marc1seed Transcript Rob Johnson: Welcome to economics and beyond. I’m Rob Johnson, President of the Institute for New Economic Thinking. I’m here today with two extraordinary scholars, Erik Conway, who’s from Caltech and does history of science and technology, and Naomi Oreskes, who is at Harvard University. They’ve written books in …
As with Trump’s tariffs, political hyperactivity hides the historical impotence of the capitalist narrative… While human toil continues to be exploited at ever-increasing rates, and politics fades into a tragicomic act, capitalist societies enslave themselves to the despotic dictates of debt-soaked financial speculation. Trump’s Tariffs: Everything You Wanted to Know …
The right-wing movements of recent years did not simply fall from the sky, but should rather be seen in the context of neoliberalism and the social distortions it has caused in recent decades. According to Wilhelm Heitmeyer (cf. Heitmeyer 2018), authoritarianism is already contained in neoliberalism, which is always presented …
The guiding principle of democracy in civilization is essentially—on the basis of an egalitarian political principle of recognizing all as free and equal—about civilizing the power of the stronger and about procedures of self-legislation, i.e., a radical socialization of rule. Capitalism, on the other hand, is essentially based on the …
“The rule of law is being dismantled where it is most urgently needed. This is not a change of course. It is an authoritarian turn using legal means.” The attack comes from the right – the defense from below The new federal government wants to further erode the right to …
Given the escalating reality of the deadly crisis, nothing is more unrealistic than the supposed “pragmatism without illusions” (Robert Kurz) to which so-called realpolitik has committed itself. The less people are disturbed by the suffering of others caused by the totality of capitalist socialization in its crisis processes, the more …
The guiding principle of democracy in civilization is essentially—on the basis of an egalitarian political principle of recognizing all as free and equal—about civilizing the power of the stronger and about procedures of self-legislation, i.e., a radical socialization of rule. Capitalism, on the other hand, is essentially based on the …
“Democracy” degenerates into crude mass stupefaction and people become completely disoriented. The goal of those in power is to sedate humanity through miserable education, the production of fear, the manufacture of ignorance, and deliberate confusion. The country of emigrationThe “free West” is in a state of tyranny — more and …
When it comes to tariffs and trade barriers, the U.S. president is known to be extravagant. In response to the EU’s announcement of retaliatory measures for the U.S. tariffs on aluminum and steel, which include alcoholic beverages, Donald Trump responded by threatening astronomical punitive tariffs of 200% on European wine …
Today you write, “Fascism is not a historical artifact, but a reoccurring political logic, one that depends on mythologizing a lost past, stoking a sense of victimhood, and building a hierarchy of purity.” On May 12, scholar Jason Stanley joined Rethinking Schools editor Jesse Hagopian to discuss Stanley’s new book, …