What’s wrong with conspiracy theories?
In recent months I have noticed conspiracy theories popping up with increasing frequency around, and sometimes within, the left. There…
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International Women’s Day: A History
International Women’s Day (8 March) was originally a socialist holiday established in 1911 by the Marxist Socialist International and is…
Doing away with the intruder’s languages: The Netherlands towards monolingualism
Two freshly released reports respectively from the Netherlands and the United Kingdom present alarming conclusions about the study of languages…
Fighting for Economic Justice and Fair Wages
Marxist economist Richard Wolff joins Bill to shine light on the disaster left behind in capitalism’s wake, and to discuss the fight…
Hollywood’s Imperial Propaganda
Hollywood likes to pretend that things aren’t political when they are. It’s that bi-partisan nationalist myth that if both corporate…
Mein Kampus – Neoliberalism sucks the brains out of a generation
A cultural shift is happening on university campuses across North America. Students are lining up for mental health services faster…
The Global Reserve Army of Labor and the New Imperialism
In the last few decades there has been an enormous shift in the capitalist economy in the direction of the…
At the End of Capitalism’s Rope
Capitalism has an amazing duality inherent in its structure. It can build homes in Fordist fashion yet yields homelessness. It…
Nederlands grootste multinationals willen academici laten bukken voor het grootkapitaal
Laat ze zelf eens innoveren, vindt Ewald Engelen: “Teleurgesteld waren de bedrijven […] over de 275 miljoen euro die de…
The Financialized University: storms ahead
At the event about the “Financialized University” on February 7 at Crea, researchers/activists explained why there are more problems ahead…