The wretched of the Earth are reduced in the neoliberal model to serving the desires and fetishes of the wealthy and the privileged.
Chris Hedges: Lee Lakeman & the Whoredom of the Left
Category: Income Inequality
WATCH: CN Live! — ‘Inside the Films of John Pilger’
CN Live! speaks to author Anthony Hayward, producer Chris Martin, journalist David Boardman, and Tom Giles, head of ITV Current Affairs, about the films of legendary journalist John Pilger and their working relationships with him.
The Chris Hedges Report: The Secret History of Neoliberalism
“It disenchants us with everything which cannot be measured in dollars and cents” — George Monbiot on his new book, Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism.
Colonialism as a Bulwark Against China
Mick Hall reports on the Pacific Islands Forum taking place this week against a backdrop of simmering violence between French security forces and protesters in New Caledonia.
Nationalizing US Rail
There is little hope for any improvement of the U.S. rail system so long as it remains in the hands of the irresponsible and unaccountable Class I robber barons, writes Adam Barrington.
The Real Joe Biden
As the U.S. president’s era draws to a close, Stefan Moore takes stock of his signature domestic and foreign policies.
US Inequality Is About Class, Not Generations
Baby boomers had the good fortune to come along at one of those rare moments in history when the richest among us were not doing so well in the clash of classes, writes Sam Pizzigati.
Vijay Prashad: The Congo War Will End
The Congolese people do not control their wealth. There is an urgent desire for a project that would bring people together around the shared interests of the majority.
South Africa’s Post-Election Turning Point
As the political hegemony of the ANC has frayed, elite forces have increasingly funded an array of opposition parties to shift power more in their favor, writes Eugene Puryear.
It’s Happening Here — A US Version of Fascism
Fascism is always the bastard child of bankrupt liberalism. This was true in Weimar Germany. It was true in Italy. And it is true in the United States, writes Chris Hedges.