The New Dark Age

'Socialism or Barbarism'

December 6, 2021

  • Uneven Earth November Readings

    Once a month, we put together a list of stories we’ve been reading: news you might’ve missed or crucial conversations going on around the web. We focus on environmental justice, radical municipalism, new politics, political theory, and resources for action and education. Continue reading

  • Nuclear Talks – Israel Makes Funny Demands

    This, from Israel, is somewhat weird: Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Mossad chief David Barnea will push during their meetings this week in Washington with senior Biden administration officials for the United States to carry out a military strike on Iranian targets, Israel’s three main TV news broadcasts reported Sunday night.  Continue reading

  • What’s Left?

    Street’s CounterPunch article, “Glenn Greenwald is Not Your Misunderstood Left Comrade,” obstructs political dialogue and struggle. He gives no substantive rebuttal to a Greenwald article that declares “grotesque” the sight of “masked servants and unmasked elite at the New York Met Gala.” In a classic ad hominem attack, since Street couldn’t summon up an intelligent response, he just hurled… Continue reading

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  • U.S. Intelligence Has Found … Easy To Disprove Claims Of A Russian Attack On Ukraine

    4 December 2021 — Moon of Alabama A few years back: In his State of the Union message in January, President Bush approvingly cited the report. “ The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa,” said Bush. … On Thursday, standing beside British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Bush said of Continue reading

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  • Omicron and the Travel Ban Itch

    Stick to the script: owe that duty of care to your population, so the legal experts in government tell you.  Self-interest pays, if in small amounts.  These rigid, formulaic assumptions have done wonders to harm and deter any spirit of cooperation regarding dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading

  • Biden-Putin meeting is a cliffhanger

    What has unfolded in the past 24 hours in the US-Russia diplomatic tango can be seen as a foreplay of the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden, which is slated for Tuesday evening.  Continue reading

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  • Concentration of Power

    Well, it is nice to be free again, though as I said on release, I shall never really feel free while Julian is still imprisoned and while Scotland is still part of an imperialist United Kingdom. I expect most of you have seen my release, but for those who have not: Continue reading

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  • US Empire Seizes UK’s National Health Service

    One of the recent roles of the Parliamentary Healthcare Committee has been to reassure the British public that any claims regarding the ‘Americanization’ of the National Health Service (NHS) were wildly overstated, “creating a climate that risks blocking the joining up of services in the interests of patients.”  In fact, the penetration of the healthcare… Continue reading

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  • The NATOstan Clown Show

    American hysteria over the “imminent” Russian invasion of Ukraine has exploded every geopolitical Stupid-o-Meter in sight – and that’s quite an accomplishment. What a mess. Sections of the U.S. Deep State are in open revolt against the combo that remote controls Crash Test Dummy, who impersonates POTUS. The neocon-neoliberal axis is itching for a war… Continue reading

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  • UK Crony Capitalism: They want to derail us

    This year, Good Law Project has exposed cronyism right at the heart of Government. It’s perhaps not surprising that those who benefit from these cozy arrangements are trying to derail us. Continue reading