Monthly Archives: January 2018

The Future as Transformation by Birgit Mahnkopf

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Marc

The Future as Transformation by Birgit Mahnkopf, Luxemburg 2/2015 http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2018/01/435478.shtml There is no future with present-day capitalism. Capitalism stands for a movement of endless profit-making. Only a radical breach with the capitalist accumulation dynamic can nurture the hope of a … Continue reading →

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Liberalization of Public Service: A Democratic Achievement is Subjected to the Rules of Competition by Christine Wicht and Carsten Lenz

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Marc

Trump turns away from everything touched by Obama and paves the way to the Dark Age. Will this be the 11th century when illiteracy and narcissism are accepted and not overcome? Here’s a link to “Liberalization of the Public Services” … Continue reading →

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America Reacts to a Low-Point by Daniel Haufler

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Marc

America Reacts to a Low-Point by Daniel Haufler, 12/13/2017 http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2018/01/435456.shtml With Doug Jones’ victory in the Alabama senate race, the end of the Trump era moved a little closer. Alabama’s citizens set a sign of resistance. The left and moderates … Continue reading →

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Tax Reform in the US: Trump’s Attack on America by Soren Brandes, Dec 21

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Marc

The tax reform of the Republicans is a blow against the welfare state. It strikes low-income persons and was prepared in the 1970s. $5 trillion is given to households with over a million dollars income! Tax cuts for corporations and … Continue reading →

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Is Economic Speculation a Form of Structural Violence? by Rene Steenbock

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Marc

Is Economic Speculation a Form of Structural Violence? by Rene Steenbock, 2013, grin.com http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2018/01/435451.shtml According to neoclassical economic theory, the financial markets always return to equilibrium. Problems only occur because of state intervention. The 2008 financial crisis should never have … Continue reading →

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Poverty Returns with Misguided Policy by Franz Segbers, 62 pages

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Marc

Poverty Returns with Misguided Policy by Franz Segbers https://www.smashwords.com/cart/add/774250 POVERTY IS POLITICALLY INTENDED AND ECONOMICALLY CAUSED AND IS NOT A NATURAL PHENOMENON Poverty in a rich country is the result of political decisions and is not a natural phenomenon. Poverty … Continue reading →

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The Trump Election by Christoph Hermann

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Marc

The Trump Election by Christoph Hermann http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2018/01/435439.shtml The democracy crisis, the neoliberalism crisis, and the crisis of the Democratic Party led to the victory of Trump. Capitalism is largely deregulated with a comparatively meager public sector except for the defense … Continue reading →

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Celebration, abundance and resistance are part of our nature!

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Marc

One day in Vancity is equal to about 300 days in Portland! Celebration, cooperation, abundance and resistance are part of our nature as antibodies are part of our bodies! Here are links to “Philosophical Reflections on the Economic Crisis” and … Continue reading →

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Death and taxes. The global tax race to the bottom is about to begin

Posted on January 6, 2018 by Marc

Death and taxes. The global tax race to the bottom is about to begin by James S. Henry, The American Interest, Dec 21, 2017 https://www.the-american-interest.com/2017/12/21/ladies-gentlemen-take-places/ t may be a long time before we fully understand all the implications of the … Continue reading →

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Judge Orrick on Sanctuary Cities, Nov 2017, 28 pp

Posted on January 5, 2018 by Marc

Judge Orrick on Sanctuary Cities, Nov 2017, 28 pp https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4254991-document-21296594.html Thanks to California Federal District Judge Orrick we can breath again! The constitutional state is not the security state. Trump cannot punish sanctuary cities. Toward a civilization of shared sufficiency … Continue reading →

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