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The Guardian: Greek voters vent anger towards austerity at ballot box

"This is a message of change, a message to Europe that a peaceful revolution has begun," said Alexis Tsipras, who heads Syriza, a coalition of radical left and green groups that took 16.6% of the vote – the second largest share. "German chancellor Angela Merkel has to know that the politics of austerity have suffered a humiliating defeat."

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Posted by Mike Blaxill, Monday, May 7, 2012

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Andrew Napolitano: The President’s Private War : Information Clearing House

Seriously, think about the substance of this article. Did you ever think you would read something like this. mbq
Posted by Michael Butler, Sunday, May 6, 2012

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Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn: Kent State, 40 years on – the shredding of constitutional liberty still goes on

Dohrn and Ayers in The Guardian ..

Nixon and the political class had denounced students as thugs and subversives for their resistance to the pervasive US war crimes in Vietnam .. Invasion .. and systematic violence visited on others necessarily created its domestic corollary: a militarised national security state promoting heightened cruelty and callousness at home .. The 10 year war against Vietnam and the murderous secret assault on the black freedom movement were blood cousins, Kent and Jackson State its offspring. Today, the permanent wars carried out by the US military and its NATO spawn bring home their own violence and tragedy .. Empire and constant military wars not only squander the public wealth and directly destroy the lives of millions, they inevitably bring about a Panopticon-like national security state and a militarised domestic life at home .. At Kent State, students met with state violence and terror previously directed almost exclusively at the black and Latino freedom movements. In response, 80% of US colleges and universities called for some form of strike. Four million students were involved in protests, willing to face being beaten, gassed, or even shot. The National Guard was called out at 21 colleges and universities, 500 campuses cancelled classes, and 51 did not re-open until the fall. In Washington DC, 130,000 students mobilised against war and repression. It was all merely prelude: greater repression and disintegration at home will accompany the long wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, Bahrain and Pakistan. But inevitable resistance will always follow

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Posted by Mike Blaxill, Sunday, May 6, 2012

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A World of “Thieving Financiers”: Vendor Arithmetic, Underhanded Capitalism

Posted by Michael Butler, Saturday, May 5, 2012

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AlterNet: Noam Chomsky on America’s Declining Empire, Occupy and the Arab Spring

Posted by Michael Butler, Saturday, May 5, 2012

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Brigit Clark-Smith sent us a gift

Advertizment for Siemens dishwasher ...... Across Germany''s northern-most border with Denmark you'll find an incredible superstore called Fleggaard. There, you can buy everything you need - tubs of gummi bears, cases of wine, industrial strength dishwashing soap - at prices 30% cheaper than you'll find in Denmark . It is Denmark 's Costco, packaged as a German loophole. This is their advertisement! The 100+ women do stunts in the air - while free-falling - holding hands to spell out "Half-off on Dishwasher at Fleggaard." You'd be hard-pressed to find a man in Denmark who hasn't seen and fallen in love with this commercial. It was geared strictly to men. The ad is real! Here is a link to simply the best advertisement ever made. SPEAKERS!
Posted by Michael Butler, Saturday, May 5, 2012