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A 300-year excursion through the history of the global economy (‘International Affairs’ reviews the Patnaiks)

A 300-year excursion through the history of the global economy (‘International Affairs’ reviews the Patnaiks)

February 20, 2024

Patnaik and Patnaik unpick the realities of capitalism: First, as thriving on exogenous rather than endogenous stimuli––namely colonialism followed by state intervention after the Second World War––thus negating its capacity to be self-contained and perpetual; and second, leading to high unemployment through deindustrialization and land grabs for export crops and property accumulation which push petty producers and peasants into joblessness.

The Local Journalism Initiative (LJI): A proposal from MR author Robert W. McChesney

The Local Journalism Initiative (LJI): A proposal from MR author Robert W. McChesney

February 20, 2024

"In short, the principle is that journalistic organizations will be paid in advance, and what they produce primarily with public monies will be instantly put in the public domain and made available to all for free. The best check on abuses will be popular voting to determine the recipients. The process will be overseen by the U.S. Postal Service, with elections taking place online and with print ballots available at or through the Postal Service. This is a renewal of the Postal Service’s historic mission of sustaining independent and competitive journalism..."

Cuba’s defiant contributions to the fight against racism and white supremacy (Works by Horne and Fitz cited by ‘Latin America in Movement’)

Cuba’s defiant contributions to the fight against racism and white supremacy (Works by Horne and Fitz cited by ‘Latin America in Movement’)

February 20, 2024

Anti-American, anti-Jim Crow sentiment and against the white supremacist domination project were already present on the island well before the revolution....generating a revolt that was not only against foreign domination, but against a deeply racist domination that tried to impose the same 'Jim Crow' system on Cuba, trying to transform a society with racism into a racist society according to the model of white supremacy...

Some ways forward after the devastating decline in union membership (Shaun Richman reviewed for Organizing Upgrade)

Some ways forward after the devastating decline in union membership (Shaun Richman reviewed for Organizing Upgrade)

February 20, 2024

The ongoing debate about reviving the U.S. labor movement tries to grapple with the devastating decline in the union membership rate from one-third of the workforce in the 1950s to less than 11% today. In this discussion, occasionally a book comes along that is a great combination of labor history, thoughtful analysis of union organizing, and suggestions for ways forward. Shaun Richman’s "Tell the Bosses We’re Coming: A New Action Plan for Workers in the Twenty-First Century" is such a book.

No Factchecking for Right-Wing Migration Myths (David Wilson, in ‘Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting’)

No Factchecking for Right-Wing Migration Myths (David Wilson, in ‘Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting’)

February 20, 2024

Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy asked a bizarre question at President Joe Biden’s November 3 press briefing. The president seemed to misunderstand the question, which referred to potential settlements of a lawsuit stemming from the Trump administration’s notorious 2017–18 family separation policy. Biden bungled his response, apparently calling reports about the settlement “garbage.” Not surprisingly, the media ran with the story of Biden’s blunder. Doocy’s question, on the other hand, was mostly ignored or played down....

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