Mass revolts against democracy
In ancient Rome, especially during the late Republic, oligarchs resorted to mob violence to block, intimidate, assassinate or drive from power the dominant faction in the Senate. While neither the…
James Petras
The Logic behind Mass Spying: Empire and Cyber Imperialism
Revelations about the long-term global, intrusive spying by the US National Security Agency (NSA) and other allied intelligence apparatuses have provoked widespread protests and indignation and threatened ties between erstwhile…
US-Venezuela Relations: A Case Study of Imperialism and Anti-Imperialism
US relations with Venezuela illustrate the specific mechanisms with which an imperial power seeks to sustain client states and overthrow independent nationalist governments. By examining US strategic goals and its…
Wall Street Take-Off
On July 16, 2013, Goldman Sachs, the fifth largest US bank by assets announced its second quarter profits doubled the previous year to $1.93 billion. J. P. Morgan, the largest…
Do “Peace Accords” Lead to Peace, Justice and Security for the People?
It is commonly assumed that “peace agreements” between pro-US rightwing regimes and leftwing insurgents lead to peace, justice and greater security. A number of peace agreements which were signed and…
Do “Peace Accords” Lead to Peace, Justice and Security for the People?
It is commonly assumed that “peace agreements” between pro-US rightwing regimes and leftwing insurgents lead to peace, justice and greater security. A number of peace agreements which were signed and…
The Deeper Meaning of Mass Spying in America
The exposure of the Obama regime’s use of the National Security Agency to secretly spy on the communications of hundreds of millions of US and overseas citizens has provoked world-wide…
The Deeper Meaning of Mass Spying in America
The exposure of the Obama regime’s use of the National Security Agency to secretly spy on the communications of hundreds of millions of US and overseas citizens has provoked world-wide…
Washington and the Breakdown of the Colombia-Venezuela-FARC Peace Process
Washington has devised a dual strategy toward Latin America. This involves a new set of ambitious imperial initiatives designed to undermine the principal anti-imperialist governments (Venezuela), social movements and armed…
Washington and the Breakdown of the Colombia-Venezuela-FARC Peace Process
Washington has devised a dual strategy toward Latin America. This involves a new set of ambitious imperial initiatives designed to undermine the principal anti-imperialist governments (Venezuela), social movements and armed…
Ireland and the Basque Country: Massive Flight (Emigration) or General Strike?
Many billions of Euros are being extracted from Europe’s vassal-debtor nations—Spain, Greece, Portugal and Ireland—and transferred to the creditor banks, financial speculators and swindlers located in the City of London,…
Boston and Venezuela: Terrorism There and Here
Two major terrorists’ attacks took place almost simultaneously: in Boston, two Chechen terrorists set off bombs during the annual Boston Marathon killing three people and injuring 170; in Venezuela, terrorist-supporters…
The Motor Force for Historical Regression or Advance
One of the most important and yet most neglected determinants of the outcomes of the economic crisis and resultant deepening of social inequalities and immiseration is the class struggle. In…
The Great Social Security Robbery
The leaders of both US major parties, Congress, the White House, the editorial writers, journalists of all the principle newspapers and most academic economists claim that Social Security and Medicare…
The Right-Left Alliance between Egypt and Argentina
Once again world public opinion faces a most bizarre political event: an alliance between political forces on the extreme Right and the Left, including collaboration between NATO regimes and Marxist…
Legal Imperialism and International Law
Financial critics have provided abundant data on the ways in which imperial creditors have extracted onerous rents, royalties and debt payments from indebted countries and their taxpayers, workers, employees and…
Elite Intrigues: It’s Not About Sex, Stupid!
We are told that a hard-charging local FBI agent, Frederick Humphries, Jr., had uncovered amorous e-mails sent by General Petraeus to his girlfriend-biographer in the course of investigating a complaint…
Tropical Storm Sandy: Natural or Political Disaster?
What has the world’s biggest and most costly national security state have to do with securing the life, livelihood and property of the global financial capital of the world? Virtually…
From the “Lesser to the Greater Evil” and the Demise of Critical Liberalism
There is ample evidence that the Obama Presidency has pulled the US political spectrum further to the Right. On most domestic and foreign policy issues Obama has embraced extremist positions…
Beyond the President Chávez Electoral Victory
To understand the opportunities and constraints which the government faces, it is essential to outline not only the positive strengths of the government but the complex and difficult structural features…