A critique of captial (1): The problem with economics
Hitherto philosophers have had the solution of all riddles lying in their writing-desks, and the stupid, exoteric world had only…
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The Silent Death of the Left
This is a short essay from Counterpunch about the current death of the Left. The main arguments are about the…
Solidariteitshongerstaking op het Plein in Den Haag – KSU doet mee
Op donderdag 16 mei begint er een tweedaagse solidariteitshongerstaking op het Plein in Den Haag, om steun te betuigen aan…
Call for solidarity with hunger and thirst strikers
About 60 asylum seekers in detention center in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, have been in hunger strike for four days now.…
1 of may: The story of May Day
“THERE WILL be a time when our silence will be more powerful than the voices you strangle today.” Those were…
The 2012 student strike: Many lessons were learned and taught
In September 2012, the Liberal government of Jean Charest was defeated, and the pro-independence Parti-Quebecois (PQ) was elected to a minority government. The PQ…
The Terror of Capitalism
On Wednesday, April 24, a day after Bangladeshi authorities asked the owners to evacuate their garment factory that employed almost…
Economic Justice and Fair Wages: Part 2
Marxist economist Richard Wolff joins Bill to answer some questions of viewers as response to Part 1 of this interview series.
What’s wrong with the Keynesian answer to austerity?
As austerity measures bite while the economy continues to flatline, arguments for a Keynesian response to the recession are gaining…
Neoliberalism and the Politics of Higher Education: An Interview With Henry A. Giroux
Dr. Henry A. Giroux argues that with the rise of market fundamentalism and the ensuing economic and financial meltdown, youth…