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Remarks by Senator Warren on Citigroup and its bailout provision
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The US has lost its way. Go ELizabeth.
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| The Grauniad |
Tories accused of ‘trying to buy election’ with 23% hike to campaign spending
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Simply corrupt.
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| You Tube |
Jim Jeffries - Gun Control
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A superb show.
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| The Grauniad |
Scotland's thrilling new powers will make English politics more reactionary than ever
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A clever lady, who, IMHO almost never gets things wrong: "England, in the months to come, will be getting wound up about “English votes for English matters”, seemingly oblivious to the fact that it’s the quality of the legislation being voted for that’s important, far above all else."
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| You Tube |
How is the world getting better? Charles Kenny explains
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We are much more interested in -ve news, this is to do wwith our evolution. However, there is reason for hope.
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| You Tube |
Ethan Nadelmann: Why we need to end the War on Drugs
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Duh....
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| You Tube |
Jim Jefferies on Religion (It's for Idiots)
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Wanna a good laugh.
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| The Grauniad |
Guardian Live stream: Naomi Klein
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The crisis comes from two sources: The "end of history", e.g. the rise of brutal capitalism and the effects of Global Warming. This is a good summary.
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| The Grauniad |
First floating solar farm built in UK
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What a brilliant idea, uses "wasted" space, and also prevents the water from evaporating.
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| You Tube |
Hans Rosling and Ola Rosling: How not to be ignorant about the world
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The fact that we don't know much about the world is not entirely the ,edia's fault - but. The Knowledge base is on its way. More at http://www.gapminder.org/ignorance/
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| The Grauniad |
Why is Thomas Piketty's 700-page book a bestseller?
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Because he is right?
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| You Tube |
Tim Minchin Occasional Address and Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters
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A man who knows how to use words.
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| You Tube |
Swiss Member of Parliament Oskar Freysinger Has Had Enough
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Religious tolerance - really. Why should we allow people with stupid ideas in their heads to have any influence on the way our lives are organised?
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| The Grauniad |
A good state would give each of us the chance to thrive
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This is a really sensible article coming from a group which is working on an evolving humanity. I can only hope this will take off, we need to get back to a path which helps us all - a givernment of the people.
The organisation is Class: Centre for Labour and Social Studies classonline.org.uk
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| The Humanist |
Rules Are for Schmucks: The Catholic Church’s Secrecy Privilege
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Religion: A poison.
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| Bill Moyers |
A Simplified Way to Tax Multinational Corporations
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I have been saying this for years. Anthony Samson back in the 1060s said this was an issue. It really is about time it was fixed.
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| IFL Science |
Doctors Bow After 11-Year-Old Brain Tumor Patient Donates Organs
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This really hit me. Greatest respect to the young man.
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| YouTube (Cspan) |
Whitehouse schools Inhofe on climate change
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Republicans seem to have their heads in the sand - wonder if it will burn them because it's so hot?
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| The Grauniad |
World's top PR companies rule out working with climate deniers
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Finally - The arrival of reason. Fox will soon be on their own with the Energy Corporations, oh amd the Koch Brothers.
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| You Tube |
GENIAL! Finanzkrise / Eurokrise einfach erklärt (Markus Lanz - Finanzwelt)
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So crystal clear and hilarious.
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| You Tube |
Christopher Hitchens - Mother Teresa: Hell's Angel
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Religion poisons everything. There never was a god and never will be.
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| TED |
Naomi Oreskes: Why we should trust scientists
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And there we have it.
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| You Tube |
Saudi Arabia Tries to Silence Center for Inquiry at UN Human Rights Hearing
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It seems I am a terrorist.
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| The American Precidency Project |
Statement by the President on the 10th Anniversary of the Landing in Normandy.
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A modest man. People forget.
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| The Guadrian |
Why Britain still wants to fight Europe on the beaches |
Ah yes, the Brits - the pirates of Europe. Fog in the Channel and all that. Worse than silly. And a rather good comment from the article: "
However, not many of us like the EU, because it seeks a federal Europe, something we don't want and never signed up to.
This is highly naïve. The shape of the EU today is more than anything else a consequence of British policy. It was Britain, more than any other EU state, which pushed for a single market (N.B. not the same as a free trade area) in the mid 1980s and Britain, more than any other EU state, which pushed for expansion to the east post-1989. The issue of 'federalism' arises because a single market requires a common polity, and a large single market requires an extensive common polity.
Did 'we' sign up for this? Well, in the 1975 Referendum we agreed to the 1957 Treaty of Rome which had as its first line a commitment to ever closer union. Then we kept voting in governments which pursued these policies so I suppose that in a sense we did sign up for it. In 1983 Labour's manifesto (the one that many of those now wanting to leave the EU called the longest suicide note in history) committed the UK to leaving Europe. Labour lost, resoundingly, and three years later Mrs Thatcher's government passed the Single European Act that created the single market. In 1992 the Maastricht Treaty was signed by the Tory government and a few months later was re-elected. And then we kept electing governments which were committed to EU expansion.
