Back in 1980, neoliberalism began its assault and redefinition of the state and society with Reagan and Thatcher.  The latter repeated her mantra: there is no society, only families and individuals.  Private, special interests muzzled and pretended to be the general interest.  Privatization and the austerity policy led to the housing crises of unaffordability and…

The Israeli offensive has caused massive damage to schools, homes, communication and energy systems, roads and much more, according to Oxfam, the UK-based aid organization. The destruction of key water and sanitation infrastructure by Israeli forces, as well as overcrowding in camps, malnutrition and summer heat, are bringing Gaza to the brink of a deadly…

https://thephilosophicalsalon.com/framing-palestine Debates Framing Palestine By Zahi Zalloua 06 May2024 2Share 0 Comment 11Love The title of my essay, “Framing Palestine,” has a double meaning. First, I’m using “framing” to describe the ways we try to make sense of Palestine—more specifically, how we make sense of occupied Palestine as a site of violence, counter-violence, and nonviolence.…

A look back makes the outlook easier: A speculative boom in 1929 leads to a stock market crash and recession, the budget deficit increases, the austerity policies drive the economy into a depression. Tensions within and between countries increase, scapegoats are sought, anti-Semitism and protectionism are spreading. Forward to the 1930s?by Stephan Schulmeister[This article posted…

Troubled Hearts Can Heal by Marc Batko [This article was posted on May 12, 2024. Hundreds of translated articles await you at freetranslations.foundation and freetranslations.site. Happy spring!  Happy reading!] If we come to God with hearts open for transformation, God will heal us of our prejudices and stereotypes and befriend us with the gift of…

Jesus is Lord, the Messiah, the suffering eschatological prophet who overcame the world! by Marc Batko [This article combining theology, history and the sorrows of empire was posted on May 11, 2024.  More articles await you at freetranslations.foundation, freetranslations.site and academia.edu.] God has done what the law could not do – brought people together who…

Journalists and Israel critics as Hamas accomplices. The Netanyahu government has also been very successful in spreading narratives that declare anyone who supports the Palestinians in Gaza with humanitarian aid, reports on their suffering & criticizes the actions of the Israeli government as Hamas accomplices, Hamas anti-Semites. UNRWA and Co: Netanyahu’s war against the truth…

Compassionate Genocide By Michael Marder 22 Apr2024 4Share 0 Comment 17Love On March 8 it was reported that at least five residents of Gaza were killed by the airdrops of humanitarian aid at the Al-Shati camp, west of Gaza City. Less than two weeks ago, Zein Oroq, a thirteen-year-old boy who survived an airstrike on…

A Conversation on our “Nihilistic Age” The Nation spoke with the political theorist about the multifront crisis of the post-Trump era and the moral and intellectual commitments of scholars and higher education. [This interview posted in January 2024 is available on the Internet, https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/wendy-brown-interview/.] In her recent book, Nihilistic Times: Thinking With Max Weber, the political…

Wars (especially when marketed as humanitarian, defensive, or “against terror”) are, in essence, criminal means to “easy money”, which is what keeps today’s financial bubbles inflated to record-breaking highs while the actual economic conditions of millions of workers (or “inactive workforce”) are cratering at an equally record-breaking pace. Our Zone of Interest: The Noise of…