Monthly Archives: September 2017

The US Superpower is Dangerous

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Marc

The US Superpower is Dangerous by Albrecht Mueller, Dirk Eckert, Gunter Pleuger and Lutz Herden, September 20, 2017 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/09/25/18803182.php Wars and threats of war are violations of the UN Charter. In his speech to the General Assembly, Trump was the … Continue reading →

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Who Owns the Wealth in Tax Havens?

Posted on September 21, 2017 by Marc

to read the report by Gabriel Zucman and others published in September 2017, click on http://gabriel-zucman.eu/files/AJZ2017b.pdf

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The World at Risk under Trump by Heribert Prantl

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Marc

https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2017/09/18/18802977.php The US president sounds like a warmonger. When will the inflammatory words trigger a nuclear chain reaction? The Roman emperor Caligula could help in understanding Trump. He allegedly awarded his horse a permanent seat in the Senate. As an … Continue reading →

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After the Hurricanes by Joseph E. Stiglitz

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Marc

Hurricane Harvey, followed quickly by Irma, left in its wake upended lives and enormous property damage, estimated by some at $150-180 billion. But the pummeling that America received also raise deep questions about its economic system and politics. to read … Continue reading →

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Trump and Climate Change by Helmut Selinger

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Marc

Human activities have contributed decisively to the ice loss in the Arctic. In his short term in office, Trump and his accessories in the government rescinded two dozen regulations to protect the climate and the environment. The climate, peace and … Continue reading →

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Donald Trump is an Extreme Narcissist by Hans-Jurgen Wirth

Posted on September 10, 2017 by Marc

Hans-Jurgen Wirth, b. 1951, is a psychoanalyst with his own practice, a professor of psychoanalytic social psychology in Frankfurt and a publisher. His most important book is “Narcissism and Power” (2002). http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2017/09/435041.shtml Not a day passes on which Donald Trump … Continue reading →

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The 4th Estate is not For the State

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Marc

Amy Goodman of Democracy Now has said the media is the 4th estate, not “for the state.” Dietrich Bonhoeffer, pastor and theologian put to death by the Nazis in 1944 and the highest name in Germany, said the ultimate is … Continue reading →

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