This is how capitalism ends: not with a revolutionary bang, but with an evolutionary whimper. Just as it displaced feudalism gradually, surreptitiously, until one day … Techno-Feudalism Is Taking OverRead more
Politics
Australia’s Under Side
What is the “international community” really doing in East Timor? After their arrival almost two weeks ago, Australian troops have secured only the capital, Dili, … Australia’s Under SideRead more
We must change material conditions in order to change ideas
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzQLi-ZnNLs&rel=0&feature=relmfu] David Harvey
Father Stan Swamy: A Soft-Spoken Man With a Fire Within
I write this seething with rage. Livid about the injustice, the cruelty, the sheer inhumanity of the senseless death of a simple, committed human being … Father Stan Swamy: A Soft-Spoken Man With a Fire WithinRead more
The Elites Are Fighting a Vicious Class War All the Time
In 1967, Noam Chomsky emerged as a leading critic of the Vietnam War with a New York Review of Books essay critiquing US foreign policy’s … The Elites Are Fighting a Vicious Class War All the TimeRead more
The Lessons From the Victory of Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq2pvabDN7c&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Glenn Greenwald
Why So Much Wealth at the Top Threatens the US Economy
Policymakers and the media are paying too much attention to how quickly the U.S. economy will emerge from the pandemic-induced recession, and not nearly enough … Why So Much Wealth at the Top Threatens the US EconomyRead more
Urban common which is a political concept
David Harvey — source cccb.org | 29 Nov 2016
Remembering Birsa Munda, the Social Reformer and Revolutionary Leader
https://cdn.thewire.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/09145745/birsa-munda.jpg Birsa Munda. Photo: Unknown photographe/Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain The Hindutva narrative paints Birsa Munda as a saviour of ‘Hindus’ and ‘Hindu culture’ against attack … Remembering Birsa Munda, the Social Reformer and Revolutionary LeaderRead more
Facebook this is how you re breaking democracy
Around five years ago, it struck me that I was losing the ability to engage with people who aren’t like-minded. The idea of discussing hot-button … Facebook this is how you re breaking democracyRead more