Category Archives: EPISTEMOLOGY AND SCIENTIFIC METHOD
Lessons of History Haunting the Present–and Future: The REAL Reason America Used Nuclear Weapons Against Japan (It Was Not to End the War or Save Lives)
The REAL Reason America Used Nuclear Weapons Against Japan (It Was Not To End the War Or Save Lives) Posted on October 14, 2012 by WashingtonsBlog Atomic Weapons Were Not Needed to End the War or Save Lives Like all Americans, I was … Continue reading
Who’s in Driver’s Seat Before Geneva II
Who’s in Driver’s Seat before Geneva-II Post Categories: Europe Wayne MADSEN | Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 14:35 Beijing Print Unquestionably, there would be no Geneva-II conference on Syria had it not been for Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s brilliant tactical strategy of offering up … Continue reading
MLK’s Seldom-Cited “Beyond Vietnam” Speech April 4, 1967 Riverside Church, NYC
MLK Speech “Beyond Vietnam” Riverside Church, New York City, April 4th 1967 “I knew that I could never again raise my voice against the violence of the oppressed in the ghettos without having first spoken clearly to the greatest purveyor of violence … Continue reading
The Logic Behind Mass Spying: Empire and Cyber Imperialism
The Logic behind Mass Spying: Empire and Cyber Imperialism 11.16.2013 :: United States See website of James Petras: http://petras.lahaine.org/?p=1961 and at 4thMedia: www.4thmedia.org Introduction: Revelations about the long-term global, intrusive spying by the USNational Security Agency (NSA) and other allied intelligence apparatuses have provoked … Continue reading
‘Unsophisticated Tradecraft’ [Whose?]: FBI Probe Traders Allegedly Using Hand Signals To Manipulate Massive Trades
‘Unsophisticated tradecraft’: FBI probe traders allegedly using hand signals to manipulate massive trades Aruna Viswanatha, Reuters | January 14, 2014 | Last Updated: Jan 14 6:59 PM ET More from Reuters John Moore/Getty ImagesThe FBI intelligence bulletin, which did not provide the names of the … Continue reading
Behind the Masks of “Mainstream” Economics: Pareto-Efficiency, Hayek’s Marvel and the Invisible Executor
Pareto-efficiency, Hayek’s marvel, and the invisible executor January 20, 2014EditorLeave a commentGo to comments from Egmont Kakarot-Handtke* you may download this paper here as a pdf Abstract This non-technical contribution to the RWER-Blog deals with the interrelations of marketclearing, efficient information processing through the price system, and distribution. The … Continue reading
Australian Whistle-blowers Provide Tip-offs for US Scheme Amid Criticism of Laws at Home
Australian whistleblowers provide tip-offs for US scheme amid criticism of laws at home Date January 20, 2014 Ruth Williams Criticism of laws at home comes as figures reveal dozens of Australians gave tip-offs to a US scheme rewarding whistleblowers with cash incentives, writes Ruth … Continue reading