It seems that right now things could be considered better for the “libertarian-left” than at any point in the past, at least in US history. By “libertarian-left,” I mean that umbrella of philosophies with a generally anti-authoritarian ethos but which also do not deify corporate tycoons as Nietzschean […]
This is more like it.
Most leftists are actually pretty weak on the state, from Noam “I’d like to see the power of the federal government increased” Chomsky downward. It’s like medieval peasants who thought the king was going to save them from the landlords. Most libertarians are terrible on capitalism: “The state […]
By Douglas A. Irwing, Peterson Institute for International Economics World economic integration has been in decline since the 2008–10 financial crisis, ushering in an era of “slowbalization” or even deglobalization. Tracing global trade openness—the ratio of world exports to world GDP—reveals five distinct eras of globalization since 1870. […]
I generally lean toward the view that minus the institutional apparatus that has the effect of centralizing wealth and economic power, economic life would primarily be a matter of localized systems of production for localized use, intermeshed into larger horizontal networks for the facilitation of exchange. Although the […]
A People’s Bank? That sounds almost Proudhonian. Community Land Trusts? That’s almost Georgist. Krystal Ball and Kyle Kulinski interview Andrew Yang. Yang is a bit weak on foreign policy, particularly when it comes to a certain “special relationship,” but fortunately he’s only running for mayor, not prez, so […]
The USA is rapidly becoming a society that has the social norms of the Western European ruling classes but the class structures of Latin America. This situation will likely lead to more civil unrest in the future, along with populist movements with demagogues of their own, left and […]
Once again, the tech revolution fuels the growing hegemony of the Blue Tribe. Atlantic reporter, Derek Thompson, discusses the future of metropolitan areas in the United States following the pandemic.
Americans: “Motherfuckers, you better have my money!” Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti discuss the likelihood of Dems passing a $1400 stimulus bill and raising the national minimum wage to $15.
I agree with his analysis but not his solutions. NEW BOOK “Kamala Harris & The Future of America” https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08HGZK7P4 Caleb Maupin is a widely acclaimed speaker, writer, journalist, and political analyst. He has traveled extensively in the Middle East and in Latin America. He was involved with the […]
By María Pilar García Guadilla and Carlos G. Torrealba COMMUNES in Venezuela, once hopeful experiments in local direct democracy and popular power under the socialism of the XXI century have largely succumbed to the crushing crisis gripping the country. . What can we learn from their demise? READ […]
Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti discuss the latest updates on the fight to raise the national minimum wage to $15.
Keith & RJ Study claims vaccines saved 37 million lives mostly children over the past two decades, anti-vaxxers are growing, backlash to over-medicalization, the complexity of the immune system, a long history of human poisonings, paranoia and the American tradition, criticisms of scientism, SpaceX Starship SN9 explodes during […]
By Lauren Hilgers, New York Times MADE IN CHINA A Prisoner, an SOS Letter, and the Hidden Cost of America’s Cheap Goods By Amelia Pang Five chapters into “Made in China,” Amelia Pang’s investigation of forced labor practices in China, her main subject — a Falun Gong practitioner […]
By Ezra Bain, Left Voice Industries across Haiti are shut down today as workers in multiple sectors participate in a 48-hour general strike. The strike was called by the labor unions following years of struggle in Haiti against brutal austerity and government corruption. Part of the reason behind […]
By Esha Mitra and Julia Hollingsworth, CNN New Delhi, India (CNN)Internet access remained blocked Monday in several districts of a state bordering India’s capital following violent weekend clashes between police and farmers protesting controversial agricultural reforms. Online access would be suspended in at least 14 of 22 districts […]
Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti discuss the acceleration of permanent job loss to automation due to the pandemic.
Duh? Gallup’s editor in chief, Mohamed Younis, discusses American’s worsening view of their personal financial situation.
Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti react to a government investigation into the GameStop trading frenzy.
Seattle’s Trotskyist councilwoman. As far as I know, she is the furthest leftward elected official in the US. Kshama Sawant, Seattle City Council member, discusses why raising the minimum wage is important and what it will take to increase it nationally.
