Dec 302016
 

(The thing I dislike most about this:  Western Media cries foul on Russia for interfering (or not) in elections held in the West.    With never a word about how many overseas Governments have been overthrown or sabotaged by the U.S. to serve the interests of their corporations, with never a mention about how many foreign leaders have been assassinated by […]

Dec 292016
 

Continuing with reactions to  2016-12-24   I wouldn’t like to wish you peace if there was no hope for it.: And related to the conditions for successful revolutions, Derek’s question . . ..  Gerald captured what others also expressed.  His words: Thank you so much my friend,   I am still hunkered down in psychic fear of […]

Dec 292016
 
2016-12-21   Why I Kneeled Before Standing Rock Elders and Asked For Forgiveness, Yes! Magazine.  (former Army Lt. Wesley Clark Jr., son of Gen. Wesley Clark, former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO.)

Yes! Magazine   (David Korten).    Excellent journalism.   This article alone is worth a donation! Excerpt: Clark: If I could live every day of my life like I did that time out there, I’d die the happiest man on Earth. It felt like I lived 10 lifetimes in the week I was at Standing Rock, and I […]

Dec 242016
 

I can wish you peace because we have contributed to its happening! Thank-you for the joy I feel.   Sometimes our condition seems tragic, but when you take an overview, maybe it’s not-so-bad,  and against the odds of money and organized white-collar death crimes. The invisible bonds between us are exercised – – wow!  look at those biceps! Notes on a […]

Dec 212016
 

This Act to Amend the Stats Act has been in the works: 2016-09-26 Statistics Canada eyes end to short-form census, CBC 2016-07-26 StatsCan looking for powers to make all surveys mandatory, compel data from companies Statistics Canada makes a shrewd power grab – while it can.  National Post, Kevin Libin  (copy and paste the title  into […]

Dec 212016
 
2016-09-26   Statistics Canada eyes end to short-form census,  CBC

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/statistics-canada-census-1.3778820 NOTE:  Wayne Smith “resigned in protest” as Canada’s Chief Statistician on September 16th. Digital register of population could replace manual survey by 2026 By Jordan Press, The Canadian Press The mandatory long-form census returned this year, a decade after it was last seen. If things go as planned, a decade from now the short-form census won’t […]

Dec 162016
 
2013-03-29   4 Things the Movie "No" left out about real life Chile,  the Atlantic Magazine.   Pinochet election defeat.

(I thought I had posted about this Movie “No” after I watched it.  If so,  I can’t find the posting.  I am interested in how governments are changed.  This article from “The Atlantic” is good, re Chile and Pinochet.) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – […]

Dec 092016
 

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/washington-state-sues-monsanto-over-pcb-pollution/ The Associated Press   SEATTLE – Washington has become the first U.S. state to sue the agrochemical giant Monsanto over pervasive pollution from PCBs, the toxic industrial chemicals that have accumulated in plants, fish and people around the globe for decades. The company said the case “lacks merit.”  Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee and Attorney […]

Dec 082016
 
2016-12-05  George Bush, War Criminal:  California Court confirms judges who will hear argument on legality of Iraq War December 12

THE LAWSUIT:  Saleh v. Bush BACKGROUND:  2016-09-04   Iraqi Woman Uses Chilcot Report in War Crimes Lawsuit Against George W Bush, Truthout Note:  the link at the bottom of the article, to the Oct 24th decision by the Court:  the application to enable use of the Chilcot Report was denied. UPDATE:  from  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saleh_v._Bush  (Wikipedia) Saleh v. […]