By Stephanie McMillan The historical development of capitalism drives inexorably (though not uniformly) toward the concentration of capital. This is expedited by increasing the scale of production, dominating markets, and improving technology. Concentrations of capital form monopolies that can exert proportional power (control) over the economic and political arrangements of the social formations they dominate. [...]
US visualization of imperialism A presentation by Abdy Javadzadeh, in 2011 at FIU, Miami, followed by discussion. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0-8jO2fecM?rel=0&w=560&h=315] Abdy Javadzadeh goes over past and contemporary theories on imperialism, explains imperialism and global capitalism in the Fordist manifestation prior to World War II and how it has developed from then to now.
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 [...]
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 [...]