Another social-democratic fuck up. By Brad Polumbo, Foundation for Economic Education A new “Hero Pay” mandate in Long Beach, California has inadvertently cost some frontline grocery workers their jobs. “Ralphs and Food 4 Less, both owned by the parent company Kroger, announced Monday that they will be closing […]
This post from a social media site nails it as far as how the level of “freedom,” “democracy,” “human rights,” etc. of the USA should be evaluated. While it’s true we also have a large lumpenproletarian “underclass,” anyone in the USA who is middle class or above in […]
Decentralization Blog This summary is fifty six pages in length. The manuscript itself, Decentralized Civilization, Prelude to the Subsequent Civilization is a substantial volume. In its content, I anticipate readers’ questions and answer them to the best of my ability. My work is creative fiction, but folks can use its content […]
Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World traces Sowell’s journey from humble beginnings to the Hoover Institution, becoming one of this era’s greatest economists, political philosophers, and prolific authors. Hosted by Jason Riley, a member of “The Wall Street Journal” editorial board, this one-hour program features […]
Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti react to Jeff Bezos stepping down as Amazon CEO.
Author, Thom Hartmann, discusses his new book, The Hidden History of American Oligarchy: Reclaiming Our Democracy from the Ruling Class.
This is important commentary.
An interview with Kevin Carson. Today, as you can see from the title, we bring you the first of two parts of an interview with Kevin Carson, a senior fellow at C4SS who holds the Karl Hess Chair in Social Theory. Recently there has been a translation of […]
Journalist and CEO of Status Coup, Jordan Chariton, discusses the death of an Amazon worker, Poushawn Brown, who was responsible for testing her coworkers for COVID.
Krystal Ball reacts to statements made by professor, Scott Galloway, on MSNBC.
Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti react to Jimmy Kimmel’s statements about Reddit and Robinhood.
In Episode 120, Demetri speaks with Michael Lind, a highly accomplished intellectual, writer, and academic about his latest book “The New Class War.” According to Michael, contemporary populism is a kind of convulsive autoimmune response by the body politic to the chronic degenerative disease of oligarchy. Absent a […]
By JP Cortez More state lawmakers than ever are introducing sound money legislation in the opening days of the 2021 legislative session. Several states will consider measures to remove sales or general excise taxes from the purchases of gold, silver, and other precious metals. Many other states will […]
Saagar Enjeti explains how the stock market has always been rigged to benefit wealthy hedge fund managers and screw the little guys.
Krystal and Saagar provide the latest stock market updates and discuss the fate of Melvin Capital.
The Funky Academic, Irami Osei-Frimpong, discusses the newest stock restrictions on Robinhood and explains what the long term implications of them might be.
Probably one of the best discussions of “culture war” politics and related socioeconomic factors I have seen to date. The Red Tribe/Blue Tribe conflict is less about socialism vs. capitalism, or communism vs. fascism, and more a continuation of the historic American battles between the high churches and […]
By Michael Lind, Tablet The real divide isn’t between red states and blue states or cities and rural areas. It’s between mega-rich political donors and everyone else. Before the recent election gave President-elect Joe Biden a solid majority of the Electoral College, some fretful Democrats worried that it […]
By Michael Lind, Tablet In the third decade of the 21st century, the Social Register still exists, there are still debutante balls, polo and lacrosse are still patrician sports, and old money families still summer at Newport. But these are fossil relics of an older class system. The […]
Keith, Emma & RJ Game Stop vs Wall Street, Robinhood, micro-revolts in the United States, Dodger Stadium’s COVID-19 vaccination site temporarily shut down after protesters gather at entrance, Robinhood was supposed to be for the little guy, Citadel, aristocrats pretending to be friends with the peasants, rich people […]
I recently wrote about how January has been the 20 year anniversary of the founding of Attack the System. It is interesting to reflect on what has happened in the subsequent two decades. In 2001, the US empire was arguably at its apex, firmly in control of a […]
I generally agree with the framework Carson outlines in this. It is for these reasons that I abstain from the mainstream “capitalism vs socialism” or “big government vs private sector” debate, although Carson himself usually ends up taking the positions of a functional social democrat/anarcho-Democrat like the right-libertarians […]
An interesting essay on economic history from Kevin Carson. I’ve found that it’s possible to make interesting comparisons and find interesting parallels between different public intellectuals. I’ve said before that Noam Chomsky is the Bertrand Russell of our time, the elder left-liberal icon whose ideas range from the […]
By Matt Agorist, Free Thought Project In the last three weeks, after the Trumpists were duped into thinking they could stop the election of Joe Biden by walking into the capitol and taking selfies with cops, the American technocratic police state has shifted into hyperdrive. In the name […]
Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic by Chalmers Johnson
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