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Power: A New Social Analysis

Bertrand Russell’s classic from 1938 still holds up pretty well in 2020. Russell’s analysis of the nature of power, combined with the insights of the neo-Machiavellians, James Burnham’s managerial revolution theory, and modern elite theorists, provides a very good explanation of how systems work. Available at Amazon.  

Noam Chomsky on Bernie's Chances

Noam called it back in early February. The entire spectrum of the ruling class circled its wagons against Sanders. Not that Sanders is all that radical. In most countries with a democratic government, Sanders would be barely center-left, perhaps square in the middle in many places. Their recent […]

COVID-19: Communism or Fascism?

By Saladdin Ahmed TELOS There are three reasons to believe that COVID-19 is a communist agent. First, it is universalist; it does not recognize or respect national borders. Second, it is atheist; it has forced cancellations of pilgrimages, along with thousands of other religious rituals. Third, it has […]

Tulsi Goes the "My Friend Joe" Route

The Democratic primaries have reaffirmed my longstanding conviction that electoral politics is a joke and a waste of time. The Democrats had literally dozens of candidates, including some fairly interesting ones (Tusli, Bernie, Yang, Williamson, Ojeda, Gravel) and who gets the nomination? Some dude with dementia who has […]

Say It Ain’t So, Andy

The Left’s attempted assault on neoliberalism has completely failed. Now, it’s just a matter of “Anybody But Trump” and “Vote Blue, No Matter Who.” Because that’s worked so well before. Andrew Yang has endorsed Joe Biden, becoming the latest former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate to throw their support […]

California Is Booming. But Californians Are Unhappy

The New York Times Conor Dougherty Fire, garbage and homelessness increasingly plague the Golden State. SAN FRANCISCO — Christine Johnson, a public-finance consultant with an engineering degree, was running for a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. She crisscrossed her downtown district talking about her plans […]

Anarchist hero Murray Bookchin was a Zionist who whitewashed Israeli colonialism and war crimes

Bt Murray Bookchin is something of a saint in the anarchist community. His ideas on social ecology and what he termed “libertarian municipalism” and “communalism” have influenced generations of self-declared leftists, and he was frequently cited as an ideological force behind the anti-globalization and Occupy Wall Street movements. […]