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Fight to keep fossil fuel in ground

samedi 20 février 2016 à 01:00

The fight to keep 80% of fossil fuel reserves in the ground is making great progress, but it's a race against the clock.

As part of this campaign, protesters disrupted a US auction of oil and gas leases.

Big banks danger to society

samedi 20 février 2016 à 01:00

Neel Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, says the big banks remain a danger to society.

We know that the US has not adopted the necessary reforms to prevent the banks from causing another crisis. The banksters did not allow sufficient reforms. It is interesting to see a member of the financial structure say so.

Israel's parliament

samedi 20 février 2016 à 01:00

Israel's parliament is trying to prevent "biased" (that is, critical) foreign press coverage.

Israeli terrorism

samedi 20 février 2016 à 01:00

Israel's politicians openly propose annexing part of the West Bank.

The Israeli Labor party proposes permanent apartheid in the West Bank, and terror bombing of civilians in Gaza.

Terrorism means making war on civilians. It doesn't become any more legitimate when the bombs are fired from planes instead of carried by suiciders.

Ban on boycotts

samedi 20 février 2016 à 01:00

The UK government has banned many entities from boycotting companies for several reasons, including involvement in arms trade and involvement in tobacco.

Boycotts Are Vital to Democracy. So That's Why the Tories Will Ban Them.

The Tories are attacking democracy in the UK on a wide range of fronts, including voter suppression, gerrymandering, and attacks on Labour party funding. This adds up to a plan to quash democracy and seize permanent power while pretending not to.

The Tories are lower than vermin.