News, Stories and Commentary
TomDispatch
A regular antidote to the mainstream media ... a project of The Nation Institute
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USA ... ELECTION 2016
Views of Robert Reich vs. Chris Hedges
Democracy Now! hosts a debate between Clinton supporter Robert Reich, who served as labor secretary under President Clinton, and Chris Hedges, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who backs Sanders
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USA ... ELECTION 2016
Trump
THE RIGHT WING ... Donald Trump Has Much in Common With Someone You Would Least Expect ... Like Trump, he possessed an uncanny media savvy that helped him to promote his hate-filled brand.
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USA ... ELECTION 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Steps up For Hillary As Historical Nominee; They Ready Themselves for Fierce Battle With Trump ...
The Sanders progressive revolution pledges to go forward for change.
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MILITARY
The Global Arms Business
'Weapons R Us.' ... The Staggering, Semi-Secret, $70 Billion Annual U.S. Global Arms Business
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POLICE
Policing in the USA
The NYPD Is Already a Small Army - Now It Is Hyping Terror Threats to Militarize Even More ...
'You name it, we are buying it,' says NYPD Chief Bill Bratton as city purchases $7.5 million in military-style gear.
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USA ... ELECTION 2016
ROLE AND PERFORMANCE OF MEDIA
At the GOP Convention, the Media Went AWOL ...
Almost no one in the press even acknowledged that regardless of how you feel about Donald Trump, the spectacle was crazy.
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USA ... ELECTION 2016
Tim Kaine
Heather Booth, Respected Progressive Organizer Makes Her Case for Tim Kaine ...
Hillary Clinton chose Tim Kaine to help win this election and have someone she can work with.
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Company
Gaia Metrics
Software Startup Gives Companies a 'QuickStart' on CSR Reports
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Sustainability Reporting
Putting sustainability in context
GRI response statement to the Center for Sustainable Organizations 21 September 2011 ... with TPB comment 160727
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Initiatives
Center for Sustainable Organizations
INNOVATING FOR CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT ... some context based metrics in the public domain
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UNEP
Corporate Sustainability Reporting
Raising the Bar on Corporate Sustainability Reporting to Meet Ecological Challenges Globally
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Initiatives
Tideline
Tideline is a consultancy firm that provides tailored advice to clients developing impact investing strategies, products and solutions
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Health
Malaria ... Malawi
This evaluation was undertaken by the Malawi Malaria Impact Evaluation Group. This group assisted with the planning, methodology, data assembly, data analysis, interpretation, and report preparation.
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People
Global Footprint Network
Some contacts at the Global Footprint Network
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Ideas
Ecological Debt
Which countries are in ecological debt? ... Written by: Christine Mungai, Mail & Guardian Africa ... August 2015
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Initiative
Global Footprint Network
August 13th is Earth Overshoot Day this year ... Carbon emissions continue pushing the Ecological Footprint further above the planet’s annual budget
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USA ... ELECTION 2016
President Carter for Hillary
Jimmy Carter's Great Hillary Story: How Clinton First Broke the Glass Ceiling 40 Years Ago ...
A powerful story from the former president.
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USA ... ELECTION 2016
Stronger Together
Bernie's After-Party: Delegates Hope to Take the 'Political Revolution' Back Home
Sanders delegates walk out—in anger, in celebration and sometimes in costume—vowing to continue the struggle.
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Health
Malaria
Malaria eradication and elimination: views on how to translate a vision into reality
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Food
Status of African food security ... February 2016
Which African countries are battling the biggest food shortages?
This article is published in collaboration with Mail & Guardian Africa.
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Country ... Ethiopia
Economist Newspaper viewpoint
Ethiopia is identified as an economic success story ... but is this reality
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Economic Performance
Economic growth and Well-being?
World Economic Forum ... Which countries are best at converting economic growth into well-being?
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TURKEY 2016
ATTEMPTED COUP
Two high-ranking generals resign in Turkey on eve of Supreme Military Council meeting, in protest against mass dismissals in wake of failed coup bid.
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Intellectual Capital
Ocean Tomo, LLC
An organizations to enable the maximization of the financial value of Intellectual Capital Equity®
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USA ... ELECTION 2016
ISSUES ... Abortion
Cecile Richards, CEO of Planned Parenthood) Said A Word Many Avoid On The DNC Stage
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Country ... Ghana
Humanitarian Aid and Corruption
Ghana: Food for Thought ...
