Category Archives: Political Theory

READY FOR PRESIDENT PELOSI? by Thom Hartmann

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Marc

Ready for President Pelosi? by Thom Hartmann, Dec 10 www.rawstory.com Trump and Pence could both go down in unprecedented impeachment, Dec 10 https://www.rawstory.com/2018/12/ready-president-pelosi-trump-pence-go-unprecedented-impeachment/ So, now that we know that Donald Trump and Mike Pence reached the White House through at … Continue reading →

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Driven to Consumption and Money Created out of Nothing

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Marc

Driven to Consumption and Money Created out of Nothing by Mathais Binswanger, Aaron Sahr, and Branko Milanovic http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2018/12/436940.shtml Growth originally created a material prosperity about which earlier generations could only dream. However, more economic growth does not make people happier … Continue reading →

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“We live in a time of radical counter-enlightenment”

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Marc

“We live in a time of radical counter-enlightenment” Rainer Mausfeld, October 2018 https://nyc.indymedia.org/en/2018/12/127513.html Psychologist Rainer Mausfeld is interviewed about the illusion of being informed, “contempt for the people” and journalists and intellectuals. Political struggle always means the struggler over the … Continue reading →

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eBooks on Barnes & Noble

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Marc

Here are the links to the eBooks on Barnes & Noble. 10% off your order – use code Fall10 Enjoy the feast! Celebrate your independence! “Alternative Economics: Reversing Stagnation” translated by Marc Batko, $3.99 https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/alternative+economics%3A+reversing+stagnation?_requestid=5573331 “Poverty Returns with Misguided Policy” … Continue reading →

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Trumponomics and Wall Street Rejoices

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Marc

Trumponomics and Wall Street Rejoices by Rudolf Hickel and Lukas Hermsmeier https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/11/05/18818782.php Economics should be a part of life, not a steamroller crushing creativity and self-determination. The state should serve the public interest and reduce poverty. Instead, private or special … Continue reading →

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Right-wing Populism: A Wave of Nostalgia

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Marc

Right-wing Populism: A Wave of Nostalgia by Cornelia Koppetsch, 8/23/2018 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/11/01/18818615.php For decades, western societies were marked by processes of pluralization, individualization, and liberalization. Why are attitudes and pressures of society against these trends becoming dominant? Why are escalating inequalities … Continue reading →

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Destroying the Myths of Market Fundamentalism Forum, Oct 24, 18, 8 hours

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Marc

Destroying the Myths of Market Fundamentalism, 8 hrs, Oct 2018, therealnews.org https://youtu.be/WjWETN1E6YA?t=1056 Market Fundamentalism is the dogmatic belief that unregulated, “laissez-faire” markets are the only answer to the world’s biggest social and economic problems. It’s time to confront the myths … Continue reading →

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Right-wing Populism. Can More Madness Cure the Madness?

Posted on October 22, 2018 by Marc

Right-wing Populism. Can More Madness Cure the Madness? by f.s. montanus, Georg Rammer, Andreas Bohm and Joachi9m Bischoff http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2018/10/436770.shtml Neolikberal policy was always mad. But an even greater madness now appears with right-wing populism. Politics is mad because it writes … Continue reading →

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“We Live in a Time of Radical Counter-Enlightenment” by Rainer Mausfeld

Posted on October 21, 2018 by Marc

Rainer Mausfeld is a professor psychology at the University of Kiel. https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/10/21/18818378.php In the past decades, democracy was undermined in an unparalleled way. Democracy was replaced by the illusion of democracy, free public debate by the management of opinion and … Continue reading →

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Philosophical Reflections on the Economic Crisis: From Obscuristan to Absurdistan and Poverty Returns with Misguided Policy by Franz Segbers

Posted on October 7, 2018 by Marc

Philosophical Reflections on the Economic Crisis: From Obscuristan to Absurdistan by Marc Batko, 54 pp, $2.99 on Kindle Direct from Amazon. Enjoy the feast! Celebrate your independence! Please order the eBooks! https://www.amazon.com/Philosophical-Reflections-Economic-Crisis-Obscuristan-ebook/dp/B0764KFS2P/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1538923510&sr=8-1-spell&keywords=philosophical+refelctions+on+the+economic+crisis and Poverty Returns with Misguided Policy by Franz … Continue reading →

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