Tag 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
MEXICO: November repression
In the wake of the murder of José Luis Rodríguez Muñiz (just hours after he’d published a video criticising President Enrique Peña Nieto, local authorities, and the Mexican political system), it has come to light that the government is once … Continue reading
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Tagged Authoritarianism, Bad Government, Bourgeois Democracy, CNTE, Education, Mexico, PRI, Union
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Corbyn’s Victory – The First, Hopeful Step
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Positive Reactions In spite of the media’s best attempts, and in spite of the political deceit seeking to derail his immensely popular campaign, Jeremy Corbyn has been elected with a “huge mandate”, dwarfing…
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Tagged Bourgeois Democracy, Corbyn4Labour, Corbyn4Leader, Corporate Media, Corporate Press, Jeremy Corbyn, JezWeCan, JezWeCould, JezWeDid, 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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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 Summer Shake-Up (Part 4)
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The Unstoppable Shift towards Progressive Politics Part 1 – A Political Defence of Corbyn Following on from my outlining of Jeremy Corbyn’s policies and my summary of the media and political attacks directed…
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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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Cizre, Leyla İmret, & Turkish Democracy
The HDP co-mayor of the Cizre district of Turkey’s Şırnak Province, 28-year-old Leyla İmret, was brought into the world of politics very abruptly at an early age, with her father being killed “before her eyes” by Turkish “security forces” when … Continue reading
Posted in AKP, Cizre, Erdogan, PKK, Turkey
Tagged AKP, Authoritarianism, Autonomy, Bad Government, Bourgeois Democracy, Cizre, Erdogan, Leyla Imret, Peace, PKK, Turkey, War
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Was a Civilian Killed in Diyarbakir by the PKK?
In response to the civilian death in Diyarbakir, Turkey on September 11 at the hands of suspected Kurdish militants, a comment written by ‘Drew‘ at Vice News sought to place the situation into perspective. The murdered waiter, he said, was just … Continue reading
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Tagged Assassination, Authoritarianism, Autonomy, Bad Government, Bourgeois Democracy, Counterinsurgency, Counterrevolution, PKK, Turkey
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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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Support for Corbyn from Unions
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Unison and Unite With the change in Labour’s electoral system, the unions originally looked set to lose a significant amount of influence in the party. Under the old system, for example, “trade union…
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Support for Corbyn from Labour Politicians
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Ken Livingstone Believes in the Credible, Coherent, and Inspirational Corbyn There were some prominent Labour politicians who stood up for Corbyn, including former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone, who insisted in late July…
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Resistance Is Fertile 