Turbo capitalism is driven by cheap fossil fuel energy. The rise of global capitalism coincided neatly with the discovery of fossil fuels: coal, then oil…
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Category: World Politics
False Economics as the West Runs Short on Energy
Capitalism is driven, not by money, but by energy. The powerhouse of turbo capitalism was unleashed in the late 19th century, first by coal, then…
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Palestinian Delights
Support an oppressed people in style The savage genocide of the Palestinian people is a stain on the world. All the more reason to support…
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The Crash of 2024
Is the convergence of multiple financial storms going to produce an economic crisis? The modern Imperial system has been undergoing a severe buffeting: Ukraine and…
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Private Islands and Corporate States
Let’s say you had a civil dispute with someone over money. Eventually you have to take them to public court and a legal system with…
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2023 – The Tipping Point for the US Empire?
Suez: 1956, the French and British attempt to seize the Suez Canal. The United States says, no. The two ailing empires back down, and they…
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Casino – A Metaphor for the Corruption of the USA?
Nicholas Pileggi’s book Casino, later made into a powerful film by Martin Scorsese, seems on re-reading to be a metaphor for the corruption of the…
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Brutal Late Capitalism or Are We Living in a Squid Game?
For those of you who haven’t got a TV, or possibly are living off-grid in a cave somewhere, Squid Game is the latest global TV…
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