8. The Nitty Gritty: Capitalism & Fascism

8. The Nitty Gritty: Capitalism & Fascism

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Mark Carney's magnum opus: A Book Review - AB Pol Econ
Mark Carney's magnum opus: A Book Review - AB Pol Econ
Mark Carney, the much-celebrated central banker from Canada has a new book entitled Value(s). This 600-page (with endnotes) book represents a much-awaited synthesis of his ideas from his days as bank governor, senior Finance official and Goldman Sachs investment banker. His return to Ottawa, appointment at Brookfield and earlier appointment as the U.N. Special Envoy […]
Carney & LiberalsCarney & Liberals#carney
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Mark Carney's magnum opus: A Book Review - AB Pol Econ
Capitalists Can’t Become Nicer
Capitalists Can’t Become Nicer
Mark Carney, ex-governor of the central banks in Canada and Britain, has written a much-hyped book about the problems with modern capitalism. But this consummate insider can’t trace the roots of those problems back to their fundamental sources.
Carney & LiberalsCarney & Liberals#carney
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Capitalists Can’t Become Nicer
Transphobe Has TOTAL Change of Heart After Hearing Trans People’s Storie...
Transphobe Has TOTAL Change of Heart After Hearing Trans People’s Storie...

Because trans rights are human rights, and human rights are healthcare rights.

Fight back here in Canada before we see shit like this on our doorstep, breaching weak points in our hard-fought protections. So fuck Jordan Peterson and fuck PP for platforming him.

If you have anti-trans friends with "opinions" on people's lives who have literally zero impact on yours... Human beings whose decisions are best left between them and their medical professionals then please reflect on the deflection propaganda you are consuming - Because that's what it is. And you should be angry for being manipulated.

If you think your personal views are harmless, well multiply those by millions, and you'll have the answer to why we're witnessing fascism is the US. Because that's what it is. Extrapolation.

Science, ethics, and basic human decency don't have your back, it's not too late to be on the right side of history. Because as this video concludes, the trans fight, is a fight for you.

"First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out

  • Because I was not a socialist.

Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out

  • Because I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out

  • Because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me

  • and there was no one left to speak for me." ~ Martin Niemöller, 1946
Gender & LGBTQ+Gender & LGBTQ+#free speech#1 to post & comment
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Transphobe Has TOTAL Change of Heart After Hearing Trans People’s Storie...
Where the World Sees Crisis, Israel Sees Opportunity
Where the World Sees Crisis, Israel Sees Opportunity
Since October 8, 2023, Hezbollah has been engaged in a limited war with Israel, which Netanyahu’s government escalated last month in a series of attacks on Lebanese society. Jacobin spoke to Lebanon scholar Joseph Daher about the dilemma the party faces.
Attention to the strategic constraints faced by Hezbollah, as well as its political limitations, should not, however, prevent socialists from maintaining that Palestinians and Lebanese have a right to resist Israel’s racist, colonial, apartheid state violence, including through military resistance. This includes defending the right of Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Palestine, which are the main actors involved in the armed confrontation with Israel’s occupation army, to resist. Israel’s war against Palestinians and Lebanese is part of its attempt to pursue its historical objectives as a settler-colonial state serving Western imperialism. Central to this project is the elimination of the Palestinian populations through a continued Nakba and the consolidation of a regional order serving US imperial interests. These objectives are, without exception, a mortal threat to the whole region. Defending the right of people to resist oppression should not however be confused with political support for the specific political projects of Hamas or Hezbollah in their respective societies, or lead us to imagine these parties will be able to deliver Palestinian liberation or that they have a strategy that could lead to it. Finally, socialists must continue to denounce the complicit role of Western ruling classes in supporting not only the racist, settler-colonial, apartheid state of Israel and its genocidal war against the Palestinians but also the Israeli war against Lebanon. They must participate in movements pressuring those ruling classes to break off any political, economic, and military relations with Tel Aviv. No one should expect Western ruling classes to easily change their political positions regarding Israel. But never in history have the ruling classes granted genuine democracy or justice except under pressure from working-class mobilization from below.
AIPAC, Capitalism & Trump
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Where the World Sees Crisis, Israel Sees Opportunity
The Power of AIPAC, Israel, And The Rise Of The Far Right | Unshocked
The Power of AIPAC, Israel, And The Rise Of The Far Right | Unshocked
NOTE: This discussion was originally published on June 28, 2024. Naomi Klein tells Mehdi Hasan on this episode of ‘Unshocked’: “I'm not going to sugarcoat it. It was a blow.” For Mehdi, “the idea that 14 or $15 million from AIPAC and the pro-Israel lobby in this district didn't play a role? Come on! That's just an insult to our intelligence.” Over in France, as elections approach, the center right and center left have together blamed the anti-Israel far left for rising antisemitism - and given the French far right a pass in the process! There are reports that many French Jews may now vote for Marine Le Pen’s National Rally for the first time. Naomi says “European politics is a world upside down,” and says it is “chilling” to think that the “charge of antisemitism is potentially going to facilitate the resurgence of fascism in Europe”. Although all these far-right parties are staunch supporters of Israel, Mehdi explains how “the old anti-Semitism is still very much alive and well.” A mind-boggling idea regardless of which side of the coin you choose to see it from, so mind-boggling that Mehdi says: “I feel like screaming that no one sees the obvious disconnect… these people are still anti-Semitic and they're pro-Israel. What does that tell you about them?” What does it also say about Zionism? Mehdi and Naomi discuss Zeteo’s upcoming documentary ‘Israel’s Reel Extremism’ and Mehdi’s participation in the Munk Debate on anti-Zionism in Toronto earlier this month. ‘Unshocked’ is a monthly conversation with acclaimed author and activist Naomi Klein, where she and Mehdi pull viewers ‘out of shock’ through analysis, facts, and history. Subscribe to Zeteo to support independent and unfiltered journalism: https://zeteo.com/subscribe Listen to ‘Unshocked’ as a podcast: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unshocked-with-naomi-klein/id1748845345 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2GtrytR5MGMhIxcRj7UC2N Find Zeteo: Twitter: https://twitter.com/zeteo_news Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zeteonews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zeteonews Find Naomi: Twitter: https://twitter.com/NaomiAKlein Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naomiaklein/ Naomi’s website: https://naomiklein.org/ Find Mehdi: Substack: https://substack.com/@mehdirhasan Twitter: https://twitter.com/@mehdirhasan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/@mehdirhasan TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mehdirhasan #mehdihasan #naomiklein #israel #politics
AIPAC, Capitalism & Trump#palestine#klein/chomsky/graeber etc
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The Power of AIPAC, Israel, And The Rise Of The Far Right | Unshocked