The New Dark Age

'Socialism or Barbarism'

November 1, 2022

  • Ukraine News Links 29 October – 1 November 2022

    Tuesday, 1 November 2022 — The New Dark Age It Is Not Going To Make A Difference. https://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2022/11/it-is-not-going-to-make-difference.html Putin Skewers Us Ineptitude https://popularresistance.org/putin-skewers-us-ineptitude/ Self-Destructive Social Habits, Loneliness, and Propaganda https://dissidentvoice.org/2022/11/self-destructive-social-habits-loneliness-and-propaganda/ Continue reading

  • Scandinavians: Against the Sands of Time

    The debate regarding the enlargement of NATO has been talked to death since the collapse of the USSR, yet since Russia launched its Special Military Operation in the Ukraine, amongst a myriad of global events, Finland and Sweden have applied to join the Atlantic Alliance. This topic was covered in this previous article, yet statements coming… Continue reading

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  • Lula: Warmed Up Green Neoliberalism With Crumbs

    As I write this, the progressive Lula (Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva) has very narrowly won the election for the Brazilian presidency, with the current right-wing President Bolsonaro losing. This is good news for the Amazon rainforest, and probably the poorer members of Brazilian society as they will benefit from small government income transfers. However,… Continue reading

  • Is the U.S. and NATO Running Another Operation Gladio in Europe?

    [In Part Two of this three-part series on foreign mercenary fighters in Ukraine, (see Part 1) the nexus between mercenaries with experience in Syria, Ukraine and U.S.-EU-NATO armed forces becomes more apparent. This second part of the investigation looks at Shaun Pinner, Alexander Tobiassen, John Harding, Sjoerd Heeger, Craig Lang and Ben Fischer.—Editors] Continue reading

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  • Lula never left Brazil’s centre stage

    The former president of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, popularly known as Lula, has won the country’s presidential election by an incredibly narrow margin of 50.90% of the vote against his right-wing rival and incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro’s 49.10%. Continue reading

  • Whatever happened to Liz Truss?

    The most intriguing question with regard to Liz Truss’ resignation as the prime minister of Britain after a mere 44 days in office is this: what is it about her economic programme that the “market” (read “finance capital”) found unpalatable? At its core after all was tax-cuts for the rich, which the “market” should have… Continue reading

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