Que cherchez vous ?

L'étau se resserre sur certains vers de terre

Qui ont toujours cru bon de violer les bonnes manières

Ou qui ont toujours su tirer profit des trous de la matière

Du sexe, du pouvoir et de l'argent qui polluent l'atmosphère

Ils se sont sentis affranchis et ont franchis toutes les frontières

Sans le moindre souci pour nos pères et nos repères

Most of us feel that climate change is too big for us to do anything about — or maybe it’s just not real enough. We’ve become fatalistic, putting our heads in the sand and tuning out the growing din of alarming signals.

But some people — though very few — are actually doing something about it.

Source : The Verge, Nick Statt, 01-08-2019

Le livre du lanceur d’alerte emblématique sort le 17 septembre.

Photo par Rosdiana Ciaravolo/Getty Images

Source : Proche & Moyen-Orient, Guillaume Berlat, 26-08-2019

Reading Time: 1minute While President Donald Trump likes to pal around with some of the world’s dictators and strongmen, the rest of his foreign policy resembles that of many past president. It’s just one reason why the US is increasingly unpopular across the globe.

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President Franklin D. Roosevelt said something in 1938 that — in 2019 — may no longer be true, or so it seems on bad days:

Source : Consortium News, Patrick Lawrence, 16-05-2019

Le 16 mai 2019

Patrick Lawrence signale que les « Iraq War Logs » [archives de la guerre en Irak, NdT], contiennent – c’est une première – pléthore de documents, de rapports militaires et de vidéos.

Source : Antiwar.com, Gareth Porter, 19-07-2019

par Gareth Porter

Publié le 19 juillet 2019

La couverture médiatique de la question nucléaire iranienne par les médias américains est dramatiquement chaotique depuis de nombreuses années. Aujourd’hui, cependant, ces mêmes médias contribuent à l’aggravation de la crise entre Washington et Téhéran.

Despite denials, there’s plenty of evidence Israel spies on Americans.

The DMV Is Selling Your Data to a Vast Array of Third Parties (Chris)

From Techdirt: “Some of the data [is] sold to the usual suspects (auto insurance companies being the most obvious), but much of it is routinely sold to more dubious third-party outfits and private investigators.

Suite de notre billet sur la Chronique économique de François-Xavier Pietri (chef du service économique de TF1) sur LCI le 11 septembre, “Non, les profs ne sont pas mal payés” :

Nous vous remercions tout d’abord pour la large diffusion que vous avez donné à notre travail.

Every day there are stories about how interactions between people have become increasingly tribal — prompting individuals to trash facts, science, and objective reality in the service of a cause or a set of beliefs.

It’s almost as if society has been taken over by cults.

In this week’s WhoWhatWhy podcast, we talk to Dr. Janja Lalich, professor emeritus of sociology at Cal State University, Chico, and one of the nation’s leading authorities on cults.

Liberals and Conservatives “most extreme” in opposing boycott of Israel.

Source : France culture, Guillaume Erner, Jean-Claude Michéa, 11-01-2019

“Je suis dans la beauté absolue d’un monde que le capitalisme a déserté”, s’enthousiasme Michéa en racontant sa vie dans les Landes : pas de commerces, pas de richesse, mais un retour à la terre vécu comme l’expérience d’une ruralité authentique.

Source : The Guardian, Nafeez Ahmed, 07-06-2013

How Climate Change Is Driving Emigration From Central America (Mili)

The author writes, “Studies show that displacement often happens indirectly through the impact of climate change on agricultural livelihoods, with some areas pressured more than others.

Israeli company suing human rights group for investigating Golan Heights wind farm.

Just because something can be done does not mean that it should be. Case in point: a flying nuclear reactor, which sounds almost worse than the nuclear warhead at the business end of a conventionally powered missile.

Aujourd’hui nous allons analyser le rendu par les médias des conclusions du rapport 2019 de l’OCDE sur l’enseignement ; ils se sont axés sur “le salaire des profs” – et cela a été grandiose, surtout sur LCI

Source : France culture, Guillaume Erner, Jean-Claude Michéa, 10-01-2019

“J’ai trouvé ma voix dans les Essais d’Orwell”, affirme Jean-Claude Michéa qui consacre plusieurs ouvrages à la pensée de l’écrivain.

Source : Consortium News, Ben Norton, 25-06-2019

Le 25 juin 2019

Le journal américain de référence a donné très récemment un exemple éloquent de la relation de symbiose qui existe entre les médias institutionnels et le gouvernement, par Ben Norton pour Grayzone

Canada discriminates against Palestinian beer and wine.

Journalists serve as stenographers to Benjamin Netanyahu.

The post Great March of Return: Israeli Atrocities in Numbers appeared first on Norman G. Finkelstein.

