tags)
Ronald Steven Federici has often been described as “a leading expert in the neuropsychological evaluation and treatment of children having multi-sensory neurodevelopmental impairments.”
Michael Jackson and Medical Paternalism (tags)
Michael Jackson’s doctors have been described as greedy, selfish enablers with “blood on their hands,” but isn’t it just as likely they are caring individuals who are willing to risk personal liability to help the suffering?
Remembering Edward Said Five Years On (tags)
Honoring this great man.
Carter Urges 'Supine' Europe To Break With US Over Gaza Blockade (tags)
Carter said the Quartet's policy of not talking to Hamas unless it recognised Israel and fulfilled two other conditions had been drafted by Elliot Abrams, an official in the national security council at the White House. He called Abrams "a very militant supporter of Israel".
Women Say Fund Caregiving Not War & Occupation (tags)
In Los Angeles, for the 9th Global Women’s Strike on International Women’s Day, March 8, women along with men supporters gathered at a town hall meeting entitled ‘Fund Caregiving Not War and Occupation!’ at the Southern California Library in South LA. On and around every March 8 since 2000, women in 60 countries have taken part in the Global Women’s Strike under the theme Invest in Caring not Killing. Women who are working to reclaim the money and other resources for crucial survival needs for themselves and their communities, told their stories and shared their struggles and victories.
The Bubble as the Work of Criminals (tags)
A conscious and organized deceit, a criminal fraud, is perpetrated on investors when speculators create marketable securities out of bad mortgages on an overheated real estatemarket.
Gov’t downgrades peace talks, MILF says (tags)
Manila-- The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has described the replacement of Secretary Silvestre Afable as government chief negotiator with a non-cabinet member as a deliberate downgrading of the peace process by the government following Afable’s alleged resignation the other day. Jun Mantawil, head of the MILF peace panel secretariat, told Luwaran that while the MILF leadership has the highest respect for Father Eliseo Mercado Jr. as “a person, friend and as a priest” but he does not possess the authority that a cabinet member possesses.
Maywood Residents Confront Police Brutality (tags)
Residents of Maywood present hours of testimony against the city's rogue police force.
Rare document / Indians (tags)
More documents like these are available. Send email for requests.
Lifting the Fog on 9/11: Experts Present Scientific Evidence at UC Berkeley (tags)
An all day symposium, titled "Lifting the Fog", took place Saturday at the Valley Life Science Building at UC Berkeley. To an auditorium full of attentive listeners, a number of experts (most notably Dr. Steven Jones, a renowned physicist) gathered to present their findings about the destruction of the World Trade Center on 9/11/2001.
Irish Government rules out use of nuclear power (tags)
By Seán McCárthaigh of the Irish Examiner
Contradictions, anomalies, questions mount in UK terror scare (tags)
A British court on Wednesday extended the warrants for 23 people held since August 10 in connection with the alleged plot to blow up commercial airliners flying from Britain to the US. An additional person was arrested Tuesday. The judge issued his ruling late in the evening following a closed-door hearing that lasted most of the day.
American rushing bombs to Israel to help murder people in Lebanon (tags)
Makes you proud to be an Amerikan! Amerika the worlds number 1 terrorist!!!!! We're #1!! Heil Bush!!
Deja Vu - Plot to blow up Sears Tower, Phoenix Federal Court House (tags)
President Hugo Chavez welcomed thousands of social activists at the Poliedro-Stadium in Caracas, Venezuela on January 27, 2006
Bardot appeals to Serbia to stop "massacre" of stray animals (tags)
Brigitte Bardot
TV programming is designed to shepherd viewers into compromising their values. To preserve freedom, Americans should severely limit or entirely eliminate their TV viewing.
My neighbor Karpinski 'got a raw deal' (tags)
In September 2003 Brig. Gen. Janis Karpinski led Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on a tour of the Abu Ghraib prison. Rumsfeld later boasted about the difference between the former management of the prison with that of U.S. forces.
130 SOLDIERS KILLED IN IRAQ - REPORTS (tags)
As the U.S. occupation forces encounter determined armed resistance and uprisings all across Iraq... could they be lying about their casualites?
Psychologist: Bush's Anger and Immaturity Now Rules the World (tags)
Psychologist Oliver James analyses the behaviour of the American president.
The Sage of Imperialism: Harry Magdoff (tags)
This conference report was published in: Monthly Review Newsletter, Summer 2003. "Neoconservative hawks should be seen as frustrated outsiders involved in a desperate gamble to shore up declining US power by throwing legitimacy to the winds."
About Officer Jeremy Morse (Inglewood, CA) (tags)
Many articles have been written about the Inglewood incident, but few of them have contained any personal information about Jeremy Morse. For good reason, he has stayed away from the mainstream media.
Form the english Times
venezuala's press power (tags)
by maurice lemoine sept 11 2002