Monthly Archives: January 2019

Against Social Darwinismby Ernst Ulrich von Weizsacker, 1999http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2019/01/437129.shtml“The conquest of Africa and large parts of Asia was not morally justified by anything. Only peace is morally justified.  Today social Darwinism appears in the guise of Anglo-Saxon capitalism.”

The Populist Makers and Dangerous Optimism by Serge Halimi, Pierre Rimbert, and Elmar Altvaterhttp://portland.indymedia.org/en/2019/01/437126.shtmlThe people vote and capital decides. Another capitalism appears that is marked by an anti-liberal and intolerant culture. The goal of the new capitalists is the same … Continue reading →

We are living in one of the richest societies in the world. Inconceivable sums were given out without hesitation when the banks were bailed out from bankruptcy. This rich society is merciless and bureaucratic and has become envious, ruthless and … Continue reading →

Markets as a Fetish, Globalization for the Many, and Dissent Management by Joachim Hirsch, Rainer Mausfeld, and Werner Raza http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2019/01/437066.shtml Rainer Mausfeld explains how emancipative needs for change are neutralized. Democratic societies are only acceptable to the centers of power … Continue reading →

The social state is the future and isn’t “Bolshevism”! The state should fulfill the public interest and fight poverty. Trickle-down neoliberal economic theory is rife with lies and myths and leads to exploding inequality and precarious labor. Around 1980, wages … Continue reading →

“What is The American Left?”by Norman Birnbaumhttp://www.nachdenkseiten.de/upload/pdf/141024_birnbaum_what_is_the_american_left-final.pdf

by Nico Beckert and zebralogs http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2019/01/437046.shtml

Don the con is a moron and a phony, the pathological narcissist is a pathological paranoia, a clear and present danger – who should go to his room It’s not too late to be a Canadian hockey fan!!nhl.com broadcasts 7 … Continue reading →

Capitalism means Crisis and Trade War by Elmar Altvater and Christian Schroeppel https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/01/02/18820058.php `Capitalism contains crisis as rainclouds contain rain, said Jean Jaures, a 19th-century French socialist. Big Pharma, Big Wall Street, and Big Military Complex have armies of lobbyists. … Continue reading →

Video-Book TV: “The Narcissism Epidemic” by Jean Twenge, 2009www.booktv.org/Watch/10487/The+Narcissism+Epidemic+Living+in+the+Age+of+Entitlement.aspx Narcissism, the cult of specialness, was said to be the ladder of success and yet leads to anti-social behavior, contempt for others, exploding inequality, doublespeak, and megalomania. Solipsism, the peak of … Continue reading →