Assad Preparing to Use Chemical Arms, says Israel's Military Intel Chief
By Gili Cohen
The head of Israel's military intelligence, Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, said on Thursday that Syrian President Bashar Assad is preparing to make use of his chemical weapons cache, although he has yet to give an order for them to be used. Continue
Pope Francis’ Junta Past:
Argentine Journalist on New Pontiff’s Ties to Abduction of Jesuit Priests
By Democracy Now!
A leading Argentine journalist who exposes Francis’ connection to the abduction of two Jesuit priests. Continue
UK finance sector is bankrolling climate change: Want to know how many UK ministers have links with big finance and big oil? Find out how many executives at UK banks are also working for big oil
Wave of "Ag Gag" Bills Threaten US Food Safety and Freedom of the Press: In the modern era, effective enforcement of food safety and the humane treatment of animals has long relied on undercover video investigations by reporters and citizens.
Greek unemployment reaches record 26 percent: Unemployment in debt-crippled Greece rose to a record of 26 percent in the last quarter of 2012, as austerity measures combined with a deep recession took a harsh toll on the workforce.
Insanity!: Ireland mulls selling forests to pay debt ; Ireland is not the only eurozone member to try to sell off its environment to make some money. Greece has put some of its islands up for sale. But the move would make Ireland the only country in the developed world without a publicly owned forest.
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Once Upon a Time, Corporations Paid Taxes: Op-Ed: In America today, the New York Times reports, we’re living in “a golden age” — for corporate profits. These earnings have been leaping at a 20 percent annual clip. In fact, to find a year when corporations were grabbing as great a share of America’s income as they’re grabbing now, you have to go back to 1950.
Mass opposition to austerity in Portugal: Portugal’s statistics agency reported that its economy contracted 3.2 percent last year, the biggest fall in 37 years. With unemployment at 17.6 percent, behind only Greece and Spain in the European Union, mass mobilisations and strikes are becoming the norm.
Corporate-Approved State Bills Kick Low-Wage Workers While They’re Down: An extensive analysis recently published by labor advocacy organization the National Employment Law Project tracks more than 100 bills introduced in 31 states since January 2011 that “aim to repeal or weaken core wage standards at the state or local level.
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