Yesterday I met a friend for coffee. He and I have similar takes on neoliberalism and the death throes of 500 years of Western hegemony: its political systems inadequate for the challenges facing humanity, and the species we’ll take out … Read More »
The idea that Israel dictates US policy against its own interests, erroneous for reasons set out in several posts including US Neocons & Israel’s far Right, is not confined to antisemites, though the birth and subsequent behaviour of the self … Read More »
I hope the “WHY AREN’T YOU CELEBRATING?” crowd have their answer. We aren’t celebrating because we know more than you. We’ve actually been paying attention, so we know Israel will seek every excuse to kill Palestinians and torch this “ceasefire”. … Read More »
I’m on record as saying Andrew Korybko irritates the incredibly rude word beginning with the sixth letter of the alphabet out of me. On many matters I disagree profoundly and viscerally with his take. There’s no denying though that, like … Read More »
MANY OF US ASK OURSELVES, “WHAT WOULD I DO IF I WAS ALIVE DURING SLAVERY? OR THE JIM CROW SOUTH? OR APARTHEID? WHAT WOULD I DO IF MY COUNTRY WAS COMMITTING GENOCIDE?” THE ANSWER IS, YOU’RE DOING IT. RIGHT NOW Aaron … Read More »
Today my inbox alerted me to 2500 cogently penned words on the holy grail of AGI, artificial general intelligence, as pursued by the West. Having posted twice on AI in January, using the example of DeepSeek to contrast the approaches … Read More »
Five years ago I watched the Richie Mehta drama, Delhi Crime, and this week binged on it again at Netflix, devouring the dozen episodes of series 1 (with series 2 just as good) three or four at a time. I’ve … Read More »
Israeli supporters in London, October 11 2025 The government of Israeli-funded Sir Keir Starmer criminalises Britons holding pieces of paper in support of a non violent direct action group, even as it flouts international law by actively aiding a genocide. … Read More »
Clickbait trivia, fake news and faux outrage: every day until we demand truth: In The Country of the Blind, HG Wells showed that the proverbial one-eyed man, far from being crowned king, is likely to be deemed insane. Westerners who … Read More »
Having overnighted in Bedford on that beautifully tree lined boulevard by the Great Ouse, I’m in Muswell Hill on Saturday just after eight for breakfast, coffee, then 134 to Mornington Crescent. From there it’s a stroll past Euston then down … Read More »