The parable of the sower

29 Sep

Never has the world seemed a more dangerous place, nor more in the thrall of power-servingly mendacious accounts of why. The first fills me with alarm but also an imperative. The second can throw those like me – seeking, with … Read More »

Damned by their own words

13 Sep

We need to remind people they work for the employer, not the other way around. we need to see unemployment rise, unemployment has to jump 40–50 percent … Tim Gurner, property developer Once the penny dropped that modern monetary theory … Read More »

Ruling class devilry and the Holy Bible

27 Jul

A week ago I posted on Latin America’s (and more generally the global south’s) defiance of “the international community” over Ukraine.  The international community as endlessly invoked by ‘our’ media It generated a response from – it’s possible this isn’t … Read More »