August 17, 2013
Pirate Bay decade: Fighting censorship, copyright monopolies bit by bit
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Hard hitting global and local news
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See more here: Pirate Bay decade: Fighting censorship, copyright monopolies bit by bit
Abe now tells Japanese firms " Stop Sitting on Cash " Okuma, a Japanese machine-tool maker, has seen its stock price rise around 30% this year.
Read the article: Ford CEO Calls Japan a "Currency Manipulator"; What Country Isn’t a Manipulator?
The Post article titled, " In Syria, new influx of weapons to rebels tilts the battle against Assad ," admits:Â A surge of rebel advances in Syria is being fueled at least in part by an influx of heavy weaponry in a renewed effort by outside powers to arm moderates in the Free Syrian Army, according to Arab and rebel officials. The new armaments, including anti-tank weapons and recoilless rifles, have been sent across the Jordanian border into the province of Daraa in recent weeks to counter the growing influence of Islamist extremist groups in the north of Syria by boosting more moderate groups fighting in the south, the officials say. Despite the rampant extremism in the north, French photographer Olivier Voisin found himself amongst these very militants in the midst of what we are told are waves of "rebel gains." Apparently these "gains" are being made at high costs
See the original post: Federal Court of Appeals Upholds Stripping of Collective Bargaining Rights of Public Unions; Union-Busting is a…
Politico notes Obama’s staged event, jokes draw McCain rebuke The crowd was nothing if not adoring. ("Thank you for having us!" Two standing ovations.) And the president did seem in a good mood.
Courtesy of the Weekly Standard , please check out the following union thuggery: Pro-Union Activist Threatens the Michigan Governor: ‘We’ll Be at Your Daughter’s Soccer Game’ A speaker at a protest against Michigan’s right-to-work legislation said that Republican governor Rick Snyder will “get no rest” from pro-union activists if Snyder signs the bill into law.”Just know one thing, Rick Snyder: You sign that bill, you won’t get no rest,” said Rev. Charles Williams II at the Tuesday rally in Lansing, according to Michigan Capitol Confidential
Right-to-Work provisions are at long last coming to Michigan. Reuters reports ‘right-to-work’ law exempts existing union contracts Right-to-Work could be approved within a week Stunning blow to organized labor Immediate impact blunted by "grandfather" clause Opponents vow to overturn new law The proposed Michigan "right-to-work" law will not apply to existing union contracts, a leading sponsor of the proposal said on Friday, which may blunt its immediate impact on the huge auto industry in the state.
A prophetic interview with Sir James Goldsmith in 1994 exposes pathology of economic decline – sober warning then vs. NAFTA & GATT, and a sober, vindicated warning today against TPP, ASEAN, and more. December 7, 2012 (LD) – The sneering, conniving defenders of free-trade laughed in Sir James Goldsmith’s face during a 1994 interview when Goldsmith warned that not only would unskilled labor be moved offshore in the wake of both NAFTA and GATT, but skilled labor as well, undermining the very purpose of nation’s economy to serve the needs of society, and instead serve the needs of vast corporations