95 Theses

A Map without Utopia is worthless! by Marc Batko [This essay posted on June 16, 2024 is available on the Internet at freetranslations.foundation.] This quote from Oscar Wilde is a fitting beginning for this essay on remembrance and hope, memory and present fixation. Beware of post-modernism  that says the present is everything and dismisses the…

Military poisoning of societyby Bernhard Trautvetter[This article posted on 5/23/2024 is translated from the German on the Internet, https://www.nachdenkseiten.de/?p=115584.] Military, political and social leaders are misrepresenting the emergence of the Ukraine war with half-truths – with the help of such misinformation, a restructuring of society is being driven forward and numerous areas of society are…

Multiple crisis and catastrophe One crisis follows another. In capitalism, that is the normal state of affairs. However, the climate crisis has a new quality: is catastrophe capitalism now on the horizon?By Alex Demirović [This article posted in October 2022 is translated from the German on the Internet, https://zeitschrift-luxemburg.de/artikel/vielfachkrise-und-katastrophe/.] 3/2022Capitalocene The capitalist mode of production…

The Ukrainian attack on global security by Hans-Peter Waldrich marc1seed@yahoo.com Ukraine’s attack on modules of the Russian early warning system not least endangers our own security. Leo Ensel, conflict researcher and journalist, calls for a “Copernican revolution in security policy”. “In the nuclear age, security is only possible together with, but never against, the ‘opponent’!”…

Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens spoke to first-year law students at Georgetown University about his career, the work of the Supreme Court, and his book, Six Amendments. Please read Justice Stevens vigorous dissent to the 2010 Citizens United case on corporate personhood. Justice Stevens died at 99.

by Marc Batko Truth is not only in English Invitation to a New Beginning by Marc Batko Articles from Germany, Austria and Switzerland have convinced me that policy mistakes in foreign affairs, economic thinking, reducing working hours, education, distribution, affordable housing and combating poverty reflect state failure, market failure or an inability to learn from…

What does the recognition of the state of Palestine by Norway, Ireland and Spain mean?Facts Three European countries have announced that they will recognize Palestine as a state. What does this mean for a possible peace process? What does it mean for the concrete situation of the Palestinians – and for Israel? An initial classificationby…

In the state of confusion, the Supreme Court isn’t independent but corrupted, special interests replace the common interest, elections become auctions, cowardice dominates over courage, causes of the housing and taxation crisis are not discussed, universities become “tentacles of the police state” (cf. economist Michael Hudson), the media become lapdogs not watchdogs, criticism and dissent…

by Bobby Azarian, Oct 10, 2018 Bobby Azarian Ph.D.Mind In The MachineGenetics How Religious Fundamentalism Hijacks the BrainFundamentalist ideologies act like mental parasites.[This article posted on October 19, 2018 is available on the Internet.[ Posted October 10, 2018 | Reviewed by Jessica Schrader In moderation, religious and spiritual practices can be great for a person’s…

In 1933, Congress passed the Glass-Steagall Act, which banned banks from underwriting securities. Financial institutions had tochoose either to be a simple bank lender or an underwriter(investment banker or brokerage firm). Here’s light from our (progressive) past! Please share as widely as possible!