Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1%

by Joseph Stiglitz, Vanity Fair It’s no use pretending that what has obviously happened has not in fact happened. The upper 1 percent of Americans are now taking in nearly a quarter of the nation’s income every year. In terms of wealth rather than income, the top 1 percent control 40 percent. Their lot in [...]

Mexico: Anti-union labor law “reform” pushed by the right

by Emile Schepers, the People’s World The two right-wing parties in the Mexican congress have come together to promote a labor law “reform” that unions see as an effort to crush organized labor. Protests are being planned at the national and international level.

US orchestrates regime change in Libya, using social media

A must see video detailing how the PR and advertising firms of the west are using social media to advance the regime change agenda of the Obama White House.