The revolt of the fearless generation
▻https://roarmag.org/essays/the-revolt-of-the-fearless-generation
Eight years after the Arab Spring caused little stir in Algeria, a new generation has since come of age and is taking on the old guard — but the problems run deep.
Should we tax arms manufacturers to finance refugee resettlement ?
▻http://theconversation.com/should-we-tax-arms-manufacturers-to-finance-refugee-resettlement-11
Wars play a central role in increasing numbers of refugees worldwide. Is it time to think about a “destruction tax”?
Brazilian Labour Party Issues Explosive Charges Against U.S.
▻https://www.truthdig.com/articles/brazilian-labour-party-issues-explosive-charges-against-u-s
On Thursday, June 18th, PT Congressional leader Paulo Pimenta accused the United States of coordinating the corrupt Lava Jato investigation which, as the I
Gilets Noirs – the undocumented migrant collective taking Paris by storm
▻https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/can-europe-make-it/gilets-noirs-the-undocumented-migrant-collective-taking-paris-by-stor
We meet some of the activists who have been inspired by the persistence and hope of the Gilets Jaunes.
AMLO in office : from megaprojects to militarization
▻https://roarmag.org/essays/amlo-in-office-from-megaprojects-to-militarization
While hiding behind a mask of progressiveness, Mexican president AMLO is championing a neoliberal regime and promoting highly controversial megaprojects.
Exclusive : Brazilian Judge in Car Wash Corruption Case Mocked Lula’s Defense and Secretly Directed Prosecutors’ Media Strategy During Trial
▻https://theintercept.com/2019/06/17/brazil-sergio-moro-lula-operation-car-wash
Operation Car Wash prosecutors followed Judge Sergio Moro’s advice in order to “bring comfort to the judge and take the lead to protect him.” The post Exclusive: Brazilian Judge in Car Wash Corruption Case Mocked Lula’s Defense and Secretly Directed Prosecutors’ Media Strategy During Trial appeared (...)
Saudi Arabia May Execute Teenager for His Protests — Including When He Was 10
▻https://theintercept.com/2019/06/16/saudi-crown-prince-child-execution
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has overseen an escalation in violent crackdowns on political protest. It’s getting even worse. The post Saudi Arabia May Execute Teenager for His Protests — Including When He Was 10 appeared first on The (...)
De Visa à Uber ou Free, Facebook obtient des alliés de poids pour sa cryptomonnaie
▻https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2019/06/14/de-visa-a-uber-ou-free-facebook-obtient-des-allies-de-poids-pour-sa-cryptomo
L’entreprise de Mark Zuckerberg doit annoncer mardi les détails de « libra », une « monnaie » qui sera lancée avec une vingtaine de partenaires mi-2020. Facebook a réussi à convaincre des entreprises importantes de tenter l’aventure de sa cryptomonnaie, « libra ». Parmi celles-ci figurent deux poids lourds du paiement – le système de carte bancaire Visa-Mastercard et le service en ligne PayPal –, mais aussi les transporteurs Uber et Lyft ou encore des fournisseurs de service comme le site de réservation (...)
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America Faces an Unprecedented Dental Health Crisis
▻https://www.truthdig.com/articles/america-faces-an-unprecedented-dental-health-crisis
The light of a Friday morning in autumn gently touched the little town: the Farmers and Miners Bank, the grocery store with the hand-lettered signboard a
Losing Barcelona
▻https://jacobinmag.com/2019/06/barcelona-elections-colau-catalunya
The heavy setbacks for the Left in the local and European elections held on May 26 mark the end of a political era in Catalunya. The disappointing results were most emblematically expressed in the defeat of Barcelona’s radical mayor Ada Colau. Dropping 4.5 percent of her vote compared to 2015, (...)
Exclusive : Brazil’s Top Prosecutors Who Indicted Lula Schemed in Secret Messages to Prevent His Party From Winning 2018 Election
▻https://theintercept.com/2019/06/09/brazil-car-wash-prosecutors-workers-party-lula
A massive archive exclusively provided to the Intercept confirms long-held suspicions about the politicized motives and deceit of Brazil’s corruption investigators. The post Exclusive: Brazil’s Top Prosecutors Who Indicted Lula Schemed in Secret Messages to Prevent His Party From Winning 2018 (...)
Exclusive : Leaked Chats Between Brazilian Judge and Prosecutor Who Imprisoned Lula Reveal Prohibited Collaboration and Doubts Over Evidence
▻https://theintercept.com/2019/06/09/brazil-lula-operation-car-wash-sergio-moro
Judge Sergio Moro repeatedly counseled prosecutor Deltan Dallagnol via Telegram during more than two years of Operation Car Wash. The post Exclusive: Leaked Chats Between Brazilian Judge and Prosecutor Who Imprisoned Lula Reveal Prohibited Collaboration and Doubts Over Evidence appeared first (...)
The organizers behind Boston’s Straight Pride Parade should concern you
▻https://thinkprogress.org/organizers-behind-boston-straight-pride-parade-neo-nazis-far-right-a3
While Boston’s planned “straight pride parade” has created a fountain of hilarious jokes, there is a serious issue at hand with organizers’ close ties to far-right groups. The three men organizing the parade, planned for August 31, are John Hugo, Mark Sahady, and Chris Bartley, who is called the (...)
