Global Revolution: Can We Take Money Out of the Social Equation?
Our neo-liberal capitalist world order is crumbling. Massive popular protests have erupted in the past few weeks in Greece, Spain, Portugal, Haiti and France. The current system has made money and financial considerations at the core of everything. People are valued for their assets or net worth, not for what they are as human beings. […]
Can a Global Revolution Be Non-Violent?
Turning the Other Cheek or an Eye for an Eye? September 17, 2012 was the one-year anniversary of the Occupy movement, and sadly enough it was a sentimental fare illustrating not only the good intentions but also the enormous limitations of the movement. In New York, Occupiers got pushed around by the NYPD without much […]
Colonialism of the Mind – Part I
“Les intellectuels ont toujours été des courtisans. Ils ont toujours vécu dans le palais.” | “Intellectuals have always been courtesans. They have always lived in the palace.” – Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-1975) Western journalists increasingly assume the voices of subjugated countries’ natives while muzzling them by denying them access to the press. In the United […]
Muslim Rage: ‘Clash of Civilizations’ as Imperialism Key Narrative
It is hard to contest that 9/11 was the opening salvo of the notion of “clash of civilizations”: a simple yet effective concept to justify a state of permanent war. Permanent wars against elusive enemies generate a constant state of fear which, in return, allows governments to curtail some of the most basic liberties. What […]
US Election: Same Circus Different Clowns
The Republican National Convention and the Democrat National Convention are the political equivalent of “America’s Got Talent”. The two conventions should be about serious discussions concerning issues and policies amongst the rank and file of both parties. They are not supposed to be about showmanship and performances, but in a country where politics have become […]
