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Politics, Democracy and Environmental Rebellion
Politics, Democracy and Environmental Rebellion Pulp Mill, Longview, Washington. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair. A question worth asking is: what conceivable national electoral outcome would resolve the political dysfunction that currently prevents much-needed programs such as solving climate change and mass extinction, national health care, and an end to militarism from being enacted? While setting aside […]
Name the State
Name the State The number one problem of all public debate about politics and economics is the failure to name the state. If this would change, so would public opinion. There is no shortage of examples. People talk about health care for all, solving climate change, providing security in old age, universal educational access, boosting […]
Bruno Latour on Politics in the New Climatic Regime
Bruno Latour on Politics in the New Climatic Regime Why are so many zones of the world descending into chaos and confusion? There is no single reason, of course, but the French scholar of modernity, Bruno Latour, has a compelling overarching theory. In his new book, Down to Earth: Politics in the New Climatic Regime (Polity), Latour […]
Which Nations Will Crumble and Which Few Will Prosper in the Next 25 Years?
Which Nations Will Crumble and Which Few Will Prosper in the Next 25 Years? Adaptability and flexibility will be the core survival traits going forward. What will separate the many nations that will crumble in the next 25 years and those few that will survive and even prosper while the status quo dissolves around them? As […]
Debts and Deficits are Out of Control
Debts and Deficits are Out of Control Understandably, the problems and politics of the moment dominate the news and attract the attention of most policy commentators and much of the public. Will there be another government shutdown, will House Democrats attempt to impeach the president, will interest rates remain low, and will there be a […]
The Most Interesting Man in the World: Two Faces on the Same Coin
The Most Interesting Man in the World: Two Faces on the Same Coin Presidential elections are planned distractions To divert attention from the action behind the scenes Like a game of chess when the house is a mess Or a petty money squabble when your marriage is in trouble Or a football game when there’s […]
The Real Problem Is the Politicization of Everything
The Real Problem Is the Politicization of Everything The Covington Catholic High School fiasco that has developed over the last weeks has shown more than ever why many are skeptical about the media these days. Facts and context — the reality on the ground — were put in the background in favor of a fable that confirmed […]
The Decline and Fall of the European Union
The Decline and Fall of the European Union This exhaustion of the neocolonial-neofeudal model was inevitable, and as a result, so too is the decline and fall of the European integration/exploitation project. That a single currency, the euro, would fracture rather than unite Europe was understood long before the euro’s introduction as legal tender on […]
Is the Historical Subject Returning, Wearing a Yellow Vest?
Is the Historical Subject Returning, Wearing a Yellow Vest? If someone were to ask me the meaning of politics, I would say that it is concerned with the contestation of power; that it is agonistic, even antagonistic. And that it has to be, because what it contests is the balance of power wielded by different […]
The Politics of Post-Growth
THE POLITICS OF POST-GROWTH The Post-Growth 2018 conference at the European Parliament marked a milestone in the history of the post-growth debate, which has predominately been contained within academic circles. In the first part of a two-part interview, Riccardo Mastini discusses the possibilities and challenges for imagining a world beyond growth with two key post-growth […]
The religion of American Politics
The religion of American Politics image: Apostle St. Simon the Zelot When are we willing to fight for our views? Simon the Zelot was a disciple of Jesus. He advocated aggression with the Romans. He literally fought for his views. I find it odd that Simon was one of the twelve disciples because Jesus seemed […]
The Demise of the Official Future
The Demise of the Official Future Americans are more likely to think the US is heading in the right direction since Donald Trump’s election. Why? The poll results are extraordinary: the proportion of Americans who thought the country was ‘heading in the right direction’ rose sharply when Donald Trump became president of the US, while […]
