Since the inauguration of the so-called War on Terror in 2001, but especially since the outbreak of global financial crisis in 2008, there has been much talk of the “return of the state.” At first, this notion was related to the increasing ubiquity of security themes after 2001, and later it was invoked in commentary on the massive bailouts of financial institutions. But while … [Read more...] about Authoritarian Neoliberalism and the Myth of Free Markets
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Brazil’s new government imposes Rio water privatisation to pay for Olympic Games
July 14th 2016 WaterFirst published in Corporate Europe ObservatoryA few weeks after the May coup against Dilma Rousseff by conservative parties backed by the country's largest corporations, Brazil's “interim” government, led by Michel Temer, signed an emergency loan to the State of Rio de Janeiro to help finance infrastructure for the 2016 … [Read more...] about Brazil’s new government imposes Rio water privatisation to pay for Olympic Games
Pushing back Against the Marketization of Language Education
Choice and empowerment are two words associated with learner autonomy, critical pedagogy and other notions of student-centered teaching. And yet the workplace can be littered with obstacles that limit a teacher’s own autonomy and job satisfaction. Some lay the most blame squarely on what Gray and Block call the “marketization” of education. In a discussion of the overemphasis … [Read more...] about Pushing back Against the Marketization of Language Education
The Origins of the Ebola Crisis- By Tariq Ali and Allyson Pollock Source: Counterpunch
Read the article in its original ZNET context here: October 13, 2014Tariq Ali: Today we are going to discuss medicine and what is going on in Africa but not just there, in other parts of the world too, and how privatised medicine is now dominating the field except in a few oasis there are still left Cuba, Venezuela, etc. With me is Professor Allyson Pollock, one … [Read more...] about The Origins of the Ebola Crisis- By Tariq Ali and Allyson Pollock Source: Counterpunch