Capitalism
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Looking backward autobiographically
It’s reached that time again, a time to look forward but also, for an old geezer like me to look backward. Being 96 for a while yet (until March), I can permit myself some retrospection (while noting that those two digits, if only reversed and embodied, might well have been greatly preferable. Wot-the-hell, while I… Continue reading
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How Neoliberalism Has Wielded ‘Corruption’ to Privatise Life in Africa
In Africa, the leading forces of capitalism have ruthlessly wielded a neoliberal conception of corruption to undermine states’ sovereignty and open the continent to plunder at the hands of Western multinational corporations. Continue reading
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Ireland election: its economic model under threat?
The Repubic of Ireland (this excludes the northern Ireland enclave which is still part of Britain) holds a general election today. Ireland has just 5m people and is part of the European Union and the Eurozone, contributing just 1% of EU27 and 3% of EU GDP. Continue reading
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Who’s in control? A short guide to investigating corporate power
If you’re planning a campaign against a company, it’s helpful to know exactly who you’re up against. By understanding who makes the decisions, you’re better placed to devise a campaign strategy that really works. Continue reading
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Jason Hickel: Why a Liberated Palestine Threatens Global Capitalism
Jason Hickel: Why is Palestine at the center of the climate and colonial struggle? How are capitalism and the ecological crisis linked? Who really benefits from the exploitation of resources in the Global South? At the Transnational Institute’s Ignite Festival in 2024, Jason Hickel argues that the Global North—the “Imperial Core”—is responsible for the excess… Continue reading
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Social Media Beyond Corporate Control
Several weeks ago African Stream joined the growing list of content creators banned on social media platforms like YouTube, TikTok and Meta (Facebook, Instagram, and Threads), on crowdfunding platforms like GoFundMe, and even on payment- processing platforms like Stripe and Paypal. Stripe and all the major social media platforms except X have banned African Stream. Continue reading
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Barbarism of Capitalism
Lenin characterised capitalism in France and Britain as “civilised barbarism,” and referred to the so-called Western civilisation as “capitalist barbarism,” driven by the “stupid avarice of a handful of millionaires” who converted people as “slaves of wealth” during the early twentieth century. He further argued that “civilisation, freedom and wealth under capitalism call to mind the… Continue reading
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‘The visiting emperors’: How corporations conquered the world
The former Labour Party leader’s new foreword to Claire Provost and Matt Kennard’s book Silent Coup outlines his thoughts on the growing power of the private sector over society. Continue reading
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It’s Barbarism
“It’s barbarism. I see it coming masqueraded under lawless alliances and predetermined enslavements. It may not be about Hitler’s furnaces, but about the methodical and quasi-scientific subjugation of Man. His absolute humiliation. His disgrace” Odysseas Elytis, Greek poet, in a press conference on the occasion of receiving the Nobel Prize (1979) Continue reading
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Germany: the end of EU hegemony?
Today, elections take place in two large provincial states (Lander) in eastern Germany All the opinion polls show that the Eurosceptic, anti-immigrant, Russia-friendly parties of both the extreme right and the new left are ahead. The parties of the current Federal coalition of the Social Democrats, Greens and the so-called Free Democrats are being decimated… Continue reading
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How US Big Tech monopolies colonized the world: Welcome to neo-feudalism
US Big Tech corporations are like feudal landlords of medieval Europe. Silicon Valley monopolies own the digital land the economy is built on, charging rents to use their privatized infrastructure. Continue reading
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Laundering Carbon and the New Scramble for Africa
Reports suggested that Blue Carbon—a company privately owned by Sheikh Ahmed al-Maktoum, a member of Dubai’s ruling family—had signed deals promising the firm control over vast tracts of land across the African continent. These deals included an astonishing 10 percent of the landmass in Liberia, Zambia and Tanzania, and 20 percent in Zimbabwe. Altogether, the area… Continue reading
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Resisting the New Green Colonialism
A proposed green hydrogen project in Tunisia prioritizes European energy needs over local sovereignty. Continue reading
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THE UK LABOUR PARTY REVEALS ITS TRUE COLOURS – NOT CAMPAIGNING RED BUT ROYAL BLUE
The Labour Party’s slogan going into the elections was: “taking the brakes off the British economy.” Within 100 days the only brakes that have come off is the one holding back their lying. Suddenly, these incompetent novices have discovered an additional £22 billion black hole in the public finances though this was spotted in advance… Continue reading
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The migraine to end all migraines
Tuesday, 27 February 2024 — The New Dark Age Continue reading
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The Descent into Barbarism
The barbarity of capitalism is evident at present like never before, and the most heart-rending, the most incredibly cruel instance of it is the genocide of the Palestinians that is currently occurring with the combined blessings of all advanced capitalist countries. Continue reading
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Taxpayers not manufacturers made to pay compensation to patients
Many patients have been fighting for years for compensation after birth defects and developmental disorders were caused by the epilepsy drug Valproate; pain and tissue erosions caused by synthetic mesh used in incontinence operations or the reproductive and fetal developmental problems caused by Primodos. Dr Henrietta Hughes, the Patient Safety Commissioner (PSC), has released her… Continue reading
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The Animal Feed Industry’s Impact on the Planet
In some parts of the continental United States, you might drive through a nearly unchanging landscape for hours. Stretching for miles and miles, vast swaths of soil are dedicated to growing crops—corn, grains, fruits, and vegetables that make up the foundation of our food system. Continue reading
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Former judge Manfred Kölsch on how the EU’s Digital Services Act will end free speech
The Digital Services Act (DSA) will come into full force in Germany on 17 February 2024 as EU Regulation 2022/2065. Before this date, the Digital Services Act (DDG), which concretises the DSA, is to be passed by the Bundestag without fanfare. Continue reading
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Davos Time
Wednesday, 17 January 2024 — Pepe Escobar Davos has been immensely enlightening. Everything out in the open. War IS Peace. Ukraine is NOT losing and Russia is not winning. If you disagree with us – on ANYTHING – you will be censored for “hate speech”. We want the New World Order – whatever you peasants Continue reading
The New Dark Age 