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The Media and Mass Opinion

Posted on February 13, 2013 by

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Ac. Krtashivananda The primary function of the media is now to sell – sell audiences to corporate advertisers. The media make no money from subscriptions, only from advertisers, whose point of view they must reflect. Advertisers will not pay for discussions that encourage people to undermine corporate power. Media support of corporate power seemingly implies that the media  sell free market principles. In reality, like the corporations they rely on, the media believe in free … Continue reading →

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Iran remains unfazed by Sanction Threat

Posted on January 29, 2013 by

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By Ac. Krtashivananda Iran knows that it will have more leverage in the talks with the US if it has a bomb. Iran sanctions raise concern of impending humanitarian crisis. Fresh Western sanctions targeting industries in Iran have led to concern over an impending humanitarian crisis in the country. Many Iranians now find black market dealers are the only way to get vital drugs, which are in limited supply because of sanctions against the country’s … Continue reading →

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A Deception of development

Posted on January 9, 2013 by

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M. Ramaswamy and Ramaswamy R. Iyer edited:Ac.Krtashivananda RALLY BY THE DAM-AFFECTED PEOPLE: In a climate where environmental and human rights issues are increasingly being sacrificed at the altar of ‘development,’ the Narmada Bachao Andolan (Save Narmada Movement) has been persevering untiringly with its struggle for decades.     The Second Interim Report of the Experts’ Committee set up by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) of the Government of India to assess the planning and … Continue reading →

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The illusion of Democracy

Posted on December 26, 2012 by

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Ac. Krtashivananda. – Liberal Journalism, And Climate Deceptions
In an era of permanent war, economic meltdown and climate ‘weirdness”, we need all the champions of truth and justice that we can find. But where are they? What happened to trade unions, the green movement, human rights groups, campaigning newspapers, peace activists, strong-minded academics, progressive voices? Continue reading →

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‘Flatten all of Gaza’

Posted on December 10, 2012 by

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Edited by: Ac: Krtashivananda In The Politics of Genocide, Edward Herman and David Peterson wrote:  ‘The vulgar politicisation of the concept of genocide, and the “emerging international norm” of humanitarian intervention, appear to be products of the fading of the Cold War, which removed the standard pretexts for intervention while leaving intact the institutional and ideological framework for its regular practice during those years.’ We Must Blow Gaza Back To The Middle Ages With the … Continue reading →

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Israel and Gaza: Then and Now

Posted on November 23, 2012 by

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by Ac.Krtashivananda Four years ago on Nov. 4, while Americans were going to the polls to elect a new president, Israeli infantry, tanks and bulldozers entered the Gaza Strip to dismantle an extensive tunnel network used by Hamas to smuggle in weapons. An already tenuous truce mediated by the Egyptian government of Hosni Mubarak had been broken. Hamas responded with a barrage of mortar and rocket fire lasting several weeks, and on Dec. 27, 2008, … Continue reading →

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UPRISING IN TIBET

Posted on November 5, 2012 by

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The high-altitude Himalayan plateau associated in popular memory with meditation and Buddhist serenity, has been the scene of periodic strife ever since it was seized militarily by China in 1951.
China’s government regards Tibet as an integral part of China and is sensitive to expressions of support from Tibet’s former ruler, the Dalai Lama, who fled into exile in 1959, after a failed uprising against Chinese rule. Continue reading →

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Is Wal-Mart Good for Asia?

Posted on October 18, 2012 by

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Source: Far Eastern Economic Review                           Edited: Ac. Krtashivananda Wal-Mart Stores Inc., headquartered in rural Bentonville, Arkansas (population 29,000), is the world’s largest corporation, with annual revenues approaching the $350 billion range. Wal-Mart’s revenues are larger than the combined GDPs of Hong Kong and Malaysia. Wal-Mart imported about $27 billion in merchandise from China last year—about the same as did Singapore. What began 45 years ago when hillbilly entrepreneur Sam Walton launched a no-frills mom-and-pop discount … Continue reading →

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ICE MELTS INTO WATER

Posted on October 5, 2012 by

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Arctic Ice Melt, Psychopathic Capitalism And The Corporate Media. By David Cromwell and David Edwards. Climate scientists recently announced that Arctic sea ice had shrunk to its smallest surface area since satellite observations began in 1979. An ice-free summer in the Arctic, once projected to be more than a century away, now looks possible just a few decades from now. Some scientists say it may happen within the next few years. The loss is hugely … Continue reading →

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THE POLARISED WORLD OF GLOBALISATION

Posted on September 18, 2012 by

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A response to Friedman’s Flat earth hypothesis – Dr. Vandana Shiva The project of corporate Globalisation is a project for polarising and dividing people – along axis of class and economic inequality, axis of religion and culture, axis of gender, axis of geographies and regions. Never before in human history has the gap between those who labour and those who accumulate wealth without labour been greater. Never before has hate between cultures been so global. Never … Continue reading →

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A Planetary Alternative to the Global Economy

Posted on September 5, 2012 by

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By David C. Korten, The People-Centered Development Forum The Global Capitalist Economy Inequality and injustice are not accidental outcomes of global capitalism, they are its defining characteristics. In a capitalist regime, money is embraced as the measure of all value. The maximization of returns to financial capital becomes society’s defining goal. Competition, individualism, and materialism are nurtured as favoured cultural norms. Stock prices and gross domestic product (GDP) are the accepted measures of progress and … Continue reading →

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Transformation through the people and for the people.

Posted on August 13, 2012 by

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by Ac. Krtashivananda At the outset, the word transformation or progress needs to be defined.  The development of roads, buildings and industries are not the criteria of progress. The quest for freedom in physical, intellectual and spiritual realm is the criteria of progress. This quest for freedom can be referred back to humanity’s struggle of existence. This quest accounts for the human triumph over nature in the course of efforts to satisfy biological needs. It … Continue reading →

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