"You don’t have to have a deep and intimate knowledge of the left or any of its manifestations to be part of its future. If you disagree with my values, if you think the left should change from what it has been, the path is simple: do the work. Convince people. Convince me. Organize. Get … Continue reading Mass Movements & Affinity Groups
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Geriatric and/or Managerial Socialism
"Letting firms fail, and share prices fall to their market level, also provides younger generations with the same opportunities that we, Gen X and boomers, were given: a chance to buy Amazon at 50x (vs. 100x) earnings and Brooklyn real estate at $300 (vs. $1,000) per square foot. Just as we pretend our service men … Continue reading Geriatric and/or Managerial Socialism
How Many Licks…?
On reflection, I look at the support that Donald Trump received during this year's U.S. election and the inescapable conclusion I find myself coming to: Given the U.S. population, perhaps socialism isn't a good idea and people are right to be against it.
Conversations on Political Economy
Capitalist: Capitalism provides for the most efficient allocation of resources, wealth creation and individual choice. It's the best economic system we've got. State Socialist: There are other values than efficiency, prosperity and choice. Capitalism tends toward oligarchy and monopoly. As industries concentrate and gain economies of scale, wealth creation is concentrated for the benefit of … Continue reading Conversations on Political Economy
Revolutionary Left Radio
Given the narrow range of political thought in the United States and how easily moderate right politicians like Obama, Clinton, and Carter are painted as "leftists", treat yourself to a dose of something a lot more left than Bernie Sanders to give you a bit more perspective of what leftism entails and how it is … Continue reading Revolutionary Left Radio
Leading Marxist Scholar David Harvey on Trump, Wall Street, and Debt Peonage
"I remember watching a speech that Castro gave in which he was talking about, he was lambasting a report by Human Rights Watch, the U.S.-based human rights organization, which often does do the kind of ideological bidding of the U.S. government in the way that it applies its filter to different societies versus the United … Continue reading Leading Marxist Scholar David Harvey on Trump, Wall Street, and Debt Peonage
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