A lasting, well-rooted leftism requires an understanding of forces such as these – of why capitalism does not work as we would wish it to. Moralizing is nowhere near enough. The problem is that there are pitifully few institutions that enhance understanding and several powerful ones that actively militate against it.
Climate Crisis
Jason Hickel: The Global South has the power to force radical climate action
“Western economies depend on a massive net appropriation of resources from the global South. This is a travesty of justice. But it is also a point of leverage. At any moment, the South could cut […]
EU politics
El Nacional.Cat – “Unconstitutional”: Spanish government to take Catalonia’s rent control law to court
The Social Democrats and Podemos flaunting their neo-liberal credentials Read here
Corruption
Bill Mitchell: The European Union once again reveals why it should be dissolved
With laws and rules and everything being “so complicated” the EU avoids any real scrutiny. Bill Mitchell is one of the few exception.s Read here
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