The post To the People of Gaza–You are not forgotten! A New Chapter Will Begin on November 1, 2019. The Struggle Will Yet Yield Victory, and Prove That the Word Can Be Mightier Than the Sword. appeared first on Norman G. Finkelstein.

The post Wishing Sarah, Daughter of Sana, A Blessed Future appeared first on Norman G. Finkelstein.

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India Builds Detention Camps for up to 1.9M People (Chris)

The author writes, “The Indian government is building mass detention camps after almost two million people were told they could be effectively stripped of citizenship.

Alliance between Christian evangelicals and Gulf states based on mutual enmity towards Iran.

A federal judge’s ruling has raised hopes that we may better understand any possible ties between Saudi Arabia’s ruling family and the 9/11 hijackers — the vast majority of whom were Saudi citizens.

Source : France culture, Jean-Claude Michéa, Guillaume Erner, 09-01-2019

Jean-Claude Michéa est désormais un auteur qui compte. Et pourtant, chacun de ses livres représente pour Michéa une douleur. Le philosophe nous explique comment il a publié son premier livre par hasard.

Une fantastique illustration du phénomène de “chien de garde” médiatique – en plus face à un simple social démocrate bon teint…

Source : Là-bas si j’y suis, 09-09-2019

Source : Lobe Log, Paul R. Pillar, 24-07-2019

Le 24 Juillet 2019

Zalmay Khalilzad (Gage Skidmore via Flickr)

Par Paul R. Pillar

For Some Texans, Nearest Abortion Clinic Is 250 Miles Away (Reader Steve)

The author writes, “Faced with drives of four hours or more to Fort Worth, Dallas, El Paso or out-of-state clinics, many women need at least two days to obtain an abortion — a situation that advocates say exacerbates the challenges of arranging child ca

Benny Gantz recycles apartheid South Africa propaganda.

When signing the Social Security Act into law in 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt said  that it is impossible to ensure the entire population against all hazards, but that the new program would “give some measure of protection to the average citizen and to his family against the loss of a job and against poverty-ridden old age.”

Community leader Ameer Makhoul reflects on nine years in Israeli prison.

Source : France culture, Jean-Claude Michéa, Guillaume Erner, 08-01-2019

“C’est beau d’enseigner à des gens qui ne seront jamais philosophes”. Michéa nous raconte ses années de formation, puis son bonheur de vivre et d’enseigner à Montpellier.

Source : Le Blog Mediapart, Pierre T 30-08-2019

Source : Consortium News, Ray McGovern, 01-07-2019

1er juillet 2019

Donald Trump devra finalement rappeler à son conseiller à la sécurité nationale et secrétaire d’État qui est président s’il veut que des progrès soient réalisés en Corée du Nord, dit Ray McGovern.

Bassam al-Sayih was never granted a trial.

Officials Ignored Warnings Before Massive ‘Gladiator Fight’ at Soledad (Chris)

From Shadowproof: “The head of California’s prison system visited the Correctional Training Facility (CTF) in Soledad the day before dozens of prisoners were injured and hospitalized in a fight, which prisoners and advocates say was entirely pre

The post Expating Bali Report appeared first on We Are Change.

A key component of the “information warfare” Russia waged on the 2016 presidential election was the spread of misinformation on popular social media platforms. Yet, in spite of repeated calls from US intelligence agencies to secure future elections, the federal government has done nothing to prevent this from happening again.

Nous vous recommandons cette série sur Jean-claude Michéa, que nous publierons cette semaine.

Source : France culture, Jean-Claude Michéa, Guillaume Erner, 07-01-2019

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Source : Cnet, Alfred NG, 02-07-2019

Un sénateur américain a posé les questions et Amazon a fourni les réponses et vous n’avez peut être pas envie de les entendre.

When little kids don’t want to eat something, they often throw a temper tantrum and loudly proclaim that the food on their plate is “yucky.” In politics, when the rich don’t like something, they have their puppets throw a tantrum and loudly proclaim that the policy they object to is “socialism.”

Source : La Tribune, Gérard Vespierre 25-08-2019

Source : Proche & Moyen-Orient, Guillaume Berlat, 05-08-2019

Reading Time: 1minute In order to punish the children of undocumented immigrants, President Donald Trump wants to end birthright citizenship, which makes anyone born on US soil an American. But once we start holding people accountable for the sins of their fathers and mothers, where does it stop?

The post The Sins of the Father, Mother, and President appeared first on WhoWhatWhy.

In 2016, Rhode Island officials were astonished when a referendum delivered the implausible tally of 8,471 “no” votes and only five “yeses.” The state’s Board of Elections ordered a recount, through which officials learned that their electronic voting machines had a grave vulnerability — they inaccurately read voter marks on the ballots.