From CommonDreamsPublished on Saturday, December 12, 2020 by Inequality.orgOur Youngest 'Self-Made' Billionaire, Our Wealthy's Oldest Bogus Claim The super rich owe their super fortunes to factors that have little to do with their "genius." bySam Pizzigati 0 CommentsPeople lay underneath the iconic Wall Street bull during a rally in the … [Read more...] about Our Youngest 'Self-Made' Billionaire, Our Wealthy's Oldest Bogus Claim
Social Justice/社会正義
Chile’s Establishment Is Still Blocking a Real Break With the Past
From JacobinThe explosion of protests last fall put the spotlight on Chile’s social movements, including the feminist and LGBT movements. How will this translate into the … [Read more...] about Chile’s Establishment Is Still Blocking a Real Break With the Past
Why the Contemporary Right Loves Nietzsche (and Heidegger and Schmitt)
From JacobinNihilism and Hierarchy in Nietzsche Every elevation of the type “man,” has hitherto been the work of an aristocratic society and so it will always be — a society believing in a long scale of gradations of rank and differences of worth among human beings, and requiring slavery in some … [Read more...] about Why the Contemporary Right Loves Nietzsche (and Heidegger and Schmitt)
To Force Climate Action, We Need More Than Just Protests
From JacobinIn November 2018, two climate activist groups crashed onto the public stage. In Washington, DC, the … [Read more...] about To Force Climate Action, We Need More Than Just Protests
So Long! Farewell!
From CommonDreamsFriday, December 11, 2020So Long! Farewell! byAbby Zimet, Further columnist 0 Comments Welcome Twitter meme. Whew. Even a right-wing Supreme Court has confirmed Trump truly is The Biggest Loser, unanimously rejecting the gonzo, long-shot, Texas-led, MyPillow-endorsed bid by multiple "authoritarian yahoos," aka spineless sycophants … [Read more...] about So Long! Farewell!