Every four years, as we come around to that carnage strewn and rotting battlefield known as “the presidential election cycle,” the question is raised as to whether this is a zone we’re obliged to enter. It’s a hot debate, hot as in ’emotional’ and, frequently, as in ‘full of much hot air.’ It’s also a [...]
(published 2011-12-07) LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 01: Protesters hold signs as they march to Los Angeles City Hall during the “Occupy Los Angeles” demonstration in solidarity with the ongoing “Occupy Wall Street” protest in New York City on October 1, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. The protesters slogan, “We are the 99 percent,” [...]
August 28th saw the conclusion of “the largest multinational training exercise in the world,” with 17+ countries and over 3,000 troops participating in a training operation to prepare against a serious military threat against the Panama Canal. Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Elisandro Diaz Which begs the question….who the hell is threatening [...]
Nobody saw the riots coming, but the reaction to the riot is something that has been predicted for decades – the all-out police state clampdown on free speech in the Western world. Evoking unfriendly comparisons to the Iron Lady, the Cameron regime has already sentenced 2 Brits to lengthy prison sentences – for creating Facebook event [...]
The crisis is global. It’s inside imperialist societies such as France, Spain and inside societies dominated by imperialism such as Greece, Haiti. In the U.S., the recent economic crisis is more structural than any previous crises excluding that of the civil war. The ideologues of the bourgeoisie, as well as from the Democratic and Republican [...]