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Neoliberalism Was Never about Free Markets
Neoliberalism Was Never about Free Markets From the beginning, it was about watering down classical liberalism. One of the most accusatory and negative words currently in use in various politically “progressive” circles is that of “neoliberalism.” To be called a “neoliberal” is to stand condemned of being against “the poor,” an apologist for the “the […]
Neither Le Pen nor Macron: Many French voters refuse to accept their options for president
Neither Le Pen nor Macron: Many French voters refuse to accept their options for president Two remaining candidates fight for same political terrain as May 7 vote approaches A man kicks back a tear gas canister at police in Paris on April 27, 2017 during a demonstration against the results of the first round of […]
A Political Hurricane is About to Sweep Across Europe
A Political Hurricane is About to Sweep Across Europe If you’ve been paying attention, you could see this coming a mile away. Although I’ve forecast huge political shifts in the West for years now, I made my strongest prediction on European changes late last year following the Paris terror attacks. In the post, A Message to Europe […]
Global Warming Accelerates
Global Warming Accelerates New climate data shows that the global warming crisis is worse – and accelerating at a faster pace – than was understood as recently as last year’s climate-change conference in Paris, writes Nicholas C. Arguimbau. The participants at the Paris climate change conference saw themselves produce “an agreement hailed as ‘historic, durable […]
130 arrests made during anti-labor reform protests in Paris
130 arrests made during anti-labor reform protests in Paris Anti-riot police officers arrest a man during clashes within a demonstration of high school students protesting against the government’s planned labour reform, on April 5, 2016 in eastern Paris. © Kenzo Tribouilard / AFP 313 Police have detained 130 people in Paris, as violent demonstrations against labor […]
It’s 1790 All Over Again
It’s 1790 All Over Again It was 1790 and the revolutionary National Assembly in Paris was worried. Complaints were reaching the Assembly from all over France, that business was stagnant, sales were down, people were without work, and there was a great scarcity of money. This was quite natural, because all business slows down when […]
French farmers protest at prices driven down by Russia sanctions
French farmers protest at prices driven down by Russia sanctions © @RTenfrancais / periscope.tv A protest by French farmers has taken place in Paris. Large crowds gathered to decry the low prices of agricultural produce. Prices are being driven down by the sanctions exchange with Russia, which has caused domestic produce to flood the […]
Iran Signs Oil Deal With Total, Deal Done In Euros
Iran Signs Oil Deal With Total, Deal Done In Euros As Airbus and Peugeot finally return to post-sanctions Iran, the trade-off is Iranian oil, with French Total SA taking the plunge in an agreement to buy up to 200,000 barrels per day of Iranian crude–but the catch is that sales will be in euros. Deals signed […]
G20 Countries Must Improve Credibility of Their Paris Climate Pledges, Report Warns
G20 Countries Must Improve Credibility of Their Paris Climate Pledges, Report Warns The credibility of countries’ climate pledges agreed in Paris in December particularly those of the G20 nations must be strengthened, warns a new report out today. While much attention has been given to scrutinising the level of ambition of each country’s intended nationally determined contribution […]
Thousands march to protest state of emergency in France
Thousands march to protest state of emergency in France © Ruptly Thousands of people marched in 70 French cities, including Paris, to demand immediate action to stop France’s ongoing state of emergency and openly voice outrage over government plans to revoke the French citizenship of dual nationals, many of them Muslims, convicted of terrorism. Up […]
The Paris Gravity Well, Part II: Trillionization
The Paris Gravity Well, Part II: Trillionization “We will not suddenly convert steel mills, cement kilns and road surfacing machines to operate on sunbeams.” Charlie said, “That’s the trouble. You see it the way the banking industry sees it and they make money by manipulating money irrespective of effects in the real world. You’ve spent […]
Climate Insurgency After Paris
Climate Insurgency After Paris NASA. In December of 2015 – the earth’s hottest year since recordkeeping began — 195 nations met in Paris to forge an agreement to combat global warming. The governments of the world acknowledged their individual and collective duty to protect the earth’s climate — and then willfully refused to perform that […]
Con 21
Con 21 Nickolay Lamm Jefferson Memorial under 25 feet of water French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius just announced, in Paris, a “legally binding agreement” that no-one has agreed the financing for. We can hear a couple thousand lawyers across the globe snicker. But it’s all the COP21 ‘oh-so-important’ climate conference managed to come up with. No surprises […]
World Leaders Just Agreed To A “Historic” Climate Accord… Which Is Non-Binding And Has No Enforcement Language
World Leaders Just Agreed To A “Historic” Climate Accord… Which Is Non-Binding And Has No Enforcement Language Great news! The “greatest threat to future generations of the world” has apparently been solved. World leaders Saturday adopted an historic international climate accord in Paris, the first-ever agreement to commit almost every country to fight climate change. […]
Agreement in Paris Paves Road For The End of Fossil Fuels
Agreement in Paris Paves Road For The End of Fossil Fuels History was made today in Paris as the leaders of 195 nations agreed to an ambitious, science-based pact to move the world away from the fossil fuels that are to blame for the rapid increase in global temperatures. After two weeks of negotiations here in the airport hangars […]
