Link to an article by Sarah Jaffe:
“Activists in Ferguson Broaden Scope, Unveil ‘Power Behind the Police'”
Bonus links: “A Long Time for Killing” and “The Politics of Mass Incarceration”
Tag: Economics
Jason Hickel – The Problem with Saving the World
Link to an article by Jason Hickel:
Christos Tsiolkas – Greek Tragedy
Link to an article by Christos Tsiolkas:
“Greek Tragedy: Former Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis on Greece’s Economic Crisis”
Bonus links: “The Defeat of Europe” (“Whatever one thinks of our government, this episode will go down in European history as the moment when official Europe, using institutions and methods that no treaty legitimised (the Eurogroup, the Euro Summit, the threat of eviction from the eurozone), dealt a major blow to the ideal of an ever-closer democratic union. Greece capitulated, but it is Europe that was defeated.”) and “Europe’s Big Banks are Fueling the Continent’s Far-Right Fascists”
Greg Fulton – Greece Succumbs to Imperialist Banksterism
Link to an article by Greg Fulton:
“Greece Succumbs to Imperialist Banksterism”
Bonus links: “A Problem Called Germany” and “Déjà Vu: Germany Tightens Its Economic Power Over Europe”
Yanis Varoufakis – On the Euro Summit’s Statement on Greece: First Thoughts
Link to an article by Yanis Varoufakis:
“On the Euro Summit’s Statement on Greece: First Thoughts”
Bonus links: “Greece: The Struggle Continues” and “Yanis Varoufakis Full Transcript: Our Battle to Save Greece”
Michael Hudson – EU Infrastructure Undermines Sovereignty
Link to an article by Michael Hudson:
“EU Infrastructure Undermines Sovereignty”
Bonus link: “From the Absurd to the Tragic”
Walden Bello – The Dark Side of Asia’s “Tiger Economies”
Link to an article by Walden Bello:
On The Greek “No” Vote
Links to articles on the Greek “No” Vote:
Michael Hudson – “Why No Means Yes”
Slavoj Žižek: “This Is a Chance for Europe to Awaken”
Barbara and Karen Fields – How Race is Conjured
Link to an interview with Barbara and Karen Fields by Jason Farbman:
Very interesting comments on “racecraft”. Though the comparisons to non-causality are a little tenuous in the interview, and the gap between psychology and sociology is not so big if one compares, say, Lacan and Bourdieu. Still, the distinction between identity and identification seems crucial.
John Quiggin – John Locke Against Freedom
Link to an article by John Quiggin: