Kevin Higgins, the brilliant socialist poet and political commentator, has died aged only fifty-six. One of the kindest and most generous people and a passionate supporter of human rights for Palestinians. Higgins’s poetry could be subtle or superbly acerbic, as in the case of this brilliant ‘tribute’ to Margaret Hodge, the unpleasant Barking MP who […]
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GPs have faced a barrage of attacks in the press and briefings from government over the pandemic. It's taking its toll.
In his newsletter today, Paul Krugman discusses his early days working in the Reagan administration as a wonky, liberal whiz-kid during a time when the administration was strangling inflation with painfully high unemployment: Anyway, Marty and I had a working dinner on my arrival night, and he had one big question to ask: “Is the world economy about to collapse?” There were two main reasons for his concern. One was that Mexico had just announced it was unable to keep paying its debts, marking the beginning of the Latin American debt crisis. The other was that the Federal Reserve’s efforts to fight inflation had sent the U.S. economy into a tailspin, with the nation experiencing its worst recession since the 1930s, not to be rivaled until the financial crisis of 2008. But as it turned out, the world economy didn’t collapse. The debt crisis produced a “lost decade” in Latin America, with widespread economic suffering, but it didn’t spread into a global contagion.
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The next morning I stayed in the Aparthotel writing, while Niels went out to the airport, to pick up the BMW 4×4 he had hired. Our destination was Halle an der Saale, near Leipzig. It was, I think, our first – and overdue – foray into the former East Germany. Hotel rooms in Halle were […]
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‘Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy’: From UN Peacekeeper to U.S. Sentinel State In this long read, author John Price works with Noam Chomsky to respond to Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy. December 2, 2022. rabble.ca. In a recent article in the Ottawa Hill-Times, journalist David Crane asked an important question: “Is Canada trying to match or outdo American hostility to China?” Canada’s […]
An objective look at US foreign policy Noam Chomsky Interviewed by John Rachel December 2, 2022. DissidentVoice.org. Noam Chomsky needs no introduction. He has devoted his whole life to calling out the abuses of power and the excesses of U.S. empire. At 94, he still is actively engaged in the national conversation. We are, of […]
Noam Chomsky: “We’re on the Road to a Form of Neofascism” Noam Chomsky Interviewed by C.J. Polychroniou December 8, 2022. Truthout. Neoliberalism has reigned supreme as an economic philosophy for nearly half a century. But neoliberal policies have wreaked havoc around the world, reversing most gains made under managed capitalism after the end of the […]
Chomsky: Advanced US Weaponry in Ukraine Is Sustaining Battlefield Stalemate Noam Chomsky Interviewed by C.J. Polychroniou December 22, 2022. Truthout. It’s now more than 300 days since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the conflict has intensified rather than subsided, with Ukrainian leaders expressing fears of impending mass infantry attacks from Russia and U.S. Secretary of State Antony […]
Chomsky: Wars could break out all over the map Noam Chomsky Interviewed by Dhaka Tribune December 28, 2022. Dhaka Tribune. American linguist and philosopher Prof Noam Chomsky predicts a grim future for the world as the superpowers are at loggerheads over establishing supremacy centering on the Russia-Ukraine war. In April, soon after the outbreak of […]