The neocon outlook is based on an overriding false premise: that the US military, financial, technological, and economic superiority enables it to dictate terms in all regions of the world. It is a position of both remarkable hubris and remarkable … Read More »
. Schadenfreude can be delightful, but the pleasures do tend to be short-lived. Few likely to read this will shed any tears over the serial liar for now still in residence at London’s 10 Downing St. But while his latest … Read More »
Well, maybe not quite, but the writing is on the wall. Any truly impartial assessment of the hard realities our leaders and systemically supine media have been in flat denial of must conclude that, America having overplayed its hand repeatedly … Read More »
I just spent ten minutes watching a conversation, on a Youtube clip entitled “The Absurdity of Socialism”, between Dave Rubin and Jordan Peterson. Here it is: I’m going to assume, out of kindness and a degree of respect for Mr … Read More »
Wars are irruptions of brutal reality into fantasy and the Ukraine war is laying bare the empty complacency at the root of the West’s view of Russia. It’s going to be a cold hungry winter in Europe and in parts … Read More »
I spend so much time looking at life’s darkest sides, it gives me immense pleasure to say this is the most delightful film I’ve seen in years. It’s funny, sad, intelligent, grown up, quintessentially English – except when it’s Irish … Read More »
World Socialist Website, early today: The staggering hypocrisy of Wimbledon’s ban on Russian and Belarusian tennis players David Walsh Play began at the 135th edition of the Wimbledon tennis tournament in London on Monday without the participation of Russian or … Read More »
I won’t be saying much in this post; rather, handing over to others. Followers of this site over the past four to six months know of my insistence that it’s just plain stupid to suppose that Ukraine coverage by corporate … Read More »
Modern imperialism, as distinct from direct rule colonialism, is defined by the export of monopoly capital from global north to global south, and repatriation of profits from south to north. This later form of exploitation came to prominence in the … Read More »
One measure of the deep sleep in which the vast majority of Westerners are immersed is that the decision on Friday by British Home Secretary Priti Patel – to allow the extradition of Julian Assange to the near certainty of … Read More »