‘…‘Jacob Rees-Mogg you’re right. You don’t need to visit the border… you need to have lived here.’ Belfast-born actor Stephen Rea explores the real impact of Brexit and the uncertainty of the future of the Irish border in a short film written by Clare Dwyer Hogg.’
Hell has officially frozen over.
/jd
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/poll-democrats-prefer-socialism-to-capitalism/
Worker cooperatives: building democracy in the workplace
‘…Employees at worker cooperatives tend to be more productive than their traditional counterparts, according a study from Leeds University. The key is employee-owned businesses must go beyond a feeling of ownership, and actually give workers real influence over the company.
[….] Olsen looks to the Basque region of Spain for inspiration. That’s the location of the Mondragon Corporation, the largest worker cooperative in the world, with over 74,335 employee owners in 2015…’
https://www.wikitribune.com/article/87918/
‘The Hungarian Govt launched a taxpayer-funded campaign attacking Guy Verhofstadt and Judith Sargentini and democratic vote of European Parliament. Perhaps the Hungarian people should watch this video, make up their own mind & ask Mr Orban to respond!’
https://twitter.com/ALDEgroup/status/1042445300567343104
Hungary upholds ‘terrorism’ conviction against Syrian refugee
‘A Hungarian appeals court confirms throwing stones at police can be ruled as terrorism. A Hungarian court rejected the appeal of a Syrian refugee and upheld his 2016 conviction for “terrorism”, but reduced his seven-year sentence, in what a rights group called an abuse of anti-terrorism laws…’
Many Of The Artists Have Left Hungary
‘…because the eight years of right-wing, nationalist, and isolationist government has fundamentally changed the cultural environment. The critical wing of culture is now completely marginalised and the artists in this scene struggle. Many of them have left the country: the current Hungarian art community in Berlin is as big as it was in the 1920s.
The media landscape has also dramatically shifted, as the public-service media (which is comprised entirely of governmental propaganda) says nothing about the living, existing culture. Some artists were officially declared “threats to national security” and the subculture of the extreme-right found its way into the mainstream. When the government is the biggest peddler of fear and hatred, why should lunatic ideologists feel discouraged?
[….] But this is not the entire picture. Budapest is still standing. Small exhibition and artist-run spaces, theatres, commercial galleries, and organisations are maintaining a critical culture and keeping the city’s creative spirit alive…’
http://politicalcritique.org/cee/hungary/2018/artists-have-left-the-country/
Brett Kavanaugh Has Exposed the Savage Amorality of America’s Ruling Class
‘…At this point, the GOP is well practiced in ignoring or discounting allegations of sexual assault. But let’s not forget that the path Kavanaugh has walked to power is designed for people like him—privileged, white, connected, conservative. The system exists to promote his type and to excuse any blemish, past or present. We used to ask how the US got Donald Trump, but the answer seems obvious: We got him the same way we got all these other guys…’