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  Wealth Disparity today now equal to Ancient Egypt posted by Jake Johnson via claire, 2017-10-27 22:56:45
In an analysis (pdf) published Thursday that throws into stark relief the "unjust and unsustainable" nature of what economists have termed the New Gilded Age, the Swiss financial firm UBS found that the wealth of the world's billionaires grew by 17 percent in 2016, bringing their combined fortune to a record $6 trillion -- more than double the gross domestic product of the United Kingdom. (full story)
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 Infantile Australia, the Disgrace of the South Pacific posted by pat, 2017-10-27 22:12:31
If one considers the geo-strategic location of Australia in relation to other regional nations in the Pacific and South East Asia it becomes apparent that inept, spineless and political/visionary devoid Oz governments of past and present, exclusively formed from incompetent apron-string major parties, have COMPLETELY failed the nation. (full story)
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Madrid Risks Civil War Over Catalan Independence -- Germany Supports Madrid posted by jason, 2017-10-27 20:36:29
To say that Madrid's decision to overrule the democratic vote of Catalonians for independence is provocative and extremely dangerous would be understatement. Modern Spanish history is peppered with wars of independence and revolution regardless of the strength of opposition. The romantic revolt is part of the cultural DNA of the Spanish people. However, Germany, which nation was instrumental in breaking up Yugoslavia and Kosovo independence has shown the world its flagrant double standards and hypocrisy by supporting the Spanish central government. The entire situation may erupt into open conflict sooner rather than later. (full story)
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 NAB Australia’s Leading Dysfunctional Bank Does it AGAIN posted by Ed., 2017-10-27 00:07:32
It’s time to worry all NAB clients, as this very large screw-up made the mass media, however, we have published here another IT and staff procedural protocol systemic screw-up which caused a client major grief and has not yet been resolved, only the usual ‘stall letters’ have been issued from dysfunctional, less than competent (PROVEN) NAB. What day is it Mr Ken Henry, NAB Chairman? (full story)
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 Assange confirms Trump-connected data firm asked WikiLeaks to find Hillary Clinton emails posted by David Ferguson via jill, 2017-10-26 01:06:54
On Wednesday, WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange confirmed that Cambridge Analytica — the shadowy, far-right-funded data analysis and collection firm — came to him in search of hacked emails from Democratic 2016 presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. (full story)
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Witness to a Colonized and Wounded Human Psyche posted by Phil Rockstroh via jane, 2017-10-26 00:30:22
Human sexuality mirrors human culture. Mating dances of seduction and refusal, and acts of non-consensual aggression cannot be separated from traits witnessed, practiced and internalized by the people of a particular society. It is impossible to close the bedroom door to the culture at large. Eros not only inhabits the genitals and the heart but Anima mundi as well. (full story)
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 Xi’s Road Map to the Chinese Dream posted by Pepe Escobar via cyd, 2017-10-26 00:05:52
Now that President Xi Jinping has been duly elevated to the Chinese Communist Party pantheon in the rarified company of Mao Zedong Thought and Deng Xiaoping Theory, the world will have plenty of time to digest the meaning of “Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.” (full story)
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 China's Launch of 'Etro-yuan' Sounds Death Knell for Dollar's Dominance posted by staff report RT via jane, 2017-10-25 23:51:35
One of the world’s top energy importers, China, is set to roll out a yuan-denominated oil contract as early as this year. Analysts call the plan, announced by Beijing in September, a huge move against the dollar's global dominance. (full story)
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 That’s NOT How You Do It, America! posted by suzie, 2017-10-24 22:41:37
Note the headline in a Newsweek article linked here: "Thousands plan to scream helplessly at the sky on Trump’s election anniversary.” My God, I thought, and I’m an atheist! (full story)
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Frame posted by blake, 2017-10-24 11:03:12
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 Enter the Dragon, goodbye bald Turkey posted by Finian Cunningham via shirl, 2017-10-24 05:14:27
Two very different faces of world leadership were on display this week. In Beijing, President Xi Jinping delivered a bold, outward-looking vision of Chinese global leadership. Meanwhile, in Washington President Donald Trump was embroiled in yet more egotistical infighting and tawdry claims of media lies. (full story)
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Half a Million March in Massive Uprising Against Spanish Plan to Overtake Catalonia posted by Julia Conley via claire, 2017-10-23 10:08:51
Catalans poured into the streets of Barcelona Saturday following the Spanish prime minister announcement that he would move to take control of their region. (full story)
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Trump’s ‘Beautiful’ Words and Unreality posted by jess, 2017-10-22 20:54:37
It’s not the fact that Trump has the vocabulary of a 10yo, dubya Bush had a similar ‘dexterity’ with words and grammar. So, was moron Bush a prelude to imbecile Trump, clearly yes. The dumbest of dumb world leaders now unquestionably emanate from the USA, the dumbest of the dumb. Though that is not my principal point, as the world is well aware of the fact. (full story)
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Silver Threads posted by zed, 2017-10-22 08:57:10
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Catalonia: If it’s Good Enough for Kosovo it’s Good Enough for Catalonia posted by drew, 2017-10-21 23:31:59
Indeed it is, with one huge condition/proviso, that is, does it suit America and its EU/NATO puppets? (full story)
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