Work is more than a job to earn money by Gisela Notz, 12/20/2018

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 …

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“The shareholder has become a common good” by Sebastian Mueller, 2/13/2024

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 …

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Big Suicide Bill by Ernst Lohoff, 7/7/2025

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 …

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Damned to happiness – neoliberalism as the Leviathan of our time by Heinrich Anker, 4/13/2025

“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 …

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Strengthening Democracy – Interview with Christian Felber, 6/18/2025 and Albrecht Mueller

“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 …

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Trump Has Wrecked the US Economy by Laura Tyson, July 3, 2025

    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 …

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The handover of power by Tomasz Konicz, 1/18/2025

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 …

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Voices Erwin Chemerinsky and J. Michael Luttig A refresher course in American truths, 7/4/2025

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 …

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