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08 Nov

We Don’t Want Our Islands to Be Used to Kill People: The Forty-Fifth Newsletter (2024)

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Originally From: https://thetricontinental.org/newsletterissue/pacific-islands-resistance/ Across the Pacific, Indigenous communities lead a growing wave of sovereignty against ongoing legacies of Western colonialism in the region, from the assault on Māori rights in Aotearoa to the US and French military presence in wider Oceania. 7 November 2024 Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. For the past few weeks I have been on the road in Aotearoa (New Zealand) and Australia at the invitation of groups such as Te Kuaka, Red Ant, and the Communist Party of Australia. Both countries were shaped by British colonialism, marked by the…

07 Nov

Is Sri Lanka experiencing a “passive revolution”?

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Wilfred Silva Antonio Gramsci’s concept of “passive revolution” refers to a process of social, political, or economic change that is driven from above—by the ruling classes or the state—rather than through active and direct popular movements or revolutionary uprisings. Unlike traditional revolutions where the masses take control and overthrow the existing power structure, passive revolutions are characterized by gradual transformations that maintain the basic structure of power while incorporating some changes to accommodate new social or political realities. Key features of Gramsci’s concept of passive revolution include: Top-down Reform: Changes are initiated by elites or the state to prevent revolutionary…

24 Oct

QE5 will fail to prevent global stagflation!

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By Daniel Campos On August 5, 2024, one of the largest stock market collapses in the world in the history of capitalism took place. But the most important thing was not the dimension of the collapse, but its significance. The significance of the collapse is that the world economy is heading towards stagflation, a horrific combination of recession and inflation on a global scale, a prospect that appears on the horizon of the world capitalist system. The collapse of August 5 is the product of the fear that this prospect of global stagflation provokes in the capitalists. Bailouts and financial…

17 Oct

Capitalism Hits Home: Whole Societies Can Be In Denial, Ours Certainly Is…

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The American Empire is Falling. That truth which is recognized throughout the rest of the world and in U.S. financial circles, is denied across America. However, the evidence cannot be denied. Where the denial expresses itself most is in “Spirit Level Afflictions”. Glaring economic and social inequality, distrust between people, addiction, mental illness, lowered life expectancy, birth rate decline, suicide, homicide, imprisonment rates, and much more. All signs of a society in deep turmoil. List to Dr. Harriet Fraad discuss these issues and more right now here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o03piEvtnN4

17 Oct

How to Do a Conjunctural Analysis: The Forty-Second Newsletter (2024)

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Originally posted : https://thetricontinental.org Unlike mainstream media, which all too often distorts the truth and lies by omission – as we see with reporting on Palestine, where the death toll has reached 114,000 – conjunctural analyses help us understand the deeper forces at play and provide political and social movements with the materials to intervene to shape the future. 17 October 2024 Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. Reading legacy Western media – which dominates the world information order – is painful. During the genocidal war against Palestinians, for instance, these media outlets (such…

15 Oct

Karl Marx’s “Capital: Critique of Political Economy”

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Karl Marx’s “Capital: Critique of Political Economy” (often referred to simply as “Capital”) is a foundational text in Marxist theory and economic critique. Here are five key lessons from the book: 1. Labour Theory of Value: Marx argues that the value of a commodity is determined by the amount of socially necessary labour time required to produce it. This theory critiques the classical economic view that value is derived from utility or market demand. 2. Surplus Value: A central concept in Marx’s work is surplus value, which is the difference between the value produced by labour and the wages paid…

11 Oct

They Now Know What Real Bombing Means: The Forty-First Newsletter (2024)

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Ayman Baalbaki (Lebanon), Untitled, 2020. Dear friends, Greetings from the desk of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. On 1 October, US Representative Michael McCaul, the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee issued a statement urging US President Joe Biden to ‘place maximum pressure on Iran and its proxies, rather than pressure Israel for a ceasefire. We need to expedite arms transfers to Israel that this administration has delayed for months, including 2,000-pound bombs, to ensure Israel has all the tools to deter these threats’. McCaul’s belligerent call came days after Israel used over eighty US-made 2,000-pound bombs and other…

08 Oct

Netanyahu’s invasion of Gaza continues, as the flames of war engulf Lebanon!

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Since October last year, invading Israeli troops have inflicted massive and disproportionate casualties on the people of Gaza. Over 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza and the West Bank. By late April 2024, Israeli troops had dropped more than 70,000 tonnes of bombs on Gaza, leaving behind an obliterated landscape where more than 50% of structures had been damaged or destroyed. Numerous statements and reports issued by the UN and by member states have accused Israel of grave and systemic violations of international law and crimes against humanity. Not only has Israel’s conduct far exceeded the bounds of military…

06 Oct

Long live the dockers’ strike in the United States!!

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By Simon Gallagher – La Marx USA Tens of thousands of dockworkers are launching a strike on the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts, joining Boeing workers in a rising wave of strikes rocking the country. Tens of thousands of dockworkers from Maine to Houston in Texas went on strike Tuesday at 12:01 a.m. ET in their first strike across the East Coast since 1977. Workers are fighting back against low and stagnant wages, demanding a 70% wage increase over six years. Long live the struggle of the port workers!! At the same time, they are fighting for better working conditions,…

14 Sep

Sri Lanka: AKD’s Double Standards?

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By Redley Silva In recent election rallies in the South, AKD (Anura Kumara Disanayaka) has taken a commendable stance, repeatedly telling his supporters that those working for his opponents or voting for them should not be harmed, as it’s their democratic right to vote for their political parties. This message of tolerance and respect for political freedom is crucial to a healthy democracy. However, his tone took a stark turn during a rally in Jaffna. Speaking to the largely Tamil audience, Anura implied that not supporting the ‘change’ the people (largely Sinhala) were expecting may have negative consequences. A few…