Ending Imperialist Exploitation is the Solution
By Natterjack Ending imperialist exploitation of the global south is the solution to all of the world’s problems and every capitalist knows it. On the 23th of June this year there was a small, seemingly insignificant side note in the financial sections of some of the more serious media outlets. This minor news item was…
Green is the new black!
Why UN declarations and “green new deal” growth strategies are doomed to failure. By Natterjack I’m writing this as the UN Montreal Biodiversity conference concludes with what many are declaring as a landmark agreement to protect 30% of the earth’s surface for nature by 2030. On paper a strong commitment by 190 nations to try…
Between Utopia and Terror
Vidar Lindstrøm First published in English at Commune Lasting only a few weeks, the Bavarian Council Republic was one one of the highest peaks of the revolutionary wave that ended World War I. By the Autumn of 1918, it had become clear that Germany was losing the World War. In a last ditch effort, the…
Liberalism and War
Like any economic system, imperialism needs an ideology to justify its rule. For this purpose, capitalism employed liberalism, which in principle places the freedom of the individual above that of the community. The basis of the capital economy is the free contracting partner, who is bound only to his own self-interest. According to this view,…
Enough is Enough – A grass roots movement for direct action in the UK
Under the hashtag #EnoughIsEnough, a direct action movement is growing at pace in the UK. The rallies have filled halls across the country in September. Organized by a collection of trade unions and local community action groups in response to the cost of living crisis. Their aims are simple: to fight for change for normal…
Central banks and global private equity – A toxic combination leading us to Fascism
From Natterjack The world’s ten richest men more than doubled their fortunes from $700 billion to $1.5 trillion in the last 2 years. Billionaires today have accumulated wealth of over $5 trillion. Anybody confronted with these current figures of whatever political hue must logically ask, can this really be an optimal economic system for 8…