8. The Nitty Gritty: Capitalism & Fascism

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We have seen calls to consider whether it is moral to allow billionaires to exist. But the real question is whether our species can survive the billionaire.

Comrades, For the time being, my writing on here will be entirely free. If you have the means, and believe in paying for good writing, please consider becoming a paid subscriber. Below, an essay on the manipulation of truth and Gaza. For most of us, telling the truth means making a statement which fits the facts. If I say, “I am now on the island of St Helena observing Napoleon’s residence” - this statement is true if I am in fact really there, observing Napoleon’s residence. The so-called postmodernists proceed in a different way: they reduce truth to a discursive “truth-effect.” For example, Michel Foucault’s notion of truth can be summed up by the claim that truth/untruth is not a direct property of our statements but, in different historical conditions, alternative discourses produce their own specific truth-effects, i.e., they imply their own criteria of what values as “true”:

The AI darling faces a long list of serious challenges in 2024

The great billionaire wealth transfer means people born very, very rich are going to stay very, very rich.

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This year, more than 200 anti-transgender bills have already been filed in the states. They are extreme. And many will pass.

Deplatformings will continue until the Nazi situation impraves

When toxic online communities on mainstream platforms face moderation measures, such as bans, they may migrate to other platforms with laxer policies or set up their own dedicated websites....

The newsletter platform’s lax content moderation creates an opening for white nationalists eager to get their message out.

What’s happening at The Hague isn’t political theater.

An increasing number of billionaires are embracing the viewpoint advocated by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, who has called for increased taxation of the super-wealthy. During Gates' annual "Ask Me Anything" session on Reddit last year, he said ultra-wealthy individuals should pay more tax. He vigorously reaffirmed his position at a panel during the World Economic Forum in Davos this week. The billionaire made a compelling case for the...

In 2003 the Episcopal Church consecrated Robinson as the first openly-gay bishop in all of Christendom. Death threats followed, but so did a shift in the relationship between the LGBTQ community and the church.

What the MCU show does right in its discussion about fascism

Watch an I$raeli children education class to understand why the I$raeli soldiers are committing atrocities against humanity in Gaza 💔 #endisraeliapartheid | 68 comments on LinkedIn

Social media is awash with misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war, which was triggered by an unprecedented attack by Hamas militants on October 7. In one example, fabricated Forbes magazine covers that denounce two Hamas leaders for allegedly becoming billionaires through crime have been widely circulated. The American business magazine told AFP the covers are fake, and an analysis shows they contain publishing errors.

What is his real motivation?

As concerns swirl about the disruption artificial intelligence could cause for the 2024 elections, OpenAI on Monday declared that politicians and their campaigns are not allowed to use the company’s AI tools.

How is it that journalists are not pausing to question the outrageous improbability of so many of the evidence-poor rape stories being advanced?

Ethnic cleansing or “transfer” is an intrinsic part of Zionism’s early history, and has remained an essential feature of Israeli political life. More recently, “transfer” has been mainstreamed by billing it as encouraging “voluntary emigration.”

How can something be headline news and also nearly invisible? Mainstream media are accomplishing that in Gaza

A future-of-work expert said Gen Zers didn't have the "promise of stability" at work, so they're putting their personal lives and well-being first.

Palestinian leaders have responded to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rejection of a two-state solution, saying there will be "no security and stability" in the region until a fully sovereign Palestinian state is established.

This is a fact that is largely ignored today. The bourgeoisie have turned King into a hero by creating an inaccurate version of him that leaves out his revolutionary anti-capitalist beliefs.

Letter: Nick Moss on the charge of genocide made against Israel by South Africa at the international court of justice