CHC1: the Pandemic and Responses
Counter Hegemonic Chat #1: Discussion on the pandemic and political responses, by Tim Anderson and Jay Tharappel Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pDa-egWtoM&t=9s
How the Pandemic Defrocked Hegemonic Neoliberalism, Tim Anderson
The global pretensions of the USA and the UK have been stripped naked by the virus and responses to it. These profit-driven systems failed to protect lives. Only the fabricated anti-China hysteria and the pseudo-science of the pandemic […]
Why Our Economy May Be Headed for a Decade of Depression, Eric Levitz interview with Nouriel Roubini
US-China cold war adds a ‘Thucydides Trap’ to the pandemic recession, undermining any rapid recovery, says Nouriel Roubini. PDF below, original post here: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/05/why-the-economy-is-headed-for-a-post-coronavirus-depression-nouriel-roubini.html
The Secret Contacts: Zionism and Nazi Germany, 1933-1941, by Klaus Polkehn
From the Journal of Palestine Studies, Vol. 5, No. 3/4 (Spring – Summer, 1976), pp. 54-82
Jose Marti and the United States: A Further Interpretation, by John Kirk
Journal article from 1977 on Marti and the USA
The socio-political thought of Jose Marti, by John Kirk
This 1977 PhD thesis (300pp) provides a useful overview of the key socio-political ideas of Cuba’s key independence writer, Jose Marti, whose complete works are in 29 volumes and in Spanish, here. https://www.clacso.org.ar/coleccion_jose_marti/index.php Jose Marti (1853-1895) was the […]
Iranian Public Opinion 2019, University of Maryland
This report covers findings from three surveys fielded in May, August, and early October 2019, to evaluate how the Trump administration’s “maximum pressure” campaign is affecting public opinion in Iran. PDF below and original post here: https://cissm.umd.edu/sites/default/files/2019-10/Iranian%20PO%20under%20Maximum%20Pressure_101819_full.pdf
The Salafist Roots of the Syrian Uprising by William Van Wagenen
Scholarly revision of the sectarian roots of the ‘Syrian Revolution’, with special focus on 2011. PDF below and original post here: https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/the-salafist-roots-of-the-syrian-uprising/
Steven Donziger beat Chevron in court; then the $228bn company retaliated
Corporate revenge: “As he was arguing the case against Chevron in Ecuador back in 2009, the company expressly said its long-term strategy was to demonize him. And since then, Chevron has continued its all-out assault on Donziger in what’s […]