European Union officials are furious about revelations that the US is spying on them and on Continental Europeans as vigorously as it spies on China. Their anger derives in part from their negotiations over a free trade agreement with the US, given that they now believe their negotiating positions may have been penetrated by US […]
Dubai’s Underwater Hotel
Construction of the Water Discus underwater hotel of Dubai may be begun soon, and it will be finished in five years, according to Colin Simpson of the UAE’s The National. This video gives an overview:
How Obama has made Whistleblowers the Flying Dutchmen of the 21st Century (van Buren)
Peter van Buren writes at Tomdispatch: As a State Department whistleblower, I think a lot about Edward Snowden. I can’t help myself. My friendships with other whistleblowers like Tom Drake, Jesslyn Radack, Daniel Ellsberg, and John Kiriakou lead me to believe that, however different we may be as individuals, our acts have given us much […]
‘The 19th Day of the Egyptian Revolution’: What the Egyptian Press is Saying about Today’s Mass Protest
Via the USG Open Source Center, report on Egypt press for June 30, 2013 (arrangement and headings by JC), regarding the massive demonstrations throughout the country by leftists, liberals and Muslim centrists against the presidency of Muhammad Morsi, elected one year ago, who represents the religious Right and is seen by many Egyptians arrogant, high-handed […]
GE’s ‘Brilliant’ Wind Turbines offer Cheaper Energy than Coal, Gas, & have Battery Storage
GE’s Brilliant wind turbines generate electricity more cheaply than coal or gas according to Clean Technica , and have battery storage for when the wind isn’t blowing: Here’s a well-done video on the technology: The Department of Energy issued a report in December finding that building out US wind power over the next two decades […]
US bugged EU offices, Collects 1/2 Billion German Internet & Phone Connections Monthly
Der Spiegel has two explosive stories on NSA spying from Edward Snowden’s leaked documents. The first is that the US has bugged the telephones and the computers of the European Union offices in Washington, D.C. It has had the ability to monitor all meetings there, as well as to see all emails and documents stored […]
Obama at Soweto University: New Generation of Africans taking its Place on World Stage
President Obama’s address at Soweto University, via Channel 4 News:
Duelling Demonstrations Divide Egypt over Morsi and Fundamentalism
Tens of thousands of leftist, liberal and centrist protesters gathered in Tahrir Square on Friday for “The Last Warning” aimed at President Muhammad Morsi of the Brotherhood. Morsi has ruled Egypt for the past year, after winning the presidential election in June of 2012. He has made a series of arrogant and polarizing policy decisions […]
Glenn Greenwald: Good journalism is measured by how angry you make the people you’re covering (Video)
Greenwald’s video appearance at the Socialism conference in Chicago (via We are Many:
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