German grand coalition to intensify austerity policies in Europe
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An important political lesson must be drawn from the coalition agreement struck after two months of negotiations between Germany’s conservative parties (the Christian Democratic Union and the Christian Social Union) and the Social Democratic Party: It is impossible for working … |
How economic growth has become anti-life
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An obsession with growth has eclipsed our concern for sustainability, justice and human dignity. But people are not disposable – the value of life lies outside economic development By Vandana Shiva Limitless growth … |
Slavoj Žižek on The Act of Killing and the modern trend of “privatising public space”
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Source: NewStatesman
The documentary film “The Act of Killing” asks Indonesian death-squad leaders to re-enact their crimes for the camera. They boast openly about their massacres as we observe the real effects of living a fiction. The documentary The … |
The Battle for Power on the Internet
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Bruce Schneider, cryptography and online security expert, gives us a glimpse of the direction the internet it taking, and shares some of the context we should keep in mind. Without making any deep critique of the capitalist power structures, Schneider … |
The arrest of "Golden Dawn" leaders by a far right government
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The supreme court of Greece decided that “golden dawn” is a criminal organization. 34 warrents were issued for arrests of main GD members including the nazis’ leader, Michaloliakos, most of its MPs and leaders of storm squadrons in various districts. … |
David Harvey interview: The importance of postcapitalist imagination
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From housing to wages, David Harvey says examining capitalism’s contradictions can point the way towards an alternative world From Redpepper Image from libcom Five years ago next month Lehman Brothers filed for the largest bankruptcy in US history. Its collapse … |
From Sweden to Turkey: The uneven dynamics of the era of riots
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Short text about the current dynamics of what we have called “the era of riots”. It was written before the events in Brazil. These events include the 4th of the dynamics in the “era of riots” and ask the question … |
IMF: the industry of apologies
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After three years in Greece, the IMF has triumphed in its mission assigned by PASOK [1] and the international banking system. Since people learned to apologise the sense of honour was lost, an old Greek saying goes. In the case … |
Goodbye growth
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Written by Giorgos Kolempas Image by Clifford Harper The globalized capitalist economy, in both previous and present crises, knows how to put forward only three identical goals: Enlargment! Expansion! Growth! The political exponents constantly repeat the same words: if we … |
On the shut down of the Greek public media; how much does it take to destroy a country?
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(Photo: Greek citizens gathered outside ERT’s HQ in Agia Paraskevi, Athens to protest against its violent closure. ERT workers continue to broadcast online, as ERT’s antennas across the country were sealed by the Greek government as of midnight 11.06.2013, … |
