Paul Craig Roberts: Truth is Washington’s Enemy

Cultural Intelligence
Paul Craig Roberts
Paul Craig Roberts

Truth Is Washington’s Enemy

US Representative Ed Royce (R, CA) is busy at work destroying the possibility of truth being spoken in the US. On April 15 at a hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs of which Royce is chairman, Royce made use of two minor presstitutes to help him redefine all who take exception to Washington’s lies as “threats” who belong to a deranged pro-Russian propaganda cult.

Washington’s problem is that whereas Washington controls the print and TV media in the US and its vassal states in Europe, Canada, Australia, Ukraine, and Japan, Washington does not control Internet sites, such as this one, or media, such as RT, of non-vassal states. Consequently, Washington’s lies are subject to challenge, and as people lose confidence in Western print and TV media because of the propaganda content, Washington’s agendas, which depend on lies, are experiencing rougher sledding.

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CounterPunch: Rise of “Islam as a Solution” Fundamentalism and Failure of the Left in the Middle East

Cultural Intelligence, Peace Intelligence

counterpunch goodThe Rise of Religious Powers and the Failure of the Left in The Middle-East: An Interview with Ramzy Baroud

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The general idea was: both US-western and Soviet models have failed or are failing, and there is an urgent need for alternative.

Don’t forget these societies fought and are fighting against extremely corrupt, brutal, calculating manipulative dictatorships like Hosni Mubarak that have been in existence for decades. It is not just about an individual dictator but it is the class that has controlled every aspect of life in every nation. In order to uproot these corrupt systems, the price is predictably high. But someone has to stand up and challenge the system.

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Anthony Judge: African Immigration Forced Into Europe — 12 Strategic Questions for European Leaders

Cultural Intelligence, Earth Intelligence, Peace Intelligence
Anthony Judge
Anthony Judge

12 Strategic Questions for Europe Regarding Forced Immigration from Africa in the light of the continuing influx and the associated fatalities

Produced in a month in which it is estimated that more than 10,000 migrants embarked for Italy, and following a week of unprecedented immigrant fatalities, notably evoking an appeal by Pope Francis to the global community for assistance, and a declaration by a spokesperson for the European Commission that We do not have a silver bullet or any kind of panacea that is going to make the situation go away … and no amount of finger-pointing is going to change that.

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Robert Steele: Looking for a Good Conversation about a Non-Partisan Non-Violent Revolution? Like & Join Coffee Party — Engage with Joan — … Please!

Access, Civil Society, Collective Intelligence, Cultural Intelligence, Ethics
Robert David STEELE
Robert David STEELE

I have finally found two places where intelligent people can come together across all moral and intellectual boundaries — one of them is the Coffee Party, the other is Joan Blades' new initiative, Living Room Conversations.  Below are some links — I encourage anyone who believes in America the Beautiful and the US Constitution to treat the Coffee Party as a non-partisan second home, and to engage as deeply as possible in Joan's new offering.

Like this Page: https://www.facebook.com/coffeeparty
Join Here: http://www.coffeepartyusa.com/join
Engage Here: http://www.livingroomconversations.org/

Yoda: From Fast Food Strikes to Social Justice

03 Economy, 09 Justice, 11 Society, Civil Society, Cultural Intelligence, Ethics, Officers Call
Got Crowd? BE the Force!
Got Crowd? BE the Force!

Minimum wage is on the margins — electoral reform is root.

Fast-food strikes widen into social-justice movement

Central to Wednesday's strike is the evolution of its scope. What began two years ago as a fast-food workers movement has propelled into something wider, with Wednesday's protests including a range of workers workers from adjunct professors to home care and child care providers to Walmart employees.

See Also: Open Power / Electoral Reform

SchwartzReport: The Browning of America – 78 Counties Flipped from Majority White Status Between 2000 and 2013

Cultural Intelligence
Stephan A. Schwartz
Stephan A. Schwartz

Here is the latest update on the Majority-Minority Trend. Whites are becoming minorities in important counties, and this will have economic and political ramifications that are only beginning to be openly discussed.

78 US Counties Flipped From Majority White Between 2000 And 2013

Map Below the Fold

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