Archive of entries posted on February 2015

TAFTA and TTIP are coups, not just a trade agreements

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I am re-“tweeting” information from Corporate Europe Observatory, as it was sent to me. The “trade” agreements are an assault on democracy and upon the rights of ordinary people: Corporate Europe Observatory obtained a draft copy of the EU’s proposals covering “regulatory co-operation” (pdf), which describes a new transatlantic organization, called the Regulatory Cooperation Body. …

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Children must be able to walk home alone

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On a recent Saturday afternoon, a 10-year-old Maryland boy named Rafi and his six-year-old sister, Dvora, walked home by themselves from a playground about a mile from their suburban house. Their parents were fine with that: they’re part of the “free-range kids” movement, a national campaign to give children more independence so they can learn …

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