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and “We do not live in capitalism” by Wolfgang Belitz and Yves Wegelin There Goes the Rule of Law by Bill Moyers http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2020/04/438414.shtml Trump weaponized and disfigured the rule of law by making the Dept of Justice go after his … Continue reading →

by Eugen Drewermann and Iring Fetscher Only faith (as in a religion), the “invisible hand,” the “law” of the “free” market can judge everything. State interventions can only be annoying. The market itself is allegedly “social”. Everyone acts according to … Continue reading →

by Rudolf Hickel, Ingar Solty and Daniel Stelter, March 30, 2020 Most people’s thinking is determined by the development of the Covid-19 crisis, the return of “the hour of executive power” (Gerhard A. Ritter), i.e. state of exception legislation, and … Continue reading →

Six from Rainer Mausfeld, professor of psychology and author of Fear and Power Neoliberalism atomizes and commodifies. That is his conclusion, a painful insight leading us to immunize ourselves against manipulatively generated fears. Rainer Mausfeld, Angst und Macht. Rule Techniques … Continue reading →

We must look for the “signs of the times” pointing to the coming of the Kingdom of God or, as John Holloway puts it, the signs “of the presence of the material power of the cry.” The world of struggle … Continue reading →

by Ralph Nader 3/21/2020 Would a sane president be fanatically disabling disease and injury prevention programs at federal agencies and boast about such “deregulation”? Trump continues to favor crooked/for-profit universities that rip off students and leave them impoverished with debt. … Continue reading →

Growing debt is actually not a big problem in a growing economy as long as it does not grow faster than the gross domestic product (GDP). But this has been the case since the 1980s of the 20th century. The … Continue reading →

Some experts are sure that the only thing that will stop the virus permanently is for everyone to stay at home for a few weeks. Model China. The drastic quarantine has obviously worked, if you believe the Chinese government, the … Continue reading →

The city-state has learned a lot from the sars crisis and is not letting the coronavirus get it down. Not all recipes are transferable to other countries, but some are. And unusual measures are being taken to ensure the cohesion … Continue reading →

Sanders said you can’t beat Trump with yesterday’s recipes and figures. That would be Biden’s strategy to evoke the nostalgia of the Obama years. It would work for a lot of black people and some of the “urban” upper class. … Continue reading →