marc1seed The TINA principle (“There is no alternative”) is linked to a way of thinking that sees politics as determined by unavoidable constraints and can only conceive of maxims for action within a given framework of capitalist order. The power of the powerful does not last forever; it will have to …
The political revolution of 2024 will not be a revolution at all if it merely exchanges one Deep State for another, one deception for another, one enemy for another, Iran instead of Russia, one target group for dehumanization instead of another, trans people or immigrants instead of white men. The …
In a few short weeks, resisters have already achieved important steps. They’ve mobilized tens of thousands repeatedly. They’ve put significant economic pressure on Trump and Musk on multiple fronts. They’ve rolled back and halted a long list of the administration’s policies. Resistance to Trump is everywhere — inside the first …
The label “climate crisis” is not adequate to describe the dramaticchanges that the planet and its inhabitants are undergoing. It isabout something much more comprehensive. The climate justice movement recognized this early on: the cause lies in an economic system that is undermining its own foundations. The system: turning money …
No end to the killing by Heinrich Frei, 5/23/2025 The unprecedented increase in military spending last year shows that it is assumed there will be more wars. That is why armament is being pursued according to the principle: “If you want peace, prepare for war.” Young people are to become …
Inequality for All – Robert Reich Free with ads PGYouTube Movies & TV 189M subscribers <__slot-el> A passionate argument on behalf of the middle class, INEQUALITY FOR ALL features Robert Reich – professor, best-selling author, and Clinton cabinet member – as he demonstrates how the widening income gap has …
There is no escape from the totalitarian movement of eternal progress on its own. Capitalism and the financial system behind it thrive on this pseudo-progress by constantly throwing new goods onto the so-called market—goods that no one has asked for, but which are forced upon people by a powerful propaganda …
At its wealthier end, skilled professionals continue to jump ship for more lucrative posts in direct service to capital: Scientists give up their research to become “quants” on Wall Street; physicians can double their incomes by finding work as investment analysts for the finance industry or by setting up “concierge” …
“Studies on the history of the German-Soviet war all too often ignore the simple fact that (!) the German invasion of the USSR on June 22, 1941, was primarily motivated by economic objectives, namely to conquer ‘living space in the East,’” writes historian Rolf-Dieter Müller. Joseph Goebbels declared that it …