(Une version française suit en dessous) We have been living in a new era of history since 1945, when Hiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed by nuclear bombs. In our time, the question of peace has become urgent. Einstein told us this clearly in 1946: “The unleashed power of the atom has transformed everything except our … Read more
(Une version française suit en dessous) Already in 2024 we see voters around the world rejecting capitalist democracy, the form of government by which capitalists become billionaires while working people sink into poverty. Instead, guided by a mass media controlled by these capitalists, voters choose fascism over socialism instead. We could predict that this will … Read more
(Une version française suit en dessous) In this blog several months ago, I claimed that we are seeing “the beginning of the end of bourgeous democracy.” I was pessimistic about the possibility of democracy surviving in another form. But news in this month’s CPNN bulletin gives hope that perhaps democracy can survive in Africa and … Read more
(Une version française suit en dessous) In the short term, as we discussed last month, there is not an effective means to stop the Israeli genocide of Palestine. Perhaps in the long term Israel can be stopped by boycotts, divestment and sanctions, much as overcame South African Apartheid. But there is another factor we did … Read more
(Une version française suit en dessous) For a profound analysis of our political situation, the answer is simple: it is economic I wrote the following back in my blog of May 2017: “What is the appeal of Donald Trump and Marine Le Pen? Why have they able to get so many votes? A superficial response … Read more