https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/07/29/18878493.php Expanding the concept of work is vital… Ultimately, the aim is to distribute all socially necessary work that is (currently) paid and (currently) unpaid in a more just and equitable manner. Ultimately, the aim is to abolish alienated labor and promote “personality-enhancing work” in all areas of work, as …
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/07/30/18878516.php When the rights of refugees are attacked, it affects us all. When labor rights are dismantled, it hits the invisible first, such as people without work permits – but never only them. Our struggles are not separate. They are connected – or they will be lost. It is our …
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/07/30/18878524.php Western societies are divided, authoritarianism is on the rise, social inequality is increasing, and trust in political institutions has dwindled… The 1968 movement was not least a reaction to fascism, colonialism, and racism, and against this backdrop it sought alternatives. “The shareholder has become a common good” The blind …
Big Suicide Bill Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill” is a social and economic disaster The new budget law in the US provides for billions in spending on Trump’s racist immigration policy and huge cuts in social spending. In addition, the national debt is expected to rise to levels that are …
“Damned to happiness” – neoliberalism as the Leviathan of our time, disguised as freedom By Heinrich Anker [This article posted on 4/13/2025 is translated from the German on the Internet, https://globalbridge.ch/verdammt-zum-glueck-der-neoliberalismus-als-der-mit-dem-mantel-der-freiheit-getarnte-leviathan-unserer-zeit/.] Neoliberalism – the undeclared war of market totalitarianism against people, society, democracy, and the economy (Ed.) Swiss scientist Heinrich …
“Fundamental rights: the central foundation of democracies” Democracy & Law [This interview posted on June 18, 2025 is translated from the German on the Internet, https://www.oekologiepolitik.de/2025/06/18/grundrechte-das-zentrale-fundament-von-demokratien/.] During the coronavirus pandemic, our fundamental rights were severely curtailed. For the initiator of the Economy for the Common Good, this was an impetus …
Trump Has Wrecked the US Economy Jul 3, 2025 Laura Tyson and Lenny Mendonca Donald Trump’s second-term agenda is not only causing substantial near-term damage to the US economy, but also fundamentally threatening America’s global standing and competitiveness. The self-destruction of the past six months has been unprecedented – and …
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/07/24/18878298.php Capitalism as a death cult animated by the fetishism of capital, as a secular religion demanding human sacrifice, comes into its own here. Through suffering, through sacrifice—preferably of the weakest and most vulnerable members of society—Germany is to regain the favor of capital in its contradiction-driven momentum as an …
Voices Erwin Chemerinsky and J. Michael Luttig A refresher course in American truths [This article posted on 7/4/2025 in The Los Angeles Times is available on the Internet, https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-07-04/united-states-democracy-principles-july-4.] By Erwin Chemerinsky and J. Michael Luttig Contributing writer and guest contributor July 4, 2025 Is it possible, at this deeply …
The 1930s Are Back – And It’s Going to End BADLY | Richard Wolff SPEECH Faith Driven Motivation 7/21 – 38 min https://youtu.be/FwAdubnwWO0?t=5