Political struggles over the future of Turkey have left the country profoundly divided. Former Prime Minister, now President, Tayyip Erdogan, has fueled growing polarization through his authoritarian response to protests, his large-scale urban development projects, his religious social conservatism, and
Frédéric Lordon: The euro, or hating democracy
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“As always,” Frédéric Lordon writes, “institutional orders reveal their true essence when they are at their limits, in conditions of extreme crisis.” For Lordon, the actions of the troika over |
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Baltimore – The scandal is not that we are killed, but that they force us to live like that
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The Anthropocene Myth
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Blaming all of humanity for climate change lets capitalism off the hook.by Andreas MalmLast year was the hottest year ever recorded. And yet, the latest figures show that in 2013 the source that provided the most new … |
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What is TTIP?
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By John Hillary* Business groups on both sides of the Atlantic have long harboured the dream of a pro-corporate trade and investment agreement between the EU and USA. The TransAtlantic Business Dialogue, an invitation-only group of chief executives from … |
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Is Isis the ultimate evil? They would love you to think so
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by Owen Jones | Source: The Guardian Something about the term “barrel bomb” fails to convey the horror of the weapon. Perhaps it is the alliteration, which has a kind of playful quality; maybe it’s because we associate … |
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The poor fetish: commodifying working class culture
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By On February 25, 2015 Source: http://roarmag.org/2015/02/london-middle-class-culture-poverty/ Bullshit jobs and a pointless existence are increasingly driving London’s spiritually dead middle class towards a fetishization of working class culture. Literally, he paints her portrait, then he can fuck … |
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This is Libertarian Communism Mr. Varoufaki
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The new minister of economics of Greece declared in Australia’s ABC radio that he is a “libertarian communist”. A reply couldbe posed by the words of Sebastien Faure, who explains what libertarian communism means. Libertarian Communism by Sebastien Faure 1903… |
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The Racism of Intellectuals
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by Alain Badiou The record vote for far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in this year’s French elections stunned everyone and left them scrambling for answers. The political establishment has always had easy sociological explanations at hand. They blame the French … |
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The Crisis and Experiment of the Commons: The New Rural Reconstruction Movement in China
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By Ou Ning* Outdoor film screening at Bishan Harvestival 2011. Photo by Hu Xiaogeng. When China joined the WTO in 2001, it became a part of the global economy. The Chinese government has warmly embraced globalization, pushing the process … |
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