Capitalism
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UK Brexit Vote Reflects a Deep Crisis in Capitalism (Pt 1/2)
Had the British been presented with the option, people might choose a socialist Britain over a capitalist EU, but they are not given that choice, say Prof. Leo Panitch of York University and Jon Lansman of the British Labour Party’s National Executive Committee Continue reading
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Walls or Roads By James Petras
History is told by Walls and Roads which have marked significant turning points in the relation between peoples and states. Continue reading
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TOWARDS A UNIFIED THEORY OF THE CAUSES AND LIMITS TO THE INDUSTRIAL CYCLE
Capitalism is society’s first chaotic industrial society which by tending to recurring crises demonstrates its transitory nature. Marx was not the first to note the industrial cycle, it was well known to Smith and Ricard. Marx provided a primary and subsidiary explanation for these recurrences, but because this explanation was disjointed, it led those who… Continue reading
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The struggle against austerity and the fight for the United Socialist States of Europe
Today’s People’s Assembly against Austerity demonstration in London declares that a Labour government led by Jeremy Corbyn is the only alternative to a Conservative government bent on destroying jobs, wages and vital social services. Continue reading
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UK: The 2018 State of the Nation Report
Britain does produce an annual state of the nation report other than one referring to social mobility. The Social Mobility Commission’s 2017 report (see link below) starts with the words: “Britain is a deeply divided nation.” Their report is interesting this year as it ventures more broadly into areas such as education, employability and housing… Continue reading
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Affaire ExxonMobil: Nicolas Maduro publishes his evidence
According to the US transnational ExxonMobil, on 22 December 2018 the Venezuelan navy expelled two ships that were carrying out prospecting works in the territorial waters between Venezuela and Guyana. Venezuela and Guyana are disputing to which of them these waters belong. On the faith of this communiqué, Guyana, followed by the United States and… Continue reading
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Open Letter to Bayer CropScience: Bayer Has Never Been Transparent In Its Life! by Colin Todhunter
9 January 2019 — Counter Currents “Transparency creates trust. At Bayer, we embrace our responsibility to communicate how we assess our products’ safety — and we recognize that people around the world want more information around glyphosate. This month, we published more than 300 study summaries on the safety of glyphosate on our dedicated transparency website. “ Continue reading
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No one rules Britain By Anthony Barnett
Reckless Opportunists is an astonishing account of the British ruling class in decomposition. It is the result of twenty years of intense research, over 350 interviews with the heads of corporations, senior civil servants, journalists, politicians and public relations firms. Continue reading
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Death to the DIY Society By Ted RALL
I admit it: My bias derived from self-interest. I was a bag boy. But that didn’t make me wrong when I reacted to the news that supermarkets would make customers bag their own groceries. This, I told my friends at the time, is the first brick in a road to perdition. Continue reading
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The Stomach-Churning Violence of the Agrochemical Oligopoly by Colin Todhunter
As humans, we have evolved with the natural environment over millennia. We have learned what to eat and what not to eat, what to grow and how to grow it and our diets have developed accordingly. We have hunted, gathered, planted and harvested. Our overall survival as a species has been based on gradual, emerging… Continue reading
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AI Should Improve Quality of Life, Not Make Capitalists Rich – Lester Earnest on RAI (1-5)
Artificial Intelligence can make the world better or be a tool for war – says Lester Earnest, founder of the Artificial Intelligence Lab at Stanford, on Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay Continue reading
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The global slowdown: US trade war comes home By Andre Damon
The term “decoupling,” referring to the severing of trade ties between the United States and China, has, to quote one commentator, become the “talk of Washington.” The two countries are embroiled in what has been widely described as a “new cold war,” in which, in the words of former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson, an “iron… Continue reading
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‘Dust Bowls of Empire’ exposes capital’s global assault on the land
The “Dust Bowl” of the 1930s was an iconic moment in American history. As a result of what one historian called “the inevitable outcome of a culture that deliberately, self-consciously, set itself [the] task of dominating and exploiting the land for all it was worth,” tens of thousands of people fled their homes, usually losing… Continue reading
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THE NEW YEAR: 2019 OR 1929 OR 1937?
1 January 2018 — theplanningmotivedotcom Santa’s present to the capitalist class was a loss of over 18 Trillion Dollars globally as asset markets deflated, an amount exceeded only in 2008. What we have seen thus far is only the first phase of the Bear Market. Phase 2 will only occur when it becomes clear how vulnerable… Continue reading
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One sixth of world’s people want to flee their home countries
The world is pulsing with hundreds of millions of people desperate to flee their homes under the weight of the crisis of world capitalism. According to a recent Gallup study, a sixth of the world’s adult population—some 750 million people, not including children—want to flee their home countries to escape war, poverty, conflict and disease. Continue reading
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Development vs. Destruction: China and the U.S. By Sara Flounders
Escalating U.S. military confrontations, political threats, extreme tariffs and an ominous trade war against China are having global repercussions. These provocations impact the economy and the political alliances of every country, not only China. Continue reading
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Big Oil, Auto Industries Conspire to Destroy Liveability of Planet By Yves Engler
Is it simply business as usual or a corporate conspiracy to destroy the planet? However one characterizes it our planet is being cooked so already wealthy people can make even more profit. Continue reading
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Chris Hedges: A History of Neoliberalism, with David Harvey
10 November 2018 — RT America Chris Hedges on Contact A must watch interview on the most important topic of our age Continue reading
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The Fusion Doctrine, For a Totalitarian Take Over. Militarization and “Privatization of the State” By Julian Rose
In Europe, countries have been stripped of their status as individual nations overseen by elected governments. They have been turned into corporate fiefdoms having their own agendas and their own means of achieving them. The chief amongst these agendas is the domination of all spheres of the market place via overt influencing of government. And… Continue reading
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A tale of two cities: Grenfell Tower and the “ultra-luxury” lives of the super-rich By Robert Stevens
Quam bonum in Unum habitare —“What a good thing it is to dwell together in unity” The above is the motto of the Conservative-run Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea council (RBKC) in London. We suggest it be changed, as RBKC is carrying out its social cleansing agenda to such an extent that a more… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 