For their countries, realizing the dream of EU membership did not mean achieving liberal democracy, as advertised, but being thrown to the wolves of neoliberal capitalism. Local elites made a killing out … Continue reading A Laboratory Sitting on a Graveyard: Greece and the Neoliberal Debt Crisis – The Los Angeles Review of Books

Every single mainstream media has the following narrative for the economic crisis in Greece: the government spent too much money and went broke; the generous banks gave them money, but Greece still … Continue reading Greece – The one biggest lie you are being told by the media

Essentially, my job was to identify countries that had resources that our corporations want, and that could be things like oil—or it could be markets—it could be transportation systems. There’re so many … Continue reading An Economic Hit Man Speaks Out

It is evident that democracy and social justice have become incompatible with the European project; that the people of the European periphery are treated as scapegoats and called to pay the cost … Continue reading Our responsibility to vote ‘NO’ in the Greek referendum | ROAR Magazine

je suis #Greece pic.twitter.com/arRtbnxOqO — Fabio Pittau (@FbaPtt) July 1, 2015 Continue reading Je Suis

Even its own officials recognize that the IMF played a leading role in Greece’s economic collapse. It is time for the Fund to own up and pay its dues. Source: The IMF … Continue reading The IMF defaulted on Greece a long time ago | ROAR Magazine

While watching the super talented Kawehi do a cover of Muse’s Uprising (it starts at 4:42 in, she plays all the parts live, and loops them), I was reminded of how timely … Continue reading Muse – Uprising

According to the Pentagon, Syrian “rebels” being trained and “vetted” by the United States are receiving “compensation” to the tune of anywhere between $250 to $400 per month. Source: Activist Post: US … Continue reading Activist Post: US Admits Paying Terrorists For Services Rendered In Syria

The US’ National Institute of Standards and Technology is more than a little worried that its encryption guideilnes have been creating back doors for spies Source: Tougher encryption guidelines close a back … Continue reading Tougher encryption guidelines close a back door for NSA spies

“My statistical analysis shows patterns indicative of vote manipulation in machines. The manipulation is relatively small, compared with the inherent variability of election results, but it is consistent. These results form a … Continue reading Statistician: Data Point to “Multiple Agents” Manipulating Election

Makes you wonder if we have any non-enemies! Source: WikiLeaks: The NSA spied on the last three French presidents Continue reading WikiLeaks: The NSA spied on the last three French presidents

The Supreme Court of the United States briefly removed media interns from its press room on Monday after a CNN intern was caught recording video footage with a GoPro camera that he … Continue reading CNN’s GoPro antics rile Supreme Court