They want capitalism without democracy, we want democracy without capitalism Statement of the Blockupy coordinating committee, 5.6.2013 Blockupy 2013 – we experienced intense and powerful days of collective action and common resistance. On Friday, more than 3000 activists blockaded the entrance to the European Central Bank, making good on our announcement to carry our resistance deep into the heart of the European crisis regime.
Stephen M. Walt, in Foreign Policy: "Ask yourself: how many contemporary political leaders do you genuinely admire? How many of them would rate a paragraph, let alone a whole chapter, in a revised edition of Profiles in Courage? How many of them seem capable of giving you a straight answer to a hard question, as opposed to offering you a lot of happy double-talk? How many of them are better at making a powerful speech than they are at taking a principled stand and sticking to it? How many of them have really got your back, as opposed to pandering to the endless parade of well-heeled lobbyists and special interest groups? Is there political leader in your country who is not for sale? If you've been paying attention, and you can't find such leaders in your country, and you having been watching the obscenely wealthy get richer and more powerful, so that they can rig the game to make themselves richer still, then you'd probably think about painting a sign and getting out in the streets. And if I didn't already have this blog for my soap-box, maybe I would too. "
The gradual disappearance of open wireless networks is a tragedy of the commons, with a confusing twist of privacy and security debate. This essay explains why the progressive locking of wireless networks is harmful — for convenience, for privacy and for
1. I Socialdemokratiska tidskriften Tiden 1/2002 skriver Anders Ehnmark om vänsterpartiets kongress. Citerar Carlo Cattaneo (1801–69), den lombardiske filosof som på 1840-talet talade för Europas Förenta Stater: ” Libertà è repubblica; e repubblica è plu
Günter Grass, Die Zeit 4.5.2005. "Mithin entscheidet das Parlament nicht souverän. Es ist von den mächtigen Wirtschaftsverbänden, den Banken und Konzernen abhängig, die keiner demokratischen Kontrolle unterliegen. So macht sich der Gesetzgeber zum Gespött
"Although Hosni Mubarak was forced to step down in February 2011, the uprisings in Egypt show little sign of retreat. While the uniting rallying cry may have been against dictatorship, the struggle in Egypt that took headlines across the world in early 2011 reflected deeper social, political, and economic problems. The key demands of the revolution have still not been met. The continuation of military rule and the promise of more neoliberal economic policies lead many to believe it will be a long battle. Protestors in Egypt are hopeful, however, as people all over the world revolt against an economic system that benefits the few at the expense of the many."
Legislative Observatory: INI/2008/2239 Procedure file, legislative dossier - The European Parliament adopted by 406 votes to 168, with 187 abstentions, a resolution calling on Member States to regard the second strategic energy review as a basis for imple