BRUCE LERRO—Using loaded language in politics supports narrowing the thinking process to heroes and villains, gods and devils, dictators or democrats. Working-class people do not initiate what these words mean, or in what contexts they are used. However, working class people circulate these words unconsciously when they talk about politics to others. Working-class people also internalize these words and this narrows the span of how they think about political processes. The purpose of this article and the next one is to challenge you to try purging from your vocabulary the words totalitarian dictatorship or democracy. Chances are very good that the Yankee anti-communist campaign is playing you.
BRITISH DEVIOUSNESS
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ALEKS—I think first there were considerations to intervene directly in Western Ukraine through Poland. Not to fight the Russians, but to secure territory. And I also think that President Putin made it crystal clear in one of his early speeches during the war that such actions would trigger lightning responses. Most likely he was talking about a hypersonic rain over Poland. These intentions died down afterwards. Nevertheless, it seems that Poland is still eager to seize some parts of Ukraine that Poland considers former Polish territories. This, of course, is an interesting fact.
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ANDREI MARTYANOV AND SCOTT RITTER – NATO MEETS UKRAINE COLLAPSES – MISSILES DRONES CHANGE WAR
7 minutes readGARLAND NIXON—A must-watch discussion on developments rapidly shaping a new world, with the US playing a dangerously disruptive and criminal role. Among the topics: The new alliance emerging in Eurasia, anchored in the Russia—China integration in all matters of strategic security, economy, energy and diplomacy. The Jihadist problem is seen as gradually dissolving away as poor countries attain prosperity through economic self-sufficiency and sovereignty. Meantime, the technology of war keeps changing, with Russia leading the way through innovation and fluidity, zeroing in on rocketry and missiles, for both offensive and defensive operations. The US military is broken, asserts Scott Ritter. Its hardware is obsolete, its military doctrines misguided. The US ruling class notion that they can do a devastating first strike on Russia and still not suffer a ghastly retaliation is delusional if not outright criminal. The Bonus Feature describes the ultimate absurdity we live under: a globalist ruling class bent on conquering and subjugating Russia, China and the rest of the world at any cost, which is precisely the recipe for universal suicide. NATO is their main instrument.
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RAMIN MAZAHERI—More accurate, however, is celebrating the fact that the French left has once again proven to be the most leftist in the pre-1991 West. Yes, Labor won power in the UK just a few days ago, but nobody can compare Labor’s platform with that of La France Insoumise (France Unbowed).
Facing a far-right threat – and Macron is, I must remind you, far-right in terms of economics, democracy, foreign policy, etc – the French people stood up to the would-be dictators and bullies.
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EDITOR—A thorough analysis of a major development in labor law affecting millions of people in the US working in the “Gig Economy”. Such people usually face low wages, no health or vacation benefits, and other perks that normally accompany a regular job with a stable employer, such as a big corporation. Sabby looks at the history of the Uber and Lyft drivers’ struggle, and how this court settlement may now reshape this market and other industries relying heavily on “gig” workers.