Heterodox
By Tom PalleyAmerican exceptionalism is the most dangerous doctrine in the world, and it has been on full display in the current Ukraine crisis. Worse yet, the loudest advocates have been America’s elite liberal class.The doctrine of exceptionalism holds that the US is inherently different from and superior to other nations. That superiority means the US is subject to a different standard. Its actions are claimed to be benevolent and above international law, and the US is entitled to...
Read More »Dimitris Konstantakopoulos — Τhe structural, fundamental factors pushing Western Capitalism into producing Totalitarianism and War
More weekend reading. Longish, but the author has it about right in my view. While Konstantakopoulos is a self-identified Marxist, he asserts that his analysis is based on logic and observation, and while informed by a Marxist perspective, it stands on its own merits. I would largely agree with that. The historical dialectic is headed in a very dangerous direction, and the danger is existential given modern weaponry. Defend Democracy PressΤhe structural, fundamental factors...
Read More »Talk of military intervention in Venezuela is absurd
In early February, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson embarked on a Latin America tour aimed at promoting "democratic security". But just before he set off on his trip, he speculated on the possibility of a military coup in Venezuela. "In the history of Venezuela and South American countries, it is often times that the military is the agent of change when things are so bad and the leadership can no longer serve the people," he said at an event at the University of Texas at Austin....
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