Link: http://www.gilad.co.uk/writings/veronica-keen-interviews-gilad-atzmon.html

We discussed The Wandering Who, we spoke about Jewish Identity, Israeli Lobby, Zionism anti Zionism. A very interesting interview.

Link: http://wsws.org/articles/2011/dec2011/pers-d13.shtml

Little has been said about the implications of the measures agreed at last week’s European Union (EU) summit for the working class. The media focused almost exclusively on Prime Minister David Cameron’s wielding of Britain’s veto. This virtual silence on the implications of the inter-governmental treaty now being drawn up underscores the contempt of Europe’s media and ruling elite for working people. The treaty measures presage a massive destruction of jobs, living standards and social services on which millions depend, as all of Europe is transformed into one giant austerity zone.

Link: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/12/13/cheney-calls-for-air-strike-on-iran-over-captured-drone/

Former Vice President Dick Cheney said on Monday that President Barack Obama should have ordered an “air strike” on Iran after they recently captured a U.S. drone. Earlier on Monday, President Barack Obama had explained that U.S. officials asked Iran to return the RQ-170 Sentinel surveillance drone.

Link: http://www.truthout.com/capitalism-enemy-democracy/1323789051

The most significant accomplishment for Occupy Wall Street (OWS) to date is that the Occupiers have managed to poke a hole in the legitimacy of neoliberal capitalism and its central claim that unregulated markets provide opportunity and freedom.

Link: http://socialistworker.org/2011/12/13/resisting-the-school-closing-agenda

UNELECTED SCHOOL boards in Chicago and New York will get an earful--and more-- from teachers, parents and community activists December 14 in protests against planned school closures and charter school expansion.

Link: http://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/russian-protests-this-time-its-different-4557/

The protests against widely perceived fraud in Russia’s parliamentary elections were broadcast throughout the world and went viral on the internet. The role of social networks in spreading discontent and organising the demonstrations in Russian cities is a crucial development, but with the leadership of the opposition in disarray, profound change is not an inevitable consequence.

Link: http://www.democracynow.org/2011/12/13/ex_salt_lake_mayor_rocky_anderson

A new political party has entered the fray as an alternative to Democrats and Republicans ahead of the 2012 elections. On Monday, former Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson announced he will run for president with the newly formed Justice Party.

Link: http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/12/13-7

Wisconsin’s voter ID law imposes the equivalent of a poll tax on individuals with out-of-state drivers licenses and discriminates against the poor, students and the elderly, according to a federal lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday.

Link: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/12/13-1

Gingrich, his lawyers, and his staff adamantly insist that it's rude and crude to call him a lobbyist. Mea culpa, I misspoke, my bad. I stand corrected. I have called Newt Gingrich a lobbyist. Apparently, he hates that tag, even though he has indeed gotten very wealthy by taking big bucks from such special interest outfits as IBM, Astra Zeneca, Microsoft, and Siemens in exchange for helping them get favors from federal and state governments.

Link: http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/12/13-5

Jimmy Wales proposed the blackout, saying a “public uprising” was required to halt the progress of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) through Congress. Jimmy Wales called for a 'public uprising' against SOPA. (Photo: Terry Foote) “Right now, what I'm thinking is that if there is a credible threat that this might happen, this could have a positive impact on the thinking of some legislators,” he said in a posting to his personal page.

Link: http://www.personalliberty.com/conservative-politics/government/obama-and-the-failure-of-capitalism/?eiid=

Barack Obama would do well to listen to a once starry-eyed collectivist named Bill Clinton. Oops! The Presidential pretender went and did it again. A lot of red ink has passed over the socialist dam since he unthinkingly told Joe the Plumber that he wants to “spread the wealth around.”

Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-13/euro-weakens-to-lowest-level-since-january.html

The euro fell to an 11-month low against the dollar on concern European leaders won’t agree on ways to expand the region’s rescue capacities as debt-strapped nations struggle to fund their deficits.

Link: http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2011/12/sopa-is-unconstitutional-would-criminalize-the-internet-china-is-the-model.html

Harvard Law School professor Laurence Tribe is one of the top constitutional experts in the country, and wrote one of the main treatises on the subject. Tribe wrote a letter to Congress last week stating that SOPA (the Stop Online Piracy Act) is unconstitutional.