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The workers
“Saluez, riches heureux, /“Salute, you happy rich, Ces pauvres en haillons / These poor in rags Saluez, ce sont eux, / Salute them, they’re the ones Qui gagnent vos millions” / Who earn your millions” Song by the Penn Sardin of Douarnenez, 1905. Wealth in Europe and America has been and continues to be built…
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The richest 1% are at war with the rest of the world
“There’s class warfare, all right, but it’s my class, the rich class, that’s making war, and we’re winning.” Warren Buffett – Good Reads: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/123058-there-s-class-warfare-all-right-but-it-s-my-class-the “Terrorism is the war of the poor. War is the terrorism of the rich.” Ustinov Peter: https://www.grainesdepaix.org/fr/ressources/sinspirer/aphorismes/le-terrorisme-est-la-guerre-des-pauvres-la-guerre-est-le-terrorisme-des-riches What does this war involve? In France, as elsewhere, the role of national education…
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The Modern “chiffon rouge”
When people organize to improve their conditions, there are results. When people organize to improve their conditions, there are results. They don’t need representatives to speak for them, instead of them. When staff unions live off the backs of union members, they no longer defend them, they scare them into staying in the union. If…
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The Rust Belt
The Rust Belt made the eastern USA rich and prosperous. From 1850 to 1980, the largest American companies were located near the Great Lakes: US Steel, Ford, General Motors, etc. Millions of Americans worked in these factories, at first in difficult conditions, then these conditions improved thanks to the organization of workers into unions. These…
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Who backs the US military?
Donald Trump has no respect for the U.S. military. He has publicly disavowed the C.I.A., admitting that he believes Putin more than the C.I.A. He puts Putin’s interests and his own personal interests before those of the United States. Trump sides with Putin over US intelligence – CNN: https://edition.cnn.com/2018/07/16/politics/donald-trump-putin-helsinki-summit/index.html He called those who died in combat…
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Arizona, Nevada and California Dream
Californians are leaving California because housing is terribly expensive, and beggary and poverty are everywhere on the streets. Inequality is toxic: the state has the most billionaires and the most homeless people in the US. Tens of thousands of residents of Nevada and Arizona are seeing their housing prices soar as a result of the…
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We’re all in it together
The Republicans, Richard Nixon with the opening up to China in the 1970s and Ronald Reagan with the relocation of manufacturing to Mexico in the 1980s, put quantities of products on the market at lower prices than before. This was presented as a gift to purchasing power. It gave people more disposable income. Landlords then…
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Yes to the popular referendum!
Elisée Reclus, L’Anarchie – Wikisource: https://fr.m.wikisource.org/wiki/L%E2%80%99Anarchie_(Reclus)#anarchie / Elisée Reclus, Anarchy: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/elisee-reclus-anarchy Mikhail Bakunin – Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Bakunin On the same topic: Et si les “gilets jaunes” s’inspiraient de la Suisse pour le “référendum d’initiative citoyenne” ? On vous présente leur système – France Info: https://www.francetvinfo.fr/economie/transports/gilets-jaunes/et-si-les-gilets-jaunes-s-inspiraient-de-la-suisse-pour-le-referendum-d-initiative-citoyenne-on-vous-presente-leur-systeme_3109759.html#xtor=CS2-765 On political parties: Discours : Ma démission de la présidence du Parti…
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Is Artificial Intelligence good for humans?
Our understanding of how the brain and AI (Artificial Intelligence) work has advanced considerably. The best model of the human brain we have today dates from the 1970s and is based on neural networks. For each characteristic, a knowledge or emotion is associated. We reconstruct concepts whenever we need them. Our memories are linked to…
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Only two candidates to choose from
There is a lack of democracy, justice and unity in the United States. The choice is limited: Harris or Trump. People who vote for Kamala Harris are choosing a country where citizens co-exist with equal rights. People who vote for Trump are choosing a country where people co-exist but with unequal access to the law.…