Category Archives: Bourgeois Democracy
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
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
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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
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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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Britain’s Plutocracy, and How We Can Fight Against It
Call it what you want: a bourgeois democracy (in which the parties in the service of exploitative economic elites are the most powerful); a kleptocracy (in which “a small group [gets] rich by robbing [citizens] blind”[1] with the compliance of … Continue reading
Posted in Bourgeois Democracy, Conservative Party, Democracy, Kleptocracy, Labour Party, Plutocracy, SNP, UK, UK Elections, UK Elections 2015, UK Politics
Tagged Bourgeois Democracy, Change, Conservative government, Conservatives, Democracy, England, Great Britain, Kleptocracy, Labour, Plutocracy, Progress, Scotland, SNP, UK, UK Elections, UK Elections 2015, UK Politics
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Different Shades of Tactical Voting (UK Elections 2015)
The logic behind voting for the anti-Conservative candidate most likely to win an election is understandable in the majority of cases, as anything that slows down the spread of the deadly neoliberal virus clearly seems like something slightly less damaging … Continue reading
Posted in Bourgeois Democracy, Conservative Party, Democracy, dignity, Labour Party, Liberal Democrats, Libertarian Communism, Libertarian Socialism, Plutocracy, UK Elections, UK Elections 2015, UKElections
Tagged Bad Government, Bourgeois Democracy, Capitalism, Change, Conservatives, Democracy, Labour, Lib Dems, Libertarian Communism, libertarian socialism, Plutocracy, SNP, UK, UK Elections, UK Elections 2015, UKElections
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The 2015 Political Debate in the UK
The main issues in the 2015 general elections in the United Kingdom seem to be: the cuts to the government’s social spending under the Tory-LibDem coalition (and whether to continue with them to ‘deal with the deficit’ or to reverse … Continue reading
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Masked Politics in Mexico
In the recent protests in Mexico over the Ayotzinapa[1] case, a minority of ‘encapuchados’ (people with bandannas covering their faces) have been involved in small ‘disturbances’ (including an arson attack on the door of the National Palace and some minor … Continue reading
Posted in Aguirre, Anarchism, Assassination, Autodefensas, Autonomía, Autonomy, Ayotzinapa, Bourgeois Democracy, capitalism, Democracy, dignity, EZLN, Iguala, Mass Protests, Social Activism, Zapatismo, Zapatistas
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Calle 13: The Ayotzinapa Case Is a Disgrace
“All social causes are important, but it seems to me that the case of Ayotzinapa[1] goes beyond politics: it moves into the field of human rights. It [also] goes beyond Mexico: it is something much bigger…, it is a disgrace!” … Continue reading
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Tagged Assassination, Authoritarianism, Autonomy, Ayotzinapa, Bad Government, Bourgeois Democracy, Calle 13, Capitalism, Change, Hip-Hop, Mexico
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MEXICO: Ayotzinapa & Revolution
In Mexico in 1910, a revolt was called for November 20th against the government of Porfirio Díaz (which was in the pockets of national and international economic elites). Today’s government, which is not much different, has not been able to … Continue reading
Resistance Is Fertile 