Is there Room for Economic and Social Rights in a Neoliberal World? (I)
There are no nations. There are no peoples. There are no Russians. There are no Arabs. There are no third worlds. There is no West. There is only one holistic system of systems, one vast and immane,...
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Is there room for economic and social rights in Neoliberalism? As said in the introduction, human rights organizations have recently started paying attention to economic and social rights. Similarly,...
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Alessio Rastani, an American independent trader based in London, made a confession yesterday on BBC: He dreams of another recession to make good big money. Mr. Rastani makes the point in his blog: I go...
View ArticleFrom preventive war to the global crisis
Last September was the 10th anniversary of 9/11 and the 3rd anniversary of the crash of Lehman Brothers, two events that are widely seen as turning points in recent history. Last week, 7 October marked...
View ArticleIT ISN´T A STORM IN A TEACUP (Part I)
What can we learn from the success of the Tea Party? By Koldo Casla INTRODUCTION: A FASCINATED LOOK AT THE TEA PARTY TEA PARTY: MOBILISING STRUCTURES, POLITICAL OPPORTUNITIES AND FRAMING PROCESSES...
View ArticleIT ISN´T A STORM IN A TEACUP (Part II)
What can we learn from the success of the Tea Party? By Koldo Casla INTRODUCTION: A FASCINATED LOOK AT THE TEA PARTY TEA PARTY: MOBILISING STRUCTURES, POLITICAL OPPORTUNITIES AND FRAMING PROCESSES...
View ArticleIT ISN´T A STORM IN A TEACUP (and Part III)
What can we learn from the success of the Tea Party? By Koldo Casla INTRODUCTION: A FASCINATED LOOK AT THE TEA PARTY TEA PARTY: MOBILISING STRUCTURES, POLITICAL OPPORTUNITIES AND FRAMING PROCESSES...
View ArticleLa doctrina del shock a la española
En el año 2007, cuando el común de los mortales todavía éramos capaces de vivir sin saber cuál era nuestra prima de riesgo, Naomi Klein publicó The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism (La...
View ArticleA nearly perfect spaceship wouldn´t take you to the Moon either
In recent casual conversations with a few acquaintances of mine, I´ve been encountered with several economic arguments that could be ascribed to the Neoliberal school of thought. Nothing wrong with...
View ArticleDo not obviate the socioeconomic context of the platinum mine killings in...
On 16 August, 34 workers were killed and at least 78 injured after police opened fire on striking miners at the Lonmin-owned platinum Marikana mine in South Africa. Over the years, South Africans have...
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