Category Archives: capitalism
Trump is more a fascist than anything else
In November 2015, Slate Magazine’s Jamelle Bouie argued that the best political label for Trump – the world’s 324th richest billionaire – was “fascist”. The reason? He insists that the Republican candidate displays a number of fascist hallmarks, including: a … Continue reading
Posted in Donald Trump, Fascism, politics, Republican Party, Trump, US Elections 2016, USA
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Can Portugal challenge the EU status quo?
As I wrote at The Canary towards the end of October, the conservative Portuguese president chose to go against the will of the majority of Portuguese citizens after the recent elections by giving the right-wing incumbent prime minister the green … Continue reading
New posts of mine at The Canary
http://www.thecanary.co/2015/10/22/labour-needs-learn-failure-blairs-war/ http://www.thecanary.co/2015/10/16/private-sector-will-never-solve-housing-crisis/ http://www.thecanary.co/2015/10/19/problem-calling-people-toffs-crusties/ http://www.thecanary.co/2015/10/20/music-always-opened-minds-interview-cabinet-millionaires-producer/
Posted in Boris Johnson, Debate, Housing, Labour, Music, New Labour, politics, Tony Blair, UK, UK Politics, War
Tagged Boris Johnson, Housing, Music, Politics, The Canary, Tony Blair, UK, War
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The Fears of the Powerful and the Hopes of the Peaceful
After two decades of cruising along the contaminated economic canals built by Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s, the Labour Party’s failure to win the 2015 election proved quite definitively that it had no fuel left (even with the oil stolen … Continue reading
Posted in Arab Nationalism, Arab Spring, Arab World, Assad, Autonomy, Bad Government, Bourgeois Democracy, Britain, capitalism, Capitalist Crisis, Chauvinism, Conservative Party, Conservatives, Corbyn4Leader, Democracy, dignity, Economy, Europe, Great Britain, Imperialism, independence, International Relations, Iran, Iraq, ISIL, ISIS, Islamic State, Islamism, Israel, Jeremy Corbyn, JezWeCan, Kurdistan, Labour, Labour Leadership, Labour Leadership Elections, Labour Party, Libertarian Socialism, Murder, Nationalism, Neoliberalism, New Labour, Oppression, Peace, Plutocracy, politics, Progressive, Reactionism, rebellion, Refugee Crisis, Refugees, revolution, Salafism, Saudi Arabia, Secularism, Social Activism, socialism, Terrorism, The Media, Tories, Turkey, UK, UK Elections, UK Elections 2015, UK Politics, UKElections, United Kingdom, War
Tagged Corbyn4Labour, Corbyn4Leader, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour, Labour Leadership, Labour Party
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Corbyn: The Campaign Story
Over the campaign, I first looked at Corbyn’s policies and the leadership race in general (1). Then, I analysed the political attacks that were made against him (2). After this, I talked about the media attacks (3). And finally, I … Continue reading
Posted in Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Corbyn4Leader, Democracy, Great Britain, Jeremy Corbyn, JezWeCan, Labour, Labour Leadership, Labour Leadership Elections, Labour Party, Progressive, socialism, The Media, Tony Blair, UK, UK Elections, UK Elections 2015, UK Politics, UKElections, United Kingdom
Tagged Bourgeois Democracy, Corbyn4Labour, Corbyn4Leader, Corporate Media, Corporate Press, Jeremy Corbyn, JezWeCan, Labour Leadership 2015, Labour Leadership Contest, Labour Leadership Race, Labour Party, Mass media, Media Moguls, New Labour, Progressive, Reformism, UK Labour, UKLabour
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Demirtaş to Turkish PM: ‘Prove they were not civilians’
A week on from the start of a Turkish military siege on the city of Cizre, the co-leader of Turkey’s progressive pro-peace party (the Peoples’ Democratic Party or HDP) has insisted today that at least 20 of those killed by … Continue reading
Posted in AKP, Assassination, Autonomy, Erdogan, HDP, Islamism, Nationalism, PKK, Turkey
Tagged AKP, Assassination, Authoritarianism, Autonomy, Bad Government, Bourgeois Democracy, Demirtas, Erdogan, HDP, Islamism, Nationalism, PKK, Turkey, Turkish State, War
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Corbyn’s Alternative to ‘Austerity-Lite’ Politics
Progressive Taxation, Crackdowns on Corporate Criminals, and Strong Investment Corbyn has campaigned for a “more progressive” tax system, calling for: “Stronger anti-avoidance rules”; “Country-by-country reporting for multinational corporations”; A reform of “small business taxation to tackle avoidance and evasion”; “Proper … Continue reading
Posted in Bourgeois Democracy, Corbyn4Leader, Democracy, Jeremy Corbyn, JezWeCan, Labour Leadership Elections, Labour Party, Progressive, UK, UK Elections 2015, UK Politics
Tagged Bourgeois Democracy, Capitalism, Corbyn4Leader, Democracy, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour, Labour Leadership Elections, UK
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“They then began to sell us” – A Testimony from the ISIS Massacre of Yezîdîs
“On the day of August 3rd, 2014”, says Amsha Ali Elias Khalty, “we were in Ger Ezer village”. Having seen ISIS terrorists approaching, she remembers, “we ran for three hours until we arrived at Khabazya neighbourhood, which is near Gadala … Continue reading
New Labour Is Right-Wing, but Corbyn Could Change That
Did Ed Miliband lead “a traditional left-wing party” into the 2015 elections? Or is the difference between New Labour and the Conservatives “more about what the parties choose to talk about rather than any great differences in policy”?[1] If we … Continue reading
Posted in capitalism, Capitalist Crisis, Conservative Party, Democracy, Economy, Ed Miliband, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour Leadership, Labour Leadership Elections, Labour Party, Neoliberalism, New Labour, Tony Blair, UK, UK Politics
Tagged Bad Government, Capitalism, Capitalist Crisis, Democracy, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour, Labour Leadership, Neoliberalism, New Labour, Tony Blair, UK, UK Politics
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Infinite Dispossession: David Harvey’s View of Mexico
Translated by Oso Sabio[1] from an article written by Alejandro de Coss[2] in Spanish at Horizontal.mx[3] on 19/05/2015 There are few contemporary social theoreticians more important than English geographer David Harvey[4], and this essay uses some of his main ideas … Continue reading
Posted in capitalism, Chiapas, David Harvey, Dispossession, EZLN, Libertarian Socialism, Marxism, San Quintín, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
Tagged Capitalism, Cherán, Chiapas, David Harvey, Dispossession, Guerrero, libertarian socialism, Marxism, Mexico, Rojava, San Quintín, Zapatistas
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Resistance Is Fertile 