In February 2017, Facebook’s founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg was in the headlines for his charitable activities. The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, founded by the tech … The trouble with charitable billionairesRead more
Politics
Imperial President or Emperor With No Clothes?
Leaders are routinely confronted with philosophical dilemmas. Here’s a classic one for our Trumptopian times: If you make enemies out of your friends and friends … Imperial President or Emperor With No Clothes?Read more
Capitalism Is The Reason Your Employer Is Screwing You Over
The answer:worker cooperatives. Few businesses show the skewed dynamics between employer and employees as clearly as Amazon. Its CEO Jeff Bezos is the world’s richest … Capitalism Is The Reason Your Employer Is Screwing You OverRead more
Marx’s Concept of Class
The concept of class poses profound problems for theory and practice. This is true across the academic disciplines and in the confused incoherence around “class … Marx’s Concept of ClassRead more
Why is the Palestinian Authority attacking Palestinian protests?
On Wednesday night in Ramallah, people mobilised once again around a new campaign calling for the Palestinian Authority (PA) to lift the sanctions it imposed … Why is the Palestinian Authority attacking Palestinian protests?Read more
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Ralph Nader
Et Tu, Bernie?
There are two versions of Bernie Sanders. There is the old Bernie Sanders, who mounted a quixotic campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination as a … Et Tu, Bernie?Read more
From Pinochet To Assange: A Tale Of Two Extraditions
The plethora of crimes committed during the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet in Chile between 1973 and 1990 were exactly the type of abuse of … From Pinochet To Assange: A Tale Of Two ExtraditionsRead more
How The War Industry Corrupts The U.S. Congress
Former President Jimmy Carter has called U.S. politics a system of “legalized bribery” in which powerful interests spend billions of dollars on lobbying and campaign … How The War Industry Corrupts The U.S. CongressRead more