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| Raw Video: Kenya Pipeline Explosion Aftermath | |
| Published on 12 Sep 2011 by AssociatedPress A local official says at least 61 bodies have been recovered after an explosion of a gasoline pipeline running through a slum in Kenya's capital. (Sept. 12) | |
| Date: 11 September 2011 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 819 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 5 | |
| Can a Corporation Run for Congress--or President? | |
| Uploaded by corporatecandidate on 7 Feb 2011 Murray Hill Inc. is the first corporation to run for Congress, following the Supreme Court's ruling in the Citizens United case. Here are some highlights of their 2010 campaign--and some hints about 2012! | |
| Date: 11 September 2011 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 886 - Votes: 2 - Rating: 5 | |
| Greece battles to beat bankruptcy | |
| Published on 11 Sep 2011 by Euronews As the Greek government struggles to get its finances under control rumours persist that the country is on the brink of bankruptcy. The German finance ministry has charged a team of economists to look into the potential harm Greek default could do to the euro zone. It is a scenario Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou wants to avoid at all costs: | |
| Date: 11 September 2011 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 815 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 5 | |
| Libyans flee the battle for Bani Walid, NATO jets screaming overhead | |
| Published on 12 Sep 2011 by Euronews People of all ages are fleeing the battle for Bani Walid. Many have described intense fighting in the streets, with NATO jets screaming overhead. Bani Walid is one of two strongholds that remain loyal to ousted leader Muammar Gadaffi. Libya's interim leaders say the country won't be fully "liberated" until they have control of towns held by Gaddafi loyalists. Of Gaddafi himself, there is no confirmed news. | |
| Date: 11 September 2011 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 854 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 5 | |
| This Week in Unnecessary Censorship: Featuring Pres. Obama & GOP candidates | |
| Uploaded by JimmyKimmelLive on 9 Sep 2011 Jimmy Kimmel Live - This Week in Unnecessary Censorship | |
| Date: 10 September 2011 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 852 - Votes: 3 - Rating: 3.67 | |
| Comedian Lee Camp: The Best Analogy For Religion Ever [Warning: Extreme language & Adult content] | |
| Uploaded by LeeCamp2 on 9 Sep 2011 As I prepare to head out to LA to perform on the Zeitgeist Media Festival, I leave you with the best analogy for religion ever. ...if I do say so myself. Hope you enjoy. And don't forget the MOC podcast includes the rant plus extra footage, fan emails, interviews with activists & comedians, and more. Get it for free on iTunes or as an Android app. | |
| Date: 10 September 2011 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 888 - Votes: 5 - Rating: 4 | |
| Age of Greed author, Jeff Madrick, Eliot Spitzer on tax credits and trade reform | |
| Published on 9 Sep 2011 by Current Economist Jeff Madrick and Eliot Spitzer, former governor and attorney general of New York, share their thoughts with Keith on the tax credits for raising wages. | |
| Date: 10 September 2011 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 838 - Votes: 3 - Rating: 4 | |
| Glen, Gary & Ross - a film about land grabs | |
| Uploaded by oxfaminternational on 7 Sep 2011 From Uganda to Honduras and Peru to South Sudan, irresponsible investors are acquiring land that's classed as 'unused' or 'underdeveloped', but which is actually being used by small-scale farmers to grow food or support their community in some way. Farming communities are often violently evicted and left without the land they relied on for their livelihoods. In recent months, Oxfam has been investigating how land grabs have pushed thousands of people into poverty. In the coming weeks, we'll be letting you know about our findings -- and how you can help put an end to this scandal by taking on the culprits. To start things off, we've produced this video -- based on Glengarry Glen Ross, the 1992 film where real-estate salesmen will do anything to make a profit. Please share it far and wide, and help us start a conversation about how land grabs are impacting people's lives. Help stop land grabs now: http://oxf.am/landgrabs | |
| Date: 10 September 2011 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 815 - Votes: 3 - Rating: 5 | |
| Great Animation: Hedge Funds & Food Security | |
| Short film (7 min.) on food speculation which explains the basic mechanism of excessive speculation, its effects on food security and why strict regulation is needed. From http://www.weed-online.org/themen/english/5021520.html Food speculation Food speculation mainly takes place at commodity derivatives exchanges, which are especially large in the US but also growing in the EU. Even though these exchange can have a value for agriculture, the also are dangerous. Especially through the increasing participation of finanical speculators like banks and funds, food prices more and more a financial asset and object of profit maximization. This can cause price distortions and increases - and thus hunger for millions. More information can be found in the article The speculator's bread. Also many scientists, analysts and public institutions have analysed that excessive speculation is negatively influcencing the markets (see list). What needs to be done In order to avoid that financial speculators can generate profits at the cost of the poot, we need strong regulation of commodity derivatives markets. This includes: • Trade on transparent exchanges or clearing houses • High margin requirements for Over-the-counter trade • Reporting and public reports • Price oversight and price limits • Prevention of excessive speculation through position limits • Trading prohibition for institutional funds, mutual funds and for proprietary trading • Control of the speculation by multinational commodity companies • Transaction tax on commodity derivatives trading The political debate In the G20, French president Sarkozy has made food speculation a top priority. The G20 will decide on measure till the Cannes summit in November 2011. In the EU, the revision of the markets in financial instruments directive (MiFID) does play a major role. In Juli 2011, WEED and 13 other organisations have written a letter to internal market commissioner Barnier, calling for measures against food speculation within the MiFID revision. Another important reform process is the new EU derivatives legislation. WEED and other had an email action on this at the European website Make Finance Work. | |
| Date: 09 September 2011 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 880 - Votes: 5 - Rating: 5 | |
| Worst Persons: Mike Shaw, Sarah Palin and Roger Ailes | |
| Published on 7 Sep 2011 by Current Find out why acting chairman of the Republican Committee of Pima County, Ariz., Mike Shaw is WORSE; former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is WORSER; and president of Fox News Roger Ailes is the WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD for September 6, 2011. | |
| Date: 09 September 2011 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 842 - Votes: 2 - Rating: 5 | |