1848+: Last and First Men

by Chip Ward Le Monde diplomatique (March 28 2011) When nuclear reactors blow, the first thing that melts down is the truth. Just as in the Chernobyl catastrophe almost 25 years ago when Soviet authorities denied the extent of radiation and downplayed the dire situation that was spiraling out of control, Japanese authorities spent the [...]

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by Ralph Nader {1} CommonDreams.org (March 19 2011) The unfolding multiple nuclear reactor catastrophe in Japan is prompting overdue attention to the 104 nuclear plants in the United States – many of them aging, many of them near earthquake faults, some on the west coast exposed to potential tsunamis.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education Tuesday, March 15, 2011 Capitalism’s Dismal Future By Paul Mattick

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http://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/03/14-2 Published on Monday, March 14, 2011 by The Guardian/UK What’s Left of the American Left? There’s no denying its historic decline, but the left does not lack for issues. It needs only organization. by Richard Wolff “In contradiction” best describes the American left today. On the one hand, it is fragmented and dispirited, feeling [...]

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The Plan to Steal Everything and Sell the People into Slavery Wisconsin Death Trip By MICHAEL HUDSON and JEFFREY SOMMERS http://www.counterpunch.org/hudson03112011.html On Wednesday evening, in a veritable Night of the Long Knives, Wisconsin’s integrity was brutally murdered on the floor of the state Capitol in Madison. On 9 March, integrity and trust built up over [...]

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http://chronicle.com/article/The-Long-History-of-Labor/126555/ March 6, 2011 The Long History of Labor Bashing What Happened Before Wisconsin? By Nelson Lichtenstein When he was still President Obama’s chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, now mayor-elect of Chicago, famously quipped: “Never allow a crisis to go to waste.” Republican governors in Wisconsin, New Jersey, Ohio, and other states have certainly taken [...]

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Published on Sunday, March 6, 2011 by CommonDreams.org 2011 is 1848 Redux. But Worse by Robert Freeman “Gentlemen, I warn you. Though the violence is not yet upon us, we are sleeping on a volcano.” ~ Alexis de Tocqueville, addressing the French parliament, January, 1848 In 1848, a series of revolutions convulsed Europe. From Berlin [...]

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http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/MC03Ak03.html Mar 3, 2011 THE ROVING EYE War porn is back in Libya By Pepe Escobar Forget “democracy”; Libya, unlike Egypt and Tunisia, is an oil power. Many a plush office of United States and European elites will be salivating at the prospect of taking advantage of a small window of opportunity afforded by the [...]

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