Why Did The Media Keep The Recent Peaceful Icelandic Revolution Quiet?

Did you know about the peaceful Icelandic revolution that took place over the last 5 years? If you didn’t, it is likely because it was never televised or talked about very much at all on mainstream news. One would have to be part of the right websites or Facebook pages to even find out that this has been going on. Why is this the case? Why keep something so monumental hidden from the public?

First let’s discuss what took place with this revolution, then it will become much more clear as to why this was never televised.

 

Read more here - http://www.collective-evolution.com/2013/01/11/why-did-media-keep-the-recent-peaceful-icelandic-revolution-quiet/

 

February 15, 2003. The Day the World Said No to War

Our movement changed history. While we did not prevent the Iraq war, the protests proved its clear illegality, demonstrated the isolation of the Bush administration policies, helped prevent war in Iran, and inspired a generation of activists.

Ten years ago people around the world rose up. In almost 800 cities across the globe, protesters filled the streets of capital cities and tiny villages, following the sun from Australia and New Zealand and the small Pacific islands, through the snowy steppes of North Asia and down across the South Asian peninsula, across Europe and down to the southern edge of Africa, then jumping the pond first to Latin America and then finally, last of all, to the United States.

Read full article here - http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/02/15-11

Shell loses suit against Greenpeace

A Dutch court has rejected a lawsuit filed by Royal Dutch Shell PLC against Greenpeace International seeking to ban environmentalists from holding protests against the oil company's Arctic drilling program on or near Shell property.

The Amsterdam District Court said Friday Greenpeace has the right to protest, and Shell should expect public protest about business practices that are controversial.

Read more here: http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2012/10/05/shell-greenpeace-protest-suit.html

Nearly Every Major Drug Company Convicted Of Criminal Behavior In Three-Year, $11 Billion Sweep

Many medical professionals and members of the general public are losing faith in the credibility of the clinical trial and drug approval process, and rightfully so in light of all the corporate corruption and criminal behavior that has recently come to light. Two new papers published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) suggest that drug industry corruption is so pervasive nowadays that even the most rigorously-conducted studies and trials are not being taken seriously by many doctors.

Read article here: http://world.banoosh.com/en/2012/09/29/nearly-every-major-drug-company-convicted-of-criminal-behavior-in-three-year-11-billion-sweep/

Corporate America: We Want to Track You

On Monday an extraordinary letter went out from a who’s who of major corporations claiming a mandate to track all of us on the internet. In tone and substance, it is an amazing, over-the-top screed against efforts to give consumers even modest controls over who watches us as we surf online.

Read More here: http://www.aclu.org/blog/technology-and-liberty/corporate-america-we-want-track-you

The Man Who Changed Iceland

The man who forced the government of Iceland to resign and kicked out the IMF representatives from his country, Hordur Torfarson, is now teaching meta-modern democracy throughout Europe.The rest of the world would benefit from following the example set by Iceland: Arresting the corrupt bankers who are responsible for the current economic turmoil.

Full employment contributes above all to achieving human dignity."

''It's nice to be important ,but is more important to be nice.''

Source: http://youtu.be/YH0_JQW--gc

U.S. Distrust in Media Hits New High

Fewer Americans closely following political news now than in previous election years.

Americans' distrust in the media hit a new high this year, with 60% saying they have little or no trust in the mass media to report the news fully, accurately, and fairly. Distrust is up from the past few years, when Americans were already more negative about the media than they had been in years prior to 2004.

Read article here: http://www.gallup.com/poll/157589/distrust-media-hits-new-high.aspx