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Politics and Economics: The Struggle over Democracy

Introduction It is not only a personal feeling, but I think it is the feeling of many, that democracy is incapable of solving our problems. Here we are facing a

Sinking Beyond Salvage, Ghana’s Economic Crunch.

Ghana was the foremost country to gain independence from British imperial rule in the South of the Sahara. The forbearers envision a nation where the people(blacks)

What exactly is a dystopian nightmare?

I am amazed that electric wheelchairs exist. They are a marvel of technology made possible by the advanced system of neoliberal capitalism we are fortunate enough

On State Bureaucratic Systems and Self-Surveillance

One of the most offensive (to individual human liberty) means of social control today is the way nation states legally require you to do all of the leg work associated

Why is Neoliberalism frowned upon so much?

In international politics, one of the most compelling derogatory insults that can be levelled against someone is that they are a "neoliberal". I get called

Facebook shut down efforts to make their site less divisive: what happened when their 'VP of Integrity' openly started commenting on this matter

Facebook shuts down efforts to make their site less divisive. “Our algorithms exploit the human brain’s attraction to divisiveness,” read a slide from a 2018

Prof Ibrahim Gambari and a Risk Society

Nigeria is, today, a perfect example of the Risk Society. The Risk Society is not a theory of Nigerian politics but its main argument applies very well to Nigeria.

What Is Neoliberal Economics?

Hey, there...I'm not quite sure what to call this place but here is a scary post for Friday the 13th! There are plenty of places online where one can get the

Wakeful Video Weekend 2020-03-08 (26 videos)

Lots of insightful clips on Super Tuesday, rigging of the 2020 D primaries and general election, Bernie (socialist or not?), Biden & Warren (allied?), harmful

coronavirus masquerading as a reason for financial collapse

quantitative easing , corporate entitlement and the subsequent fiscal collapse are being both a victim and motive of the disrtraction of the coronavirus. the french

Annual Review of 2019: The State of the Empire at the End of a Decade

This year marks the end of the second decade of the 21st-century, and as we enter the third decade one prediction seems to be warranted: the 2020s will see the most

Interesting analysis of UK elections.

Abby Martin interviews Lowkey about the recent UK elections. He reminded me that Pompeo was caught planning to overthrow Corbyn if he won. Britain is still run by

Global Giants: American Empire and Transnational Capital

...One of the most important features of this book, in my view, is that it overcomes the unproductive dichotomy that continues to silently inform many academic and

Bolivia: Coup or Revolt? A Battle of Narratives

Depending on whether you live in a mainstream media echo chamber, or you are exposed to independent media and what the MSM likes to call “alternative facts,” you

Neoliberalism Has Met Its Match in China by Ellen Brown

When the Federal Reserve cut interest rates last week, commentators were asking why. According to official data, the economy was rebounding, unemployment was below

For and Against Meritocracy

When I was younger I used to think the meritocracy of conservative commentators like David Brooks was a reasonable idea. Why not encourage our best and brightest

Nations Under Attack (Part 1): In the Empire's Gunsights

This is the first in what I plan to be a series of articles examining the current world situation which appears to be increasingly headed to another major economic

The Creation of 4th World Nations

From the Genius of Venkatesh Rao comes another cutting insight into the collapsing pockets of Modern America, where traditional social structures and cultural/communal

Brexit, the Uncivil War: Watering Myths with the Teardrops of the Ruling Class

What have been billed as momentous EU Parliament elections are taking place this week (May 23–26), and it seemed like the right time to review some Brexit films—one

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power - Summary and Critique

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power is Al Gore (et al’s!) 2017 follow up documentary to an Inconvenient Truth (2006) in which Al Gore outlines his efforts to