John Holloway – Cracks in Capitalism
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE1xU-3ksOM Crack Capitalism, argues that radical change can only come about through the creation, expansion and multiplication of ‘cracks’ in the capitalist system. These cracks are ordinary moments or spaces of rebellion in which we assert a different type … |
Greece shows us how to protest against a failed system, by John Holloway
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/feb/17/greece-protest-failed-system The rage displayed in Greek cities against austerity measures inspires all who are suffering for the benefit of banks and the rich I do not like violence. I do not think that very much is gained by burning banks … |
Capitalism has learned to create host organisms, article by Zygmunt Bauman, The Guardian
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In the face of financial crisis, any hope that the parasite will die when it runs out of food is in vain – capitalism is far too inventive. The news of capitalism’s demise is (to borrow from Mark Twain |
Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere: The New Global Revolutions
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http://www.thepressproject.gr/external.php?id=12257
Our world is changing dramatically. Social upheaval has followed worldwide economic crisis and the gulf between the haves and the have-nots is widening. In 2011, this profound disconnect found expression in events that we were told had been consigned … |
An absolute refusal? Notes on the 12 February demonstration in Athens
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A good analysis from the edufactory.net on the 12/2 demonstrations and riots in Athens and the threshold that the official political system in Greece stands: An absolute refusal? Notes on the 12 February demonstration in Athensdi PAVLOS HATZOPOULOS, ILIAS … |
POPULAR UPHEAVALS, THE CRISIS OF CAPITALISM, AND THE MARXIST ANALYSIS OF THE VALUE-FORM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2FrGHX5OA0 Presentation abstract: The “Arab Spring,” the occupation of the statehouse in Madison Wisconsin, the encampments in Spain, the occupation and violent struggle in Syntagma square in Athens, are all responses to the … |
ALAIN BADIOU. SAVE THE GREEKS FROM THEIR SAVIORS!
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http://www.egs.edu/faculty/alain-badiou/articles/save-the-greeks-from-their-saviors/
At a time when one Greek youth out of two is unemployed. Where 25,000 homeless wander the streets of Athens. Where 30% of the population has fallen under the poverty line and where millions of families are forced … |
