Tag Archives: Neoliberals
Trump’s authoritarian assault on democracy continues: What lies ahead?
“Ben-Ghiat warns that societies often succumb to authoritarianism and fascism not in one dramatic moment – such as a military coup — but gradually over time.”
The Great American Shakedown, by Chris Hedges
According to Hedges, the neoliberal or traditional Democrats have squandered their credibility. Which is, of course, why Bernie Sanders is so popular. Yet the mainstream corporate media continue to promote Biden (while ignoring Sanders), and Biden has some popularity even though he represents more than any other candidate, the “failed” Democrats Hedges speaks of who […]
Welcome to the Global Rebellion Against Neoliberalism, by Ben Ehrenreich
Something is happening here. But what? And why now? In the last 12 weeks, protests have spanned five continents—most of the planet
Clubs, Cartels and Bilderberg, by Binoy Kampmark
“These are gatherings designed to keep the broader populace at arms-length, and more.”
Chris Hedges | Trump Is the Symptom, Not the Disease
Our failure to defend those who are demonized and persecuted leaves us all demonized and persecuted. Our failure to demand justice for everyone leaves us all without justice. Our failure to halt the crushing of popular movements that stand unequivocally with the oppressed leaves us all oppressed. Our failure to protect our democracy leaves us without a democracy. (Includes interview with Mumia Abu-Jamal.)
The Rage of Caliban: Identity Politics, the Travel Ban, and the Shifting Ideological Framework of the Resistance
Islamophobia is not the same thing as racism, just as fascism is not the same thing as Hate. Any effective resistance to Trump’s agenda will have to go much further than the official opposition rhetoric that invites us to conflate these things. By PETER GAFFNEY Counterpunch February 16, 2017 The travel ban was a […]
Chris Hedges | We Are All Deplorables
Martin Luther King Jr. understood the downward spiral of hating those who hate you.
Video. Noam Chomsky & Abby Martin: Electing The President of an Empire
Prof. Chomsky comments on the presidential primary “extravaganza,” the movement for Bernie Sanders, the U.S.-Iran nuclear deal, the bombing of the Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan and more …
▶ Henry Giroux: Neoliberalism, Youth and Social Justice
In a special interview, Truthout contributor Henry Giroux takes us back to the basics of what can be seen as an ongoing and accelerating war between the rich and everyone else, an event that has resulted in a mass inability “to translate private troubles into larger structural public considerations.” Subscribe or “Follow” us on RiseUpTimes.org. Rise Up Times […]
Protest Planet> How a Neoliberal Shell Game Created an Age of Activism> Juan Cole
Protest Planet> How a Neoliberal Shell Game Created an Age of Activism By Juan Cole TomDispatch From Tunis to Tel Aviv, Madrid to Oakland, a new generation of youth activists is challenging the neoliberal state that has dominated the world ever since the Cold War ended. The massive popular protests that shook the globe this […]
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