How the Hell Can Trump Rise in the Polls?
Trump is threatening to destroy the core institutions of American democracy and to rule as authoritarians in other countries do — authoritarians whom he praises.
We Must Reckon With the Most Dangerous System of Extinction Humans Ever Created
Charles Derber, author of ‘Dying for Capitalism: How Big Money Fuels Extinction and What We Can Do About It’, discusses how the myth of American exceptionalism undermines the solutions to the existential threats we face today, why “green capitalism” is an oxymoron, and the need to confront a “triangle of extinction.”
Congress Launches ‘Donate for Desh’; Website Saw ‘Over 20,000 Cyber Attacks’ in 48 Hours
‘Congress’s ‘Donate for Desh’ Recalls the Discomfort with Corporate Funding’; Also: ‘Over 20,000 Attempts to Hack Crowd-Funding Site in Past 2 Days, Claims Congress’.
Sovereign Virtues?
In a recent article, Joshua Rahtz has expressed optimism about the new outfit in Germany, the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance – for Reason and Justice (BSW). A closer look at the character of the BSW. How radical are its policies?
The Four Horsemen of the Capitalist-Imperialist Apocalypse
Capitalism produces four mutually reinforcing and multiplying apocalyptic horsemen: ecocide, pandemicide, potentially terminal nuclear war, and fascism.
So Long, and Thanks For All the Hamburgers
It’s not true that humanity is committing suicide, as exemplified by the COP28 farce of a climate summit. The world’s industrialists and financiers are committing humanity to ecocide. More than ever, it’s easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.
Extreme Weather Events Occurring with Increasing Frequency in India and USA – 2 Articles
‘Extreme Weather in India: A Disaster Nearly Every Day’: India has seen a disaster nearly every day this year – from heat and cold waves, cyclones and lightning to heavy rain, floods and landslides. Also: ‘US Has Faced a Record 23 Billion-Dollar Extreme Weather Disasters in 2023’.
COP28: The Mirage That Capitalism Can Solve its Destruction
The COP28 summit taking place in Dubai from 30 Nov to 12 Dec is a colossal illusion. The delusionary effect is that the capitalist system is capable of reforming itself sufficiently to prevent global climate catastrophe, even as all the evidence points to the opposite conclusion.
COP28: Another Failure of the UN Climate Negotiations; Top 1% Emit Over 1,000 Times More CO2 Than Bottom 1%
‘Despicable Derailment of UN Climate Negotiations’: There is nothing to suggest that COP28 will manifest anything other than another failure of the UN climate negotiations. Also: “The world’s top 1% of emitters over 1,000 times more CO2 than the bottom 1%.” – this is not from Oxfam, but the International Energy Agency.
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The Verdict on Henry Kissinger
In the United States, one of the twentieth century’s most prolific butchers died as he lived — beloved by the rich and powerful, regardless of their partisan affiliation.