A Gaza doctor was abducted and has been held captive in an Israeli dungeon for more than 550 days, for the crime of trying to save Palestinians caught up in the Israeli slaughter. James Smith [...]
The rise of ‘Pax Americana’. Read part 1 of this series, on the American revolution, here. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog President [...]
What Marx thought about the role of the individual in history. Norman Solomon is the national director of RootsAction.org and executive director of the Institute for Public Accuracy. The paperback edition of his latest book, War [...]
European elites are back to putting their fingers in their ears over the Gaza genocide, despite the evidence of what has happened become more and more overwhelming. Hossam Shaker is a journalist and an author [...]
The American revolution mobilised the popular classes against British rule, but only so that the elites could establish an independent capitalist state that would later rule the world. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the [...]
Capitalism forces people to move, and at the same time takes advantage of that movement to extract greater profit. Tayfun Er is a writer and civil engineer based in Turkey. He is the author of [...]
The horrors Israel has committed against Palestinians should shock anyone who dares learn the truth. Cross-posted from Counterpunch Screengrab from a video posted by Israel Channel 12 that appears to show the sexual assault of [...]
A highly sceptical take on AI. Cross-posted from Counterfire Picture by deepak pal Is AI Going to take my job? Statistically… no, but you’re not supposed to know that. The capacity for AI to eliminate [...]
Reviewed by Branko Milanović The just published book by Christian Christiansen Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations provides an intellectual review of the history of [...]
