It’s all going pear-shaped
24 August 2019|The Interregnum|Michael Roberts
Long time City economist Michael Roberts writes that the decline in the rate of profitability in the US economy (as well as others) is leading to a recession. Roberts, using a Marxist critique, argues that Keynesian, Post-Keynesian, and Modern Monetary Theorists – while well meaning – are incorrect in their belief that a government-backed stimulus will either prevent a recession, or result in recovery from one.
Tulsi Gabbard’s campaign blasts DNC for opaque rules on qualifying for upcoming debates
24 August 2019|The Interregnum|Mohamed Elmaazi
Tulsi Gabbard’s campaign has blasted the Democratic National Committee in a letter demanding that they increase the selections of polls which can be used to determine who can participate in the upcoming Democratic Primary debates. As it stands, Gabbard is at risk of being excluded on the basis of polling, which her campaign says, are objectively less accurate than 26 other polls which show her receiving sufficient support to qualify for the debates.
Twitter Rejects ‘State Media,’ Except When It Doesn’t
23 August 2019|By Any Means NECESSARY,Sputnik Radio|Mohamed Elmaazi
The Interregnum’s Editor-in-Chief Mohamed Elmaazi joined Eugene Pryer and Sean Blackmon on By Any Means Necessary to discuss his latest article regarding social media censorship, Twitter’s new policy rejecting ads from what it terms ‘state media’, how the the platform selectively uses that term to deprioritise platforms who go against status quo media narratives, the influence of pro-western media groups and the geopolitical implications of the move.
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The week Trump’s megalomania reached its peak
23 August 2019|The Interregnum|Peter Bolton
As the US economy shows signs of falling into a recession, Donald Trump shows signs of becoming increasingly unhinged. In examining his broken promises and unstable manner Peter Bolton details a man consumed with self-love and self-doubt. Meanwhile, Bolton argued, self-proclaimed democratic socialist Bernie Sanders offers the only meaningful alternative to Trumpism in the Democratic Part primaries.
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Biden’s Complicity in Obama’s Toxic Legacy
22 August 2019|The Interregnum|Peter Bolton
Polls show former Vice President Joe Biden as the front runner in the US Democratic Party’s 2020 presidential primary contest. At this stage it may simply be down to his association with former US President Barack Obama, who still enjoys relatively high popularity. In part, Biden is running on continuing Obama’s legacy. However, writes Peter Bolton, both Obama and Biden’s legacy was far more destructive than what many seem to want to admit.
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The Johnson Government: Working for the Brexit Clampdown
19 August 2019|Liverpool John Moores University/The Open University|Joe Sim and Steve Tombs
Boris Johnson announced a plan to increase police numbers by 20,000 and his right wing-government increases its clampdown on diaspora communities and the working class. Meanwhile the Labour Party’s response is at best muted and at worst complicity, write Professors Joe Sim and Steve Tombs. The two professors deconstruct how government policies have been dismantling the very types of programmes which might reduce crime and social conflict, while simultaneously increasing the punitive and disciplinary arm of the state.
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Harassment campaign fails as Chris Williamson event goes ahead in Brighton
10 August 2019|The CANARY|Mohamed Elmaazi
Weeks of sustained harassment, abuse, and threats have resulted in an event, due to be held in Brighton with Chris Williamson MP, being withdrawn by three separate venues. But organisers, participants, and the MP all refused to be cowed and ended up holding the event in the “open-air”.
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Former US colonel blasts end of nuclear treaty as ‘extremely dangerous’
9 August 2019|The Canary| Mohamed Elmaazi
The US withdrawal from a landmark nuclear weapons treaty with Russia has brought the world closer to nuclear war, say scientists. And while the evidence suggests that Russia has been violating the INF Treaty, a retired US military Colonel informed the author both US and Russia share the blame for end of this agreement – with Washington responsible for the greatest share.
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The disturbing reality behind why the US really nuked Japan 74 years ago – twice
7 August 2019|The INTERREGNUM/THE CANARY|Mohamed Elmaazi
It is still believed, by some, that the US nuked Japan to avoid the mass casualties that would otherwise have resulted in their attempt to forcibly take over the island. Part of this mythos is that the Japanese refused to surrender until the second atomic bomb was dropped. But the truth, which has long been known by historians, is far more dark and tragic.
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