The New Dark Age

'Socialism or Barbarism'

January 27, 2020

  • The death of Errol Graham: Latest tragedy is linked to 10 years of DWP deaths

    A disabled man who starved to death after his benefits were wrongly stopped is the latest in a long line of fatalities that can be linked to failings and deliberate policy decisions by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Continue reading

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  • Iran News Links 26-27 January 2020

    27 January 2020 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Russia, Iran agree to look at format of parliamentary dialogue of Caspian nations https://tass.com/world/1113385 Today’s Links 27 January 2020 http://mikewhitneysgraspingatstraws.blogspot.com/2020/01/todays-links_27.html Continue reading

  • The value in GDP

    At the recent ASSA 2020 conference there was a session on whether Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the ubiquitous measure of national output, was adequate as a gauge of “well-being or social welfare”. Various proposals have been put forward for attempting to measure social welfare, including “dashboards” of economic and social indicators as well as approaches… Continue reading

  • Julian Assange and the Inhumanity of the British State: ‘Unofficial’ Solitary Confinement as Torture

    26 January 2020 — 21st Century Wire By Nina Cross Up until this week, Assange has been held in solitary confinement in Belmarsh prison. Incredibly, it was the other prisoners along with Assange’s legal team, who have pressured the government officials to respect the law and allow Assange to be removed from solitary confinement, resulting Continue reading

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  • Russia stood by Iran in showdown with US

    The US President Donald Trump first said there were ‘no casualties’ in the Iranian missile attack on the Ain al-Asad military airbase in Iraq on January 8. “We suffered no casualties, all of our soldiers are safe, and only minimal damage was sustained at our military bases,” Trump had said. Continue reading

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  • The Musical Matilda on Stage in Amherst Inspires Joyous Rebellion By Edward Curtin

    “Our problem is civil obedience,” said the people’s historian Howard Zinn. This may sound like an odd way to begin a review of a play, but I think you will agree that it is apropos, since the musical Matilda, based on the book by the impish writer Roald Dahl and produced by Amherst Leisure Services… Continue reading

  • Bolivia News Links 23-26 January 2020

    26 January 2020 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back Bolivians Celebrate Fourteen Years of the Plurinational State https://libya360.wordpress.com/2020/01/24/bolivians-celebrate-fourteen-years-of-the-plurinational-state/ Former Brazilian President Lula da Silva: Obama, Hillary Ordered Me Not to Negotiate with Iran https://www.mintpressnews.com/brazil-president-lula-da-silva-obama-hillary-ordered-not-negotiate-iran/264315/ Continue reading

  • Armed Drone Proliferation Update, January 2020

    27 January 2020 — Drone Wars Joanna Frew The third of our twice-yearly updates details new operators and other significant developments around the proliferation of armed drones.  For our complete list of states operating, or close to operating, armed drones see Who Has Armed Drones? Continue reading

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