ZERO HEDGE* We?ve previously documented that the largest social media websites censor government criticism. For example, Facebook pays low-wage foreign workers to delete certain content based upon a censorship list. For example, Facebook deletes accounts created by any Palestinian resistance… Continue Reading
By MOLLY WORTHEN* ? THE NEW YORK TIMES THIS week millions of ?Chreasters? ? Americans who attend church only on Christmas and Easter ? will crowd into pews to sing carols and renew their vague relationship with the Christian God.… Continue Reading
By JONATHAN SACKS ?The New York Times London. IT is the religious time of the year. Step into any city in America or Britain and you will see the night sky lit by religious symbols, Christmas decorations certainly and probably… Continue Reading
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 27 2012 (IPS) – Amidst a politically divisive debate on gun control in the United States following a rash of mass shootings, the United Nations will meet in March to finalise an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) after… Continue Reading
Presseurope* In the Internet age, anyone can be an author, journalist, publisher, and anyone can earn money from it: So went the mantra. But the democratisation of information never happened.
By John Fraser IPS interviews PETER DRAPER, senior research fellow at the South African Institute of International Affairs JOHANNESBURG, Dec 24 2012 (IPS) – China?s presence in the leading developing nations alliance of Brazil, Russia, India and China has given… Continue Reading
Mark Schenkel – De Standaard Brussels* According to the European Court of Auditors, it?s almost impossible to check how EU aid money is spent by developing countries. As a major EU aid fraud scandal hits Uganda, commentators in Kampala wonder… Continue Reading
Paul Krugman ? The New York Times These days, political events occur, as it were, twice — the first time as near-tragedy, the second time as farce* In 2011, President Obama very nearly did immense damage to both the social… Continue Reading
By CAROLYN CHEN* ? THE NEW YORK TIMES Evanston, Ill. AT the end of this month, high school seniors will submit their college applications and begin waiting to hear where they will spend the next four years of their lives.… Continue Reading
EDITORIAL by Johan Galtung ? TRANSCEND Media Service The probability of a devastating Third World War is not zero, but very far away from 100%. Let us explore why. The worst case scenario is a world war between the West?NATO,… Continue Reading
By RICK GLADSTONE / The New York Times World economic growth has weakened substantially this year and faces the confluence of a triple threat — the fiscal cliff in the United States, a worsening European debt crisis and a sharp… Continue Reading
By Jim Lobe* WASHINGTON, Dec 19 2012 (IPS) – Neo-conservatives and leaders of the powerful Israel lobby are mobilising their forces in what looks like an all-out campaign to pre-empt the nomination by President Barack Obama of an outspoken former… Continue Reading
By Jim Lobe WASHINGTON, Dec 18 2012 (IPS) – The developing world lost nearly one trillion dollars in 2010 as a result of corruption, tax evasion, and other financial crimes not involving cash transactions, according to a new report released… Continue Reading
By Roberto Savio* SAN SALVADOR, BAHAMAS, Dec -The victory of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in the recent Japanese elections, with Shinzo Abe coming back as prime minister after five years, will probably mean an escalation of tensions with China.… Continue Reading
Gabriele Crescente* – Editorial Presseurop “The exalted and disproportionate reactions from some European politicians to the announcement of my reentering politics offends the freedom of choice of Italians.? Silvio Berlusconi’s statements in the European context have often been embarrassing, but… Continue Reading
Zero Hedge – Submitted by George Washington Bank of EnglandBarclaysComptroller of the CurrencyConsumer protectionCredit SuisseDepartment of JusticeDrug MoneyFailFinancial RegulationGlobal EconomyGreat DepressionJoseph StiglitzLloydsMatt TaibbiMeltdownMexiconational securityNeil BarofskyNew York TimesNewspaperNobel LaureateObama AdministrationOffice of the Comptroller of the CurrencyOklahomaPrison TimeRealityToo Big To FailTreasury DepartmentWachoviaWells… Continue Reading
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Dec 2012 (IPS) – The United Nations will commemorate its annual International Migrants Day next week amidst reports of a rising tide of anti-migrant sentiments ? primarily in Europe.
Naked Capitalism – Posted by Yves Smith Quelle Surprise! OCC Confirms that Big Banks are Badly Managed, Lack Adequate Risk Management Controls American Banker has an article up that is astonishing in that it tells us that the main regulator… Continue Reading
By Cillian Nolan* – IDN-InDepth NewsAnalysis JAKARTA (IDN | Crisis Group Blogs) – The UN peacekeeping mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) is now in the final stages of its long-planned withdrawal. By the end of December, the only staff left will… Continue Reading
Analysis by Julio Godoy* BERLIN, Dec 12 2012 (IPS) – When the Desertec Industrial Initiative (DII), an alliance of 21 major European corporations, first unveiled plans to install a network of solar thermal, photovoltaic, and wind plants across the North… Continue Reading
