"The wealthy, not only by private fraud but also by common laws, do every day pluck and snatch away from the people some part of their daily living. Therefore, when I consider and weigh in my mind these commonwealths which nowadays do flourish, I perceive nothing but a certain conspiracy of rich men in procuring their own commodities under the name and authority of the commonwealth.
They invent and devise all means and crafts, first how to keep safely without fear of losing that which they have unjustly gathered together, and next how to hire and abuse the work and labor of the people for as little money and effort as possible."
Here Richard Wolff uses the mortgage crisis and the explosion in personal indebtedness here in the US as the vehicle by which a discussion on class may be explored...
Russian icon beats all-time NHL record
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[image: Preview] Russian icon Alexander Ovechkin has scored 895, beating
Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record
Read Full Article at RT.com
China in 1999 versus China in 2025
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[image: China in 1999 versus China in 2025]
Question: I’ve been presented an opportunity to go back to several places
in China I visited in the past–namel...
Trump is playing a dangerous game with Iran
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[image: Donald Trump at a United Nations event on Religious Freedom Monday,
Sept. 23, 2019, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.
(Photo: Sh...
اللجنة العربية الإسلامية والحرب في فلسطين
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اجتمعت اللجنة الوزارية العربية الإسلامية اليوم، 23 آذار/مارس 2025، في
القاهرة مع صاحبة السعادة كايا كالاس، الممثلة السامية للاتحاد الأوروبي
المعنية بالشؤون...
اللجنة العربية الإسلامية والحرب في فلسطين
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اجتمعت اللجنة الوزارية العربية الإسلامية اليوم، 23 آذار/مارس 2025، في
القاهرة مع صاحبة السعادة كايا كالاس، الممثلة السامية للاتحاد الأوروبي
المعنية بالشؤون...
Liberation Scotland
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It is remarkable that few would dispute that Ireland was a British colony
before most of it became Independent, but to point to Scotland’s highly
analogo...
Gymnasium
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When you’re on that bike in your shorts, panting awaynext to a Republican,
a lotof the inhibitions come off. The thoughtof opposition warms to ardor
as you...
Cold Truths Behind the Coming Big Biden Butt Kiss
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July 19, 2024 The Biden Exit plan is underway. As reporting from NBC today
shows, Joe Biden and his family are moving through the grieving process
over ...
Media Say ... Gloom And Doom In China
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The New York Times, and other western media, are running a 'doom and gloom
in Xi's economy' campaign. The latest entry is this piece: China’s Economic
Pain...
The Great Student Loan Ruse
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These appalling figures don't fully capture the cruelty of the reality to
which they refer.
The post The Great Student Loan Ruse appeared first on The Co...
Crisis
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I suppose some people might wonder why I'm not completely hysterical. Why
would I be hysterical? The building where I've lived for 22 years is
scheduled fo...
Open letter to some ex-leaders of the ISO
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Tess Carter
In light of the revelation of a sexual assault accusation that was grossly
mishandled by once-leading members of the organization, Tess Carter...
Will US global hegemony last for another century?
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My weekly article for Al-Akhbar: "Will US global hegemony last for anther
century"?
(A critical review of Michael Beckley's new book from Cornell Universi...
Kafka's Castle
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"That truly Kafkaesque Castle, the modern state." -- Nicos Poulantzas.
*I*. In ‘The Castle’, it is never entirely clear what is happening.
There are off...
Love And Money: Marriage The McArdle Way
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It's Valentine's Day and Megan McArdle's thoughts naturally turn to love,
which means money. Join me as I mock the woman whose rat-fucking is
screwing ...
Louis Allday, "Controlling the Narrative on Syria"
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[image: MRZine]Arguably, no war has been more mediated by misunderstanding
than the conflict currently taking place in Syria. This article will seek
to cor...
The Return on My Investment
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By: Aaron Datesman
It's easy to recognize a win when it comes with a trophy at the end (or, in
the case of politics, an inauguration). It's harder to rec...
And A One, And A Two . . .
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(From SAVAGE MULES. I keep reading how Bernie Sanders is George McGovern.
Maybe he is.)
*ANTIWAR MULE CAMEO*
As the Nixon era commenced, larger sections...
It's really very simple
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[Note: I am pushing this article live two days early because ZeroHedge
somehow managed to get a hold of it and post it before I did. Needless to
say, I do...