Category Archives: Politics

Is There Really a Problem with Left Wing Extremism in the UK, or Is the Government Seeking Excuses to Suppress Fair Protest?

Governments on both sides of the pond are in “never let a crisis go to waste” mode. Aggression by the right is cause to stomp on a weak left.

Guantánamo Prisoner to Joe Biden: ‘The Last Two Decades of My Life Have Been a Nightmare Without End’

Guantánamo is a daming example of American lack of concern over the lives it casually ruins.

Intellectual Property Cause of Covid Death, Genocide

Refusal to temporarily suspend several WTO intellectual property provisions to accelerate broad progress against the pandemic is genocide.

Myanmar Coup and Fast Fashion: Sanctions Would Harm Poor Textile Workers

Last week’s military coup has reduced Myanmar’s attractiveness as a source of supply for the fast fashion industry.

America, the Unreliable Superpower: Can Biden Shore Up Its Record?

Biden promises to go back to a US superpower old normal that was still a pretty unsettling ride for our allies.

Will 2021 Be the Year for the Right to Repair?

Will 2021 be the year that sees many states adopt a right to repair? Farmers may be the first to benefit, with digital consumers next.

Tim Berners-Lee’s Plan to Save the Internet: Give Us Back Control of Our Data

Tim Berners-Lee endorses data sovereignty, to give individuals the power to control their own data, to counter big tech’s overreach.

Michael Hudson – Changes in Super Imperialism

Michael Hudson recaps his classic Super Imperalism and extends it to the 21st century struggle for dominance among the US, China, and Russia.

Betsy DeVos Is Gone, But Her Education Agenda Is Rolling Out Across the Country

Even though Betty DeVos was depicted as a textbook ogre, her education privatization agenda is advancing as if it were perfectly respectable.

“The Vibe in North Houston”: A Report on Working Class Men Betrayed and in Angst

An account of working class men on the boil.

Mayberry v. KKR: Kentucky Attorney General Shows True Colors, Looks Over-Eager to Settle Pathbreaking Pension Case Rather Than Inconvenience Private Equity Kingpins Blackstone and KKR

Yet more underhanded-looking dealing, this time by the Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, in the landmark pension case Mayberry v. KKR.

As COVID Rages, Bankruptcy Cases Fall…..For Now

The good news about bankruptcy under Covid is not likely to last.

Pension Bridge Presents Former CalPERS CIO Ben Meng as ESG Leader Despite California Investigation for Conflict of Interest That Led to His Exit

Pension Bridge discredits itself by inviting former CalPERS CIO Ben Meng, under investigation for ethics violations, to speak at its ESG event