Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Nov 27, 2008	The crisis of capitalism: toward the end of a materialist age
By İBRAHİM ÖZTÜRK: Today we are paying the cost of the last, but not the least, crisis caused by the "capitalist ideology." To remind you, a serious crisis came at the beginning of the 20th century that resulted in World War I. The second big crisis came with the Great Depression and...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Nov 16, 2008	The Washington meeting
Reflections by comrade Fidel: According to recent statements, some supportive governments do not cease to say they want to facilitate transition in Cuba. What kind of transition? Transition to capitalism, the only system they have absolute faith in. They do not say a word about the merits...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Nov 12, 2008	The first world peace prompted the Second World War
MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Dmitry Kosyrev) - The First World War ended exactly 90 years ago - in peace, as all wars do. That peace was the first attempt in history to establish a truly global control system which would not allow a repetition of a global war. The aim of that...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Nov 3, 2008	The American dream
By ÖMER TAŞPINAR: History will not be kind to the Bush administration. According to New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, an unscientific poll of 109 professional historians found that 61 percent rated President George W. Bush as the worst president in American history. A...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Oct 31, 2008	Economic illiteracy
Reflections of Fidel: IN Zulia, Chavez made reference to “comrade Sarkozy,” and did so with a certain irony but he meant no offense. On the contrary, he was rather recognizing the sincerity of the president when he spoke in Beijing in his capacity as chairman of the European Community....... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Oct 29, 2008	Capitalism under attack?
By The Nassau Institute: Originally known as economic individualism, The Routledge Dictionary of Economics (2000) informs us that Capitalism is: 1. A socioeconomic system of production using roundabout methods of production (Roundabout method of production is - A method of production...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Oct 19, 2008	THE LAW OF THE JUNGLE
Reflections of Fidel: Trade, within a society and among countries, is the exchange of goods and services produced by human beings. The owners of the means of production appropriate the profits. As a class, they are the leaders of the capitalist state and they boast of fostering development...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Oct 14, 2008	The White House ghost
Reflections of Fidel: THREE days ago, on Friday October 10, the world was shocked by the impact of the Wall Street financial crisis. There is no way to count the millions of dollars in paper money injected by the Federal Reserve into the world’s finances to keep up banking operations and...... [view]

Posted By:  mydemand Posted On:  Oct 10, 2008	Interesting changes afoot
So it seems that there are quite a number of interesting changes to the Malaysian education system, following the Ministry of Education’s blueprint: 1. A holistic, less exam-oriented primary school curriculum. I like this idea. The early childhood years are highly formative and...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Oct 9, 2008	Bahamas prison system is a major contributor of crime in the Islands
'Prison system major contributor to crime' : By CANDIA DAMES, Guardian News Editor - Nassau, Bahamas: The prison system remains "one of the major contributors to crime in the country", National Advisory Council on Crime (NACC) Chairman Bishop Simeon Hall declared yesterday. Bishop...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Oct 3, 2008	The battle of hope and experience
From The Economist print edition: Will America choose the old hero who favours tax cuts for business and the rich and backed George Bush’s wars? Or the young man who promises health care for all, a swift exit from Iraq and more money for the average worker? As America’s financial system...... [view]