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του system failure Πολλοί αναρωτιούνται γιατί η Αριστερά απέτυχε σε τέτοιο βαθμό να αποτελέσει την κύρια δύναμη κατά της επέλασης του νεοφιλελευθερισμού. Θα πρέπει να εξετάσει κάποιος τα πρώτα στάδια του νεοφιλελευθερισμού για να κατανοήσει την άτακτη Αριστερή υποχώρηση.  Σε πρόσφατη συνέντευξή του, ο Αμερικανός ακαδημαϊκός, David Harvey, επεσήμανε χαρακτηριστικά ότι όταν για πρώτη φορά προτάθηκε η νεοφιλελεύθερη ηθική, ουσιαστικά στη γενιά του Μάη του 68, έγινε ένα είδος παζαριού. Το ανερχόμενο κυρίαρχο σύστημα ιδεών, πρότεινε στη γενιά αυτή να της δοθούν οι ατομικές ελευθερίες για τις οποίες αγωνίζονταν, αλλά θα έπρεπε ουσιαστικά να ξεχάσει αλλά ζητήματα, όπως, για παράδειγμα, η κοινωνική δικαιοσύνη. Έτσι, η Αριστερά άρχισε να γίνεται ανεκτική απέναντι σε διάφορες νεοφιλελεύθερες πρακτικές.   'Ετσι, η γενιά του 68 κατά κάποιο τρόπο εξουδετερώθηκε και δεν υπήρχε κάποια άλλη αξιόλογη μορφή αντίστασης ενάντια στην καπιταλιστική τάξη. Αυτό είχε ως αποτέλεσμα την ένα

The Grayzone There is growing evidence that Donald Trump briefly froze U.S. military assistance to Ukraine for political goals. Max Blumenthal explores how the Ukrainegate scandal overlooks the dangers of those weapons sales to Ukraine and the corrupt interests behind it. Under Trump,  U.S. military assistance has prolonged a bloody proxy war with Russia, killing thousands in Ukraine and enabling far-right Ukrainian forces -- all while enriching weapons manufacturers and DC lobbyists.

The Real News Network Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill that lets municipalities sponsor public banks, and Los Angeles' City Council is creating a proposal for one. David Jette of Public Bank LA says this will help cities and counties invest in affordable housing and renewable energy.

Sen. Bernie Sanders's 2020 presidential campaign late Monday enthusiastically welcomed lobbyist backlash over the senator's new proposal to dramatically curb the power of corporate money in politics and bar the Democratic National Committee from taking cash from big business. "Good!" Sanders tweeted in response to a story in The Hill that quoted several lobbyists opposed to the senator's plan, which would ban corporate donations to the Democratic Party Convention in Milwaukee if Sanders becomes the presidential nominee. As Politico reported last month, Democratic operatives have already begun seeking lobbyist help with financing the event. Stewart Verdery, CEO of public affairs firm Monument Advocacy, warned that "telling companies who would like to partner with the party to take their ball and go home will easily feed into an anti-capitalist motif." "On the substance side, hosting a convention is a major endeavor that can strap the budge

The Real News Network The story of how a millionaire CEO's critique of Squeegee kids led to monetizing their suffering and points to a process that makes neoliberalism an engine for inequality.

The senior Twitter executive with editorial responsibility for the Middle East is also a part-time officer in the British Army’s psychological warfare unit, Middle East Eye has established. Gordon MacMillan, who joined the social media company's UK office six years ago, has for several years also served with the 77th Brigade, a unit formed in 2015 in order to develop “non-lethal” ways of waging war. The 77th Brigade uses social media platforms such as Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, as well as podcasts, data analysis and audience research to wage what the head of the UK military, General Nick Carter, describes as “ information warfare ”. Carter says the 77th Brigade is giving the British military “ the capability to compete in the war of narratives at the tactical level ”; to shape perceptions of conflict. Some soldiers who have served with the unit say they have been engaged in operations intended to change the behaviour of target audiences. What exactly MacMillan is d

Ecuador’s workers are rising up against the IMF-mandated neoliberal economic reforms of President Lenin Moreno, a close ally of Washington who calls them “zánganos,” or drone bees. by Denis Rogatyuk Part 1 “Se acabó la zanganería” — “The zanganería is over.” With these words, uttered on October 4, Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno proclaimed the end of a 40-year policy of fuel and petrol subsidies, which had traditionally benefited his country’s working-class population. Zángano, the Spanish word for a male honey bee, otherwise known as a drone, is a slang term traditionally used by rich, elite parts of society to refer to workers and the poor, whom they denigrate as “mindless” or “uneducated.” The use of the term by Moreno, a close ally of Washington, reflected the president’s resentful attitude toward ordinary Ecuadorians. In short order, Moreno’s opponents transformed the slang into a buzzword . They began using it with pride about their movement, dubbing

Following another catastrophic mass shooting or crisis event, Orwellian “solutions” are set to be foisted on a frightened American public by the very network connected, not only to Jeffrey Epstein, but to a litany of crimes and a frightening history of plans to crush internal dissent in the United States. by Whitney Webb Part 9 - The road to fascism, paved by a corrupted PROMIS   Though Israeli intelligence’s interest in tech companies goes back several years, there is a well-documented history of Israeli intelligence using bugged software to surveil and gain “backdoor” access to government databases around the world, particularly in the United States. As was mentioned in Part III of MintPress ’ Epstein series, a sinister yet cunning plan was executed to place a backdoor for Israeli intelligence into the Prosecutor’s Management Information System (PROMIS) software, which was then being used by the U.S. Department of Justice and was the envy of government agencies, particularl

An inside look at how Venezuelan diplomats stymied a US attempt to revoke their credentials at the UN and shatter their nation’s sovereignty. by Anya Parampil Part 2 - The diplomatic battle begins The stage for a dramatic UN General Assembly meeting was set months ago, on April 10, when US Vice President Mike Pence convened a meeting of the Security Council to launch an assault on diplomats representing Venezuela’s elected government. “ With all due respect Mr. Ambassador, you shouldn’t be here, ” Pence barked at Venezuela’s UN Ambassador Samuel Moncada, refusing to look him directly in the eye. “ You should return to Venezuela, and tell Nicolás Maduro that his time is up. It’s time for him to go. ” Moncada, a seasoned diplomat and professional historian whose salary has been effectively frozen thanks to US financial restrictions, took breaks from looking at his phone to stare defiantly at Pence while nodding his head in sarcastic agreement. “ This body should revoke t