The Community Bill of Rights
In November, community members in Spokane Washington articulated these Community Bill of Rights, to give neighbors the ability to control their neighborhoods and their futures. It was defeated by...
View ArticleWho Needs Hegemony? The Shattering of Illusion and the Possible Emergence of...
This essay strikes me as deeply explanatory for the absurd political events that have been taking place in the US in the past year – from trillion-dollar bank bailouts, to the inability to create any...
View ArticleObama’s Budget Freezes Us Out, Continues March of War
Yesterday, President Obama announced his new $3.8 Trillion budget proposal, including about a trillion dollars for war and military, including increasing expenditure on Nuclear Weapons by $7 billion!...
View ArticleThe Rich Get Richer…
“When you take the time to research and analyze the wealth that has gone to the economic top one percent, you begin to realize just how much we have been robbed.” Despite the economic crisis, the...
View ArticleThe End of Capitalism?: Interview of Alex Knight – Part 3. Life After Capitalism
Republished by Energy Bulletin, Countercurrents and OpEdNews. The following exchange between Michael Carriere and Alex Knight occurred via email, July 2010. Alex Knight was questioned about the End of...
View ArticleThe Transformation of American Conservativism into a Neo-Fascist Movement
One of the most descriptive and disturbing articles I’ve yet read about the Tea Party and the rise of neo-fascist movement in the United States. Max Blumenthal does not name it fascism, but it’s clear...
View ArticleSilvia Federici: Capitalism Destroys Us, Movements Heal Us
“To me, the struggle is a healing process. If the struggle itself is not a healing process, it’s not worth it! There’s something wrong with it. You struggle because you need to liberate yourself. If...
View ArticleHow Capitalism Causes Depression
Johann Hari’s new book “Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions” provides new, compelling evidence to support the argument from “We Are All Very...
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