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Kapitalismus in der Krise: Milliardäre, aufgepasst! | FTD.de
Was in Indien sehr wohl funktioniert hat, ist das "Sprudeln nach oben". Die 100 reichsten der 1,2 Milliarden Einwohner vereinigen Vermögenswerte auf sich, die einem Viertel des BIPs entsprechen.The year's top story is not getting coverage - Opinion - Al Jazeera English
New York, NY - As every media critic learns, the worst sin of our press is not its blatant biases, or crimes of commission, but rather the pervasive patterns of omission; what's left out! Already, with two weeks to go, the Associated Press has crossed the finish line with the top choice of the newspapers it serves.
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America in Decline by Noam Chomsky | ZNet Article
“It is a common theme” that the United States, which “only a few years ago was hailed to stride the world as a colossus with unparalleled power and unmatched appeal is in decline, ominously facing the prospect of its final decay,” Giacomo Chiozza writes in the current Political Science Quarterly."Es ist eine weit verbreitete Ansicht, dass sich die USA, die von der Welt noch vor wenigen Jahren als ein Koloss mit unvergleichlicher Macht und unübertroffener Anziehungskraft bejubelt wurden, im freien Fall befinden und endgültig unterzugehen drohen," schreibt Giacomo Chiozza in der gegenwärtigen Ausgabe der Zeitschrift Political Science Quarterly.
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These Riots Reflect a Society Run on Greed and Looting by Seumas Milne | ZNet Article
It is essential for those in power in Britain that the riots now sweeping the country can have no cause beyond feral wickedness. This is nothing but "criminality, pure and simple", David Cameron declared after cutting short his holiday in Tuscany.
The Chaos of Order by Boaventura de sousa Santos | ZNet Article
In spite of their specificity, the violent riots in London and other British cities should not be seen as an isolated phenomenon. They are a disturbing sign of our time.
Debt deal: anger and deceit has led the US into a billionaires' coup | George Monbiot | Comment is free | The Guardian
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The President Surrenders on Debt Ceiling - NYTimes.com
For the deal itself, given the available information, is a disaster, and not just for President Obama and his party. It will damage an already depressed economy; it will probably make America’s long-run deficit problem worse, not better; and most important, by demonstrating that raw extortion works and carries no political cost, it will take America a long way down the road to banana-republic status.
"Taxez-nous !" L'Obs publie un appel de seize "super-riches" | Rue89
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The Centrist Cop-Out - NYTimes.com
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The Fall of the House of Murdoch - Jonathan Schell - Project Syndicate
When President Obama, the supreme rationalist, says that there are just days to avert Armageddon, everyone should sit up and listen. For months, Republicans have used their new majority in the House of Representatives to block any move to lift the artificial cap on the amount the US government can borrow. If by this Friday they still refuse – insisting on up to $4trillion of spending cuts, excluding defence, and no tax increases as the price of their support – then the US will be unable to service its public debts.
What hope is there for us if America is driven to the brink of meltdown? | Will Hutton | Comment is free | The Observer
Media giant News Corp has been accused of sabotaging its rivals by distributing pirated pay-TV smart cards to millions of customers around the world, adding pressure to the Rupert Murdoch-owned empire already under fire over hacking claims in Britain. A four year investigation by Australia's Financial Review newspaper found that the company set up a secret unit to crack the codes of its competitors. "These are serious allegations, and any allegations of criminal activity should be referred to the AFP (Australian Federal police) for investigation," a spokeswoman for Communications Minister Stephen Conroy told Reuters news agency.