Saving Nature: Overpopulation Is Not the Primary Problem
In a period of ecological and climate crises, a largely unchallenged view over how to save nature is the misconception that overpopulation is among the primary drivers of the crises.
Hollywood and the Pentagon are Cheating on the American Public
Long have Hollywood and the Pentagon worked together in what has been called a relationship of “mutual exploitation,” producing war agitprop for the masses.
Our Race Against the Clock to Affirm Water as a Human Right
On the ten year anniversary of the United Nations historic vote to recognize water as a basic human right, Barlow reflects on where we go from here.
Taking Nuclear Vulnerabilities Seriously
All nuclear weapon states have admitted to the possibility that deterrence could fail.
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Socialist or Capitalist: What is China’s Model, Exactly?
While China’s economic system differs sharply from a Western capitalist system, it is definitely not socialist in the sense of having overcome the employer/employee structure.
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Trump Losing His Tech War with China – Two Articles
From tariffs to the TikTok ban to slurs about the “kung flu”, Trump has been expressing mounting frustration over China and ramping up attacks on an inexorably rising power on the global stage.
Bernie Sanders’ Speech to the Democratic National Convention
Full transcript of the US Senator’s speech on August 17, 2020.
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United States of America: Socialism for Big Capital and Wild Capitalism for the Poor – Two Articles
Martin Luther King’s characterisation, “The problem is that we all too often have socialism for the rich and rugged free enterprise capitalism for the poor”, perfectly describes what is happening in the USA during the pandemic.
Forging Unity Within the Working Class: An Interview with Michael D. Yates
In its desperate race to survive its series of crises, capitalism keeps clinging on to its old tool of dividing the working class; Yates talks of the various issues related to building working class unity.
The Pandemic, Technology, and Remote Work: The Corporate Push for Greater Control Over Workers’ Lives
The pandemic has led to corporations embracing at-home work and are pursing the use of new technologies designed to increase managerial control over the remote work process.