An undercover investigation into the disturbing theft and black market sale of international food aid in Ghana.
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Country ... Ethiopia
Infrastrucuture
Could Ethiopia’s planned new airport rival Heathrow? Or is this infrastrucuture plan a massive mistake?
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Metrics ... GDP
GDP a poor measure of progress, say Davos economists ...
Three leading economists and academics at Davos agree: GDP is a poor way of assessing the health of our economies and we urgently need to find a new measure.
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Metrics ... GDP
World Economic Forum dialog about GDP
A collection of WEF postings about GDP as an economic measure ... (TPB: lots of talk but really very little substance!)
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Metrics
About GDP
What does GDP really tell us about economic growth? ... It's one of the most important numbers in economics, but is GDP a good measure of our economic recovery?
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Banking and Finance
Moving wealth not creating wealth
ECONOMY ... Over $100,000: That's How Much Big Finance Rips You Off ...
New research shows that the average U.S. household loses over $100,000 to destructive activities of bankers and financiers.
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People
Winnie Byanyima ... Oxfam
A short video about the economic measurement problem and massive inequality
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People
Princess Elizabeth Bagaya of Toro
LIFE ... Elizabeth Bagaya – The Princess Who Stole The Heart Of The West
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People
PRINCESS ELIZABETH BAGAAYA OF TORO
PRINCESS ELIZABETH BAGAAYA OF TORO ... on a peronal note, a friend of mine at Cambridge
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Uganda
The Traditional Kingdom of Toro
Video ... Tooro's Royal Wedding: A Documentary
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People ... Ideas
Stephen Hawking
Money / Opinion ... Our attitude towards wealth played a crucial role in Brexit. We need a rethink
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People
Roger Ailes
Ex-Fox News employee says Roger Ailes sexually exploited her for 20 years ... Laurie Luhn in an interview detailed coercive relationship that she says involved Ailes paying her for sexual favors
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Ideas
350.org ... Action ... Bill McKibben
3 thoughts on this election ... It's time for accountability ... (1) Trump is bad news ... (2) Sanders on energy is right ... (3) 350.org will focus on Wind and Solar energy
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People
Anas Aremeyaw Anas
Sahara Reporters ... Renowned Ghanaian Investigative Journalist Anas Gives Speech, Exclusive Interview
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Issue ... Cyber Freedom
Country ... UAE
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has issued new federal laws relating to IT crimes, including use of virtual private networks (VPN) to secure web traffic from prying eyes.
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Dysfunctional Economics
International Tax System has huge issues
Facebook hit with $5billion invoice by IRS (Inland Revenue Service) which
says it undervalued its assets in Ireland move from the UK
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Understanding Violence
Is it political, economic, racist or religious?
Where is in depth independent objective journalism?
Munich Shooter Considered Himself Aryan, Admired Hitler and Breivik.
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USA - ELECTION 2016
ISSUES ... Fossil Fuel Policy
Activism ... 350.org ... Fossil Fuel Policy activism
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Energy Market
Petroleum ... World Trade
OPEC A Year Later: Is there a war for market share and who is winning?
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Energy Market
Price ... Supply ... Demand ... Inventories ... Capacity to Produce ... Capacity to Store ... Demand for Product
The Price Rally Is Over: Capital Drives the Oil Market to Low Prices
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USA ... ELECTION 2016
Carl Bernstein on Trump
Never Has a Demagogue Reached This Point in Our Electoral System Before ...
Veteran journalist Carl Bernstein, who helped bring down Nixon, has some choice words for Trump.
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TVM ADMIN
MISC CONNECTIONS
Several ;ink addresses for articles about various socio-economic development issues
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Peter Burgess
Video July 2014
Peter Burgess CEO @Tr-Ac-Net, Inc./Sifiso Nxsana in NYC Tue 7/14/09
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ELECTION 2016
Democracy Now ... Democratic National Convention
Democracy Now ... Fireworks: Two Black Intellectual Heavyweights Debate Hillary, Trump, Race and Neoliberalism ... Michael Eric Dyson and Eddie Glaude go mano a mano.
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