Robert Parry: William Polk on Muslim Memories of West’s Imperialism — What Our Presidential Candidates and Public Do Not Know…

04 Inter-State Conflict, 07 Other Atrocities, 09 Terrorism, 10 Transnational Crime, Civil Society, Corruption, Government, Idiocy, IO Deeds of War, Military, Peace Intelligence
Robert Parry
Robert Parry

Muslim Memories of West’s Imperialism

Special Report: American politicians know little about history, so they lash out at people from formerly colonized Third World nations without understanding the scars that the West’s repression and brutality have left on these societies, especially in the Muslim world, as historian William R. Polk explains. Read full article.

Baroness Shirley Williams: American Democracy for Sale — A Warning to Us All …

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Baroness Shirley Williams
Baroness Shirley Williams

American democracy is up for sale, and it’s a warning to us all

By the end of June this year, $388m had been contributed to the campaigns of presidential candidates in 2016

It is imperative in a democracy that those opposed to the government of the day can cherish the prospect of peacefully changing its leaders and its policies. Otherwise the alternatives are some form of violent action, a revolution or a coup.

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CounterPunch: How US and WTO Screwed India Over Domestic Production of Solar Energy

05 Energy, 07 Other Atrocities, 10 Transnational Crime, Civil Society, Commerce, Commercial Intelligence, Corruption, Government

counterpunch squareHow the US and the WTO Crushed India’s Subsidies for Solar Energy

The subsidies which provoked the ire of the United States are in the form of Domestic Content Requirements (DCRs). These mandate that a set proportion of specified materials used in the NSM must be manufactured in India. . . .  The US attack on India’s energy subsidies represents breathtaking hypocrisy. The US itself provides subsidizes for renewables.

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Robert Steele: Death of a Nation — All Crazy, All Black, All Prisoners [Deal with It!]

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Robert David STEELE Vivas
Robert David STEELE Vivas

Death of a Nation –All Crazy, All Black, All Prisoners

Robert David Steele

Donald Trump, speaking of recent murders, says we do not have a gun problem; we have a mental health problem. As scary as Donald Trump can be in his encouragement of white supremacists who favor “open season” on illegal immigrants,[i] there is a great deal about The Donald that is authentic and relevant to our current situation. He’s right. He has also failed to complete the thought. These are not individual mental health problems; these are part of a national mental health problem. For over a decade I have been sounding the alarm on “cognitive dissonance,” which is what you get when you allow the 1% to screw over 99% of the public at home and abroad, 99% of the time.

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Worth a Look: Traditional Election Reform Activists

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Activist Individuals and Organizations

If you or your organization are missing send JPEG logo, home page link, and one sentence to robert.david.steele.vivas [*at*] gmail.com.

List as originally created by Robert Steele, then candidate for the Reform Party nomination for the presidency, in 2012. Original and more at We the People Reform Coalition.

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