Climate Change Threatens Societal Collapse Within Decades : Report
▻https://www.truthdig.com/articles/climate-change-threatens-civilizational-collapse-within-decades-report
Even by the standards of the dire predictions given in climate studies, this one’s extreme: civilization itself could be past the point of no return by 205
ICE is Paying Millions to Surveillance Company to Spy on People’s Communications
▻https://privacyinternational.org/news-analysis/2995/ice-paying-millions-surveillance-company-spy-peoples-communica
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the agency at the centre of carrying out President Trump’s “zero tolerance” approach to immigration enforcement and family separation, has for years been contracting a US surveillance company to intercept peoples’ communications across the United States.
The Indian Catastrophe
▻https://jacobinmag.com/2019/05/india-elections-bjp-modi-hindu-nationalism
Even among opponents, it was widely believed that though the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would remain India’s single largest party, even perhaps by a large margin, after the country’s elections, it would definitely fall short of a majority. Few would have dared to predict the eventual outcome. (...)
The Anti-Abortion Strategy Closing the Last Clinic in Missouri Is Sneakier Than a Ban
▻https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/05/missouri-last-abortion-clinic-licensing
Unless the courts step in, on Saturday, June 1, Missouri will become the first state in the country without an abortion clinic since Roe v. Wade was decided almost 50 years ago. But it’s not because of the law that Gov. Mike Parson signed earlier this month banning abortions after eight weeks. (...)
The University Is a Battleground
▻https://jacobinmag.com/2019/05/graduate-worker-unions-nlrb-history
Academic worker unions have faced two major challenges in recent decades: the invalidation, legally and politically, of their status as workers on campus, and the increasing corporatization of universities. Just at the moment where universities are imposing increasing austerity and precarity on (...)
Algeria : Divisions as country heads towards controversial elections
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Will the Algerian public unite again once time has unraveled a clearer picture for the future?
Is “Terrorist Recidivism” Real ?
▻https://theintercept.com/2019/05/27/terrorist-recidivism-john-walker-lindh
Those who believe the release of “American Taliban” John Walker Lindh poses a new threat to our collective safety simply haven’t been paying attention. The post Is “Terrorist Recidivism” Real? appeared first on The Intercept.
Assange inculpé pour espionnage, danger majeur pour la liberté d’informer ▻https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/international/240519/assange-inculpe-pour-espionnage-danger-majeur-pour-la-liberte-d-informer #Assange #assangearrest #libertédexpression #FreeSpeech #Whistleblower #lanceurdalerte #soutienAssange
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Abortion Bans Are Backfiring Spectacularly Across the U.S.
▻https://www.truthdig.com/articles/abortion-bans-are-backfiring-spectacularly-all-across-the-u-s
In Texas, if state Rep. Tony Tinderholt had his way, women who have an abortion could get the death penalty. Fortunately, his bill didn’t make it out of co
Grand Theft Austria
▻https://jacobinmag.com/2019/05/sebastian-kurz-heinz-christian-strache-video
Even just last week it was Western Europe’s most popular and successful right-populist coalition. But on Saturday the Austrian government led by Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (Austrian People’s Party, ÖVP) and Vice-Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache (Freedom Party, FPÖ), imploded as snippets of a (...)
EXCLUSIF : L’Arabie saoudite exécutera trois éminents dignitaires religieux modérés après le Ramadan | Middle East Eye édition française
▻https://www.middleeasteye.net/fr/en-bref/exclusif-larabie-saoudite-executera-trois-eminents-dignitaires-religi
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Trois érudits saoudiens modérés, incarcérés pour de multiples accusations de « terrorisme », seront condamnés à mort et exécutés peu après le Ramadan, selon deux sources gouvernementales et un des proches de ces hommes qui se sont confiés à Middle East Eye.
Le plus important d’entre eux est cheikh Salman al-Ouda, un érudit de renommée internationale, réputé pour ses opinions relativement progressistes dans le monde islamique, notamment sur la charia et l’homosexualité.
Ouda a été arrêté en septembre 2017 peu de temps après avoir tweeté une prière pour la réconciliation entre l’Arabie saoudite et son voisin du Golfe, le Qatar, trois mois après le l’instauration du blocus par Riyad contre l’émirat.
Les deux autres personnes qui doivent être exécutées sont Awad al-Qarni, un prédicateur sunnite, universitaire et auteur, et Ali al-Omari, un animateur télé très populaire. Les deux hommes ont aussi été arrêtés en septembre 2017.
Tous les trois sont très suivis sur les réseaux sociaux. Le compte Twitter arabe d’Oudah compte 13,4 millions de followers et un hashtag #freesalmanalodah a été lancé après son arrestation. La chaîne de télévision « For Youth » d’Omari avait également une audience considérable.
Si vous pouvez le lire en anglais, c’est quand même moins mauvais (érudits saoudiens modérés = prominent moderate Saudi Sunni scholars). Il y a dans l’article un curieux mélange d’affirmations vraiment discutables (Salman el-OUda considéré comme « relativement progressiste » par ex.), de rumeurs invérifiables et de rappels utiles (rôle de Twitter, ampleur de la répression)...
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