Mike Norman Economics

AbstractThe liberal international order, erected after the Cold War, was crumbling by 2019. It was flawed from the start and thus destined to fail. The spread of liberal democracy around the globe—essential for building that order—faced strong resistance because of nationalism, which emphasizes self-determination. Some targeted states also resisted U.S. efforts to promote liberal democracy for security-related reasons. Additionally, problems arose because a liberal order calls for states to...

Col. Lang is a reactionary traditionalist. Pope Francis is a radical liberal. Coincidentally, Steven Bannon, also a reactionary traditionalist, is also highly critical of Francis.However, there is no provision in canon law for removal of a pope for "perceived" heresy, as far as I know.The liberal-traditionalist divide is asserting itself in a highly divisive world in which liberalism, traditionalism, fascism, and socialism are clashing in the historical dialectic, and the outcome is...

Anti-coup protesters have given right-wing leaders such as Fernando Camacho a 48-hour deadline to leave the capital La Paz. The Executive Committee of the United Trade Union Confederation of Bolivia (CSUTCB), declared their complete rejection of the coup and announced that in their mobilization to the capital their aim is to drive the violent right-wing out of the city. They wrote in a document “The CSUTCB instructs the nine departmental federations and the 26 regionals, to close in La Paz,...

After completing an “emergency mission” in Chile, European Parliament Members Miguel Urban and Idoia Villanueva on Wednesday reported that this South American country suffers repression levels similar to those seen in the last three years of the Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship (1973-1990). Besides preparing a mission report, the leftist MEPs wrote an open letter adressing Federica Mogherini, the European Union (EU) High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. They ask that...

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In a controversial new landmark ruling that has enraged and frustrated Israeli leaders, Europe's top court has ordered that all goods produced by Israeli settlements in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights be labeled as such. Specifically the European Court of Justice decision on Tuesday forbids any products from settlements to be labeled simply as "made in Israel"; instead, they must have a “clear and non-misleading indication of origin” in line with the EU's consumer...

Huawei has let the West see its code for 5G, and no one can find any backdoor security risk, so what's going on? [embedded content]

Even capitalists agree our economic model is broken. Fundamental change on the scale of 1945 and 1979 is needed now Capitalism is on the rocks. Neoliberalism doesn't work and even many of the capitalists now agree. This is not a view held only on the left of the political spectrum. Read the Economist and the Financial Times, or listen to business leaders in the CBI and the Federation of Small Businesses, and it is apparent that even capitalists think the current model of capitalism is in...

Andrew Korybko analyzes the strategy and tactics of regime change by color revolution with respect to Bolivia. One WorldHere's How The Hybrid War On Bolivia Succeeded In Carrying Out Regime Change The Military Coup Against Morales Won't End The Hybrid War On Bolivia The Hybrid War On Bolivia: The Indirect Adaptive Approach To Regime Change Andrew Korybko

The latest South American progressive government to be taken over by right-wing thugs sponsored by the US is Bolivia. This comes just after the ousted President Evo Morales cancelled a 2018 contract with a German company to mine the nation’s lithium deposits. He was reported to have said:Bolivia’s lithium belongs to the Bolivian people … Not to multinational corporate cabals.... Bill Mitchell – billy blogJapan announces a stimulus as the Right take over BoliviaBill Mitchell | Professor in...