So it's a bit late now for us to stamp our feet like spoilt children and say we don't like it. And, to be fair, only a minority - but a noisy, self-righteous minority - of us do.
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| The Raw Story |
Bill Maher battles Christian conservative: Why did ‘perfect’ Bible call for slavery and stonings? |
Smile. Relgion is funny if only it just wasn't so self-righteous and influential in too many ways.
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| The Guardian |
A eulogy to the NHS: What happened to the world my generation built? |
We have lost our way, today's world is not for the benefit of you and I, or the planet. The elite have taken over.
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| The Guardian |
This year, I will wear a poppy for the last time |
One man's analysis of the ills of our "modern" society and its relationship to war. ".....the struggles my generation made to build this country into a civilised state for the working and middle classes. If we are to survive as a progressive nation we have to start tending to our living because the wounded: our poor, our underemployed youth, our hard-pressed middle class and our struggling seniors shouldn't be left to die on the battleground of modern life."
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| TED |
Meet global corruption's hidden players
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This lady is really serious. Needs support. Corprations really are the major problem - eneblers of all sorts of things.
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| The Grauniad |
Why London turns a blind eye to Russia's adventurism
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Interesting read.
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| The Grauniad |
Tony Benn on socialism – audio interview from 2006
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A very lucid pensioner.
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| Richard Dawkins Foundation |
Grandma's Experiences Leave Epigenetic Mark on Your Genes
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More research on the effect on Genes of significant events.
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| You Tube |
Future News featuring Andrew Lincoln, Bill Nighy, Clémence Poésy,
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The Pirates of the UK are getting this all wrong - in order to protect their financial services corporations.
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| NY Mag |
1% Jokes and Plutocrats In Drag: What I Saw When I Crashed a Wall Street Secret Society
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"Pure" e.g. unbridled capitalism, just what we all need..
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| Euractiv |
EU agency sued for transparency on toxic chemicals
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What Industry gets away with - to the detriment of your health.
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| Huff Post |
More Toxic Chemicals Damaging Children's Brains, New Study Warns
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Don't smile if you need to think.
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| WGN |
Sweater stretchers....
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Smile.
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| The Grauniad |
Flooding and storms in UK are clear signs of climate change, says Lord Stern
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No comment.
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| The Grauniad |
UK floods making climate sceptics hot under the collar
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Subsequent to recent weather in the UK, the inmates are out in force.
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| YouTube |
Noam Chomsky (2014) "How to Ruin an Economy; Some Simple Ways
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It is all so obvious, yet we seem to have no remedy for our ills.
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| Bloomberg News |
Germany to Expand Offshore Wind-Power Capacity Fourfold in 2014
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It is possible to transition, even in Germany! The North of the country is at the same latitude as Labrabor.
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| The Daily Beast |
Sir David Attenborough: Enough With the Creationists and Climate Change Deniers!
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Quite!
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| Upworthy |
All Natural advertising
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Of course.
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| Spirit Science and Metaphysics |
You are in for such a surprise at the end
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What did you eat today?
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| You Tube |
Elon Musk: The mind behind Tesla, SpaceX, SolarCity ...
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High-risk entrepreneur - love it!
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| The Grauniad |
If only Tory attitudes to the first world war had shifted as Germany's have
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The UK is lost in the past. The pirates of Europe.
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| The New York Times |
Religious Freedom, Secular Forum
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Excellent article about Human Rights and how far (or not) religious freedom can go.
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| The Grauniad |
Northern Ireland child abuse inquiry: 'We were child slaves from a young age'
Hundreds come forward to tell Northern Ireland inquiry about historical institutional abuse in the country
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The continuing story of child abuse with the church taking a leading role. Why the government gave up these children to disfunctional religius institues one can only guess at. Having read " Banished Babies: The Secret Story of Ireland's Baby Export Business" this really hits home. Religion poisons everything. More here.
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| The Grauniad |
Powerful lobbyists and fawning ministers are corroding society
The lack of regulation and legislation for which wealthy lobbyists press is mostly a form of welfare for big business. |
Noam Chomsky calls this the dominace of the Plutonomy over the Precariate. Rich individuals and corporations get exactly what they want.
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| Up Worthy |
L. Ron Hubbard's Great-Grandson Spills The Family Secrets On How Scientology Started. Eek. |
All you ever need to know about these people.
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| The Guardian |
First world war: an imperial bloodbath that's a warning, not a noble cause |
Watch out! Here come all the right-wingers and nationalists.
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| The Weather Channel |
Mysterious Earthquake Lights Linked to Rift Zones |
And, now we know where some of those "UFOs" come from.
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| You Tube |
Life of Brian- 1979 Debate |
Religion - such a sad human invention. Thanks again to George Harrison for sponsoring the making of the film. Time has moved on. It seems even stranger, with hindsight, to see people seriously discussing relgion.
Quote: "The name Brian - an individual who is rather anonymous and a touch dim."
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