2 Articles

Monday, January 28, 2008
Capitalism as the Engine of Global Crisis
(19 comments) The months and years ahead may bring catastrophe through military conflagration, environmental disaster, economic collapse, or any combination of these. This essay argues that these problems are all ultimately linked; that they are fundamentally rooted in corporate capitalism, and moreover that none of them can be solved within the framework of capitalism.

Saturday, March 3, 2007
America on its Knees Before Tyranny
(7 comments) As the US lurches towards overt tyranny, mainstream commentary averts its eyes, unwilling to even recognize the true dimensions of our crisis. What does it really mean for a "democracy," when the Vice-Emperor openly asserts the right to escalate the war-mongering in defiance of the public will, & when the "opposition party" refuses to seriously challenge him?