“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.
The Chris Hedges Report: The Secret History of Neoliberalism
Tag: Margaret Thatcher
Chris Hedges: Billionaires Tossed No-Longer-Useful Biden
Democrats are anointing another amoral politician as a mask for outsized corporate greed, the folly of endless war, the facilitation of genocide and the assault on our most basic civil liberties.
The Legacy of Thatcher’s War on the Miners
Forty years after their powerful union was crushed in an early battle of neoliberalism, still defiant ex-miners marched last weekend to their closed Yorkshire pit to hear their 86-year old former leader reflect on their struggle, reports Joe Lauria.
WATCH: CN Live! — Miners March 40 Yrs After Strike
Miners in a once bustling South Yorkshire coal region marched with their champion, Arthur Scargill, at the weekend to mark 40 years since their war with Margaret Thatcher.
The Tory Appointee Holding Assange’s Life in Her Hands
Mark Curtis provides an introduction to Dame Victoria Sharp, who will rule next week on the WikiLeaks publisher’s bid to stop his extradition to the U.S.
UK Covertly Plotted to Discredit John Pilger
In 1975, the Foreign Office’s secret Cold War propaganda unit, the Information Research Department, opened a file on the Australian journalist, John McEvoy reports.
John Pilger: The Great Game of Smashing Nations
More than a generation ago, Afghanistan won its freedom, which the U.S., Britain and their “allies” destroyed.
Sunak Takes UK Support for Israel to New Extreme
As Downing Street endorses Netanyahu’s “mighty vengeance,” David Cronin provides a briefing on Britain’s support for Israel since 1948, which has involved a number of twists.
CHILE 50 YRS: Art Censored in UK to Appease Pinochet
Fifty years after the murderous coup in Chile, the U.K.’s most important political artist, Peter Kennard, recounts how the Barbican censored his work to placate high-ranking Chilean finance officials and British bankers.
Craig Murray: Destitution Capitalism
Ordinary U.K. citizens have been propagandised out of the belief that the state should in any way regulate economic activity for the greater good.