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I met Marianne Hoynes, a second-generation social activist, thanks to one of the many enduring networks spawned by Occupy Wall Street (OWS). Let me tell you a bit about her. ...
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I met Marianne Hoynes, a second-generation social activist, thanks to one of the many enduring networks spawned by Occupy Wall Street (OWS). Let me tell you a bit about her. ...
Read more ›Enrico Letta smiles through gritted teeth, during his interview with PBS, shortly before meeting with President Barack Obama. The last time he had been in Parliament (he is Italian's Prime Minister) it was him having to run to avert a crisis of governance, but in front of the questioning U.S. journalists, the PM flaunts diplomacy, speaking of human understanding for the difficulties experienced by Barack Ob ...
Read more ›"Men make history, not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better. " - Harry S. Truman Veteran For Peace wearing Manning sticker, flag showing distress by Marianne Hoynes This is a critical time in US History, when the US Government, desperate to cover up war cri ...
Read more ›1.8 million people, many from European countries in crisis, have migrated to Germany in 2012. Compared to the previous year (2011) there’s an increase of more than 13%, these figures derive from the Federal Ministry of the statistics. The former Minister for Family, "Von der Leyen" (CDU) spoke of a very positive evolution: We must not only talk about figures, but also about the quality of migrants which is ...
Read more ›Lose all your  hope, ye who enter here. The inscription at the entrance of Dante's hell will be the new motto for the Web access.  Google, Yahoo and Microsoft, in cooperation with the U.S. government, are discussing a new act to restrict freedom of expression, information and free supply of shared resources.  To understand the seriousness of this bill, just think sbout Abu Ghraib: only sharing news, photos ...
Read more ›Iceland has been front and center in world news for the last five years. The country with the oldest seated Parliament in Europe has survived, albeit battered and bruised, the third largest banking and economic collapse in recorded history. They used the power of the internet in the most innovative and creative way the world has ever seen; by creating a crowd sourced constitution, written online by the peop ...
Read more ›The American spirit is alive and well. It is no longer living in the USA; it decided to emigrate due to political persecution, and seek safe haven in Iceland. It is not often in our current world that we see the little guy winning against big Banksters and governmental corruption, but there is a battle for independence waging now, and it is happening with these descendants of Vikings- the Icelanders! by www ...
Read more ›As a journalist I do not usually write in first person, especially when going to interview Birgitta Jonsdottir; a member of Icelandic Parliament, an Artist, a member of the Pirate Party, and an integral member of Wikileaks. But interviewing Birgitta even though we had not met before, was like sitting down with a close girlfriend and fellow activist for a chat. The most remarkable thing about Birgitta next t ...
Read more ›At the end the loan of 10 billion will come . This has been decided after an exstraordinary night meeting of the Eurogroup, all to avoid arriving on Tuesday with bank accounts still stuck. Greece is among the sponsors for the gradual return of the loan, chosen for its proximity to the historic island, divided in two by the rivalry with Turkey. ...
Read more ›InformAction referred to him has one of the most likely cardinals to become Pope, amongst a group of fourteen others. CEI (Italian Episcopal Conference) has to withdraw hastily the congratulation note to Scola, as a short round of scrutiny seemed to favor the most probable one. However, as the old saying goes, who enters in the Conclave as Pope, exits as cardinal, and traditions, in the Vatican, always prov ...
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