neoliberalism
USSR 1989-91: The “democratic counter-revolution” of the nomenklatura
By Dimitris Konstantakopoulos
Third of four articles on Alexandr Buzgalin and his era. The Soviet/Russian tragedy. You can read the first article here https://www.defenddemocracy.press/aleksandr-buzgalin-and-his-time-the-soviet-russian-tragedy/ and...
Pinochet wannabe? Argentina’s president-elect is not the libertarian he claims to...
Javier Milei says he is a freedom-loving anarcho-capitalist, but scratch him and a fascist bleeds through
Nov 21, 2023
The far-right Argentine economist and so-called “libertarian”...
US National Security Advisor: Enough of the neoliberal system
By Özgür Altınbaş
Aug 5, 2023
U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan made a statement full of confessions about the US economy. Stating that the economy...
Fears of ‘Plantation Disaster Capitalism’ Mount in Wake of Maui Fires
"Justice is returning control of public resources like land and water to the people," wrote one activist. "For too long the strings of Maui...
Geopolitics, war, climate and economy: The need for a global alternative...
By Dimitris Konstantakopoulos*
The present still dominant global economic system is a generalized, expanded and globalized form of the one prevailing in western capitalism during...
La Confédération paysanne entend résister au « carcan néo-libéral »
Par Olivier Charles-Angèle
28 avril 2023
A l’occasion de son congrès annuel qui se tenait du 25 au 27 avril, à Vicq-sur-Breuilh, en Haute-Vienne, la Confédération...
Greek Student Fodder and Recognition: a Misleading Story
All the glisters is not gold;
Often have ye heard that told;
Many a man his life hath sold,
But my outside to behold;
Gilded tombs do worms...
Noam Chomsky: “We’re on the Road to a Form of Neofascism”
By C.J. Polychroniou
December 8, 2022
Neoliberalism has reigned supreme as an economic philosophy for nearly half a century. But neoliberal policies have wreaked havoc around...
Poor People’s Campaign Marches on Wall Street Against ‘Lies of Neoliberalism’
"We are here to tell the stock exchange and Wall Street to stop trading our lives, that we want living wages and healthcare and...
Hungary: Politics in the trap of History
by Tamás Krausz (*)
The results of yesterday's Hungarian parliamentary elections outdid even the most pessimistic expectations of the Left. Fidesz, the ruling conservative party,...