by Tyler Durden via TheAntiMedia.org {1} Zero Hedge (April 22 2016) In a rare show of bipartisanship, President Obama and top Republicans in Congress have come together {2} to shield Americans from knowing the truth about who was behind the…

Frankie Boyle The GUARDIAN April 27th 2016 One of the worst things for doctors must be that, after seven years of study and then another decade of continuing professional exams, patients come in telling them they’re wrong after spending 20…

The GUARDIAN April 26th, 2016 There has always been a tension at the heart of medical practice as to whether it is a vocation or a job, between dedication to patients and to making money. It is, of course, a…

Polly Toynbee The Guardian April 26th. 2015 Someone will die in hospital as the junior doctors’ strike today and Wednesday. In fact about 1,200 patients will die on each day because, for better or worse, hospital is where most people…

David Miranda The Guardian 21st April 2016 The story of Brazil’s political crisis, and the rapidly changing global perception of it, begins with its national media. The country’s dominant broadcast and print outlets are owned by a tiny handful of…

A Pathway to a Different Future by Dmitry Orlov Club Orlov (April 12 2016) Update: Since none of you got the right answer, here is a hint. Q: What is the major reconciling force that governs our system of politics…

… How Extremely Stupid America Has Become by Michael Snyder The Economic Collapse (March 29 2016) Ten years ago, a major Hollywood film entitled “Idiocracy” was released, and it was an excellent metaphor for what would happen to America over…

by Mike Whitney CounterPunch (March 30 2016) Is there a conspiracy to keep wages from rising or is it just plain-old class warfare? Check out these charts from a recent report by Deutsche Bank and see what you think {1}:…

A Pathway to a Different Future – Serialisation by Dmitry Orlov Club Orlov (April 05 2016) Creative capitalism, ethical capitalism, altruistic capitalism, natural capitalism, green capitalism, distributed and democratic capitalism. Capitalism 2.0? Capitalism comes with a potpourri of sweet-scented prefixes,…

Thursday 7 April 2016 The Guardian The leak of 11.5m files from the Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca continues to create upheaval around the world. The documents were leaked to the German daily Süddeutsche Zeitung, which shared them with the…