Tag Archives: Communism

What We Threw Away

Posted on October 5, 2018 by Luther Blissett

By Patrick Armstrong Source: Strategic Culture Foundation Forty years ago I was quite impressed by the books of Jean François Revel in which he argued that The West was pretty much doomed because it was messy and indecisive. On the other hand, … Continue reading →

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A Skeleton Key to the Alt Left

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Luther Blissett

Source: the HipCrime Vocab Last time we looked at the differences between the “Left” as manifested in the mainstream political discourse and those of a number of authors, blogger and thinkers that I’ve (somewhat arbitrarily) lumped under the umbrella of … Continue reading →

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This Is Our Neoliberal Nightmare: Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, and Why the Market and the Wealthy Win Every Time

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Luther Blissett

The rage driving our politics stems from cruelty of capitalism. So why do we vote for those who worship the market? By Anis Shivani Source: AlterNet Over the last fifteen years, editors often asked me not to mention the word … Continue reading →

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