Maduro’s loss in Venezuela: Keeping things in perspective
It’s always difficult to interpret the meaning of the loss of a socialist candidate.
Maduro’s loss in Venezuela: Keeping things in perspective Read MoreAuthor: Bruce Lerro
“The 33” Worker Collective Creativity in the Chilean Mines Movie
Unfortunately many workers believe that without their boss, they would not know how to run things. But time and again, whether in natural disasters or in revolutionary economic situations, workers demonstrate their …
“The 33” Worker Collective Creativity in the Chilean Mines Movie Read More911 French Style: The Rulers Who Cried Wolf Once Too Often
Well over 50 years ago the social psychologist Muzafer Sherif did a study that showed the fastest way to unite a group which has group conflict is to provide them with …
911 French Style: The Rulers Who Cried Wolf Once Too Often Read MoreLooks Like China Has Drunk the Financial Kool-Aid
Today Chinese currency joined the dollar and other currencies as a world reserve back-up. Will this stabilize the world market? Who is in control of the decisions for Chinese economic planning? …
Looks Like China Has Drunk the Financial Kool-Aid Read MoreFrance 911 – The Electoral Connection
While this article does not draw out all the geopolitical implications of the French 911, there are political implications for Hollande and his right wing opponents in the up-and-coming French …
France 911 – The Electoral Connection Read MoreInstitutional Racism in Mortgage Loans?
Here is a good example of institutionalized racism in banks’ lending practices. Usually to receive a mortgage loan you have to at least be working class. But even when black …
Institutional Racism in Mortgage Loans? Read MoreWar on Terrorism as Propganda vs Geopolitical War Among Nations
As this article points out, the war against terrorism, i.e. ISIS, masks a deeper war. The deeper war is the US attempt to dominate the world. Two of its major …
War on Terrorism as Propganda vs Geopolitical War Among Nations Read MoreCapitalist Fundamentalist Missionaries Convert Chile
Usually when you think of an economist you may think of an Economics 101 class with lots of math and a teacher who might have been distracted, not very coherent …
Capitalist Fundamentalist Missionaries Convert Chile Read MoreEast Coast Airport Workers’ Strike
Good news about more workers striking some east coast airports. This does not include the pilots or flight attendants, so it is limited. It’s also planned for only a couple …
East Coast Airport Workers’ Strike Read MoreRank and File Activism: UAW Strike
Anyone who has tried to organize people in the workplace knows that worker apathy and hopelessness is a common obstacle. But not for these union workers! At one meeting 1,800 …
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