BOGATA — For exactly one month now, a nationwide strike has crippled Colombia and has been met with deadly repression by the far-right government of Ivan Duque. As trade unions have shut down major cities, halting mass transit and bringing economic gridlock to the country, government forces have responded with violence. According to government figures, at least 44 people have been killed in protests that began on April 28. A further 500 people have been “disappeared,” more than 100 shot with live fire, and at least 28 have been wounded in the eye by police, the notorious ESMAD riot squad, or by paramilitary organizations linked to the state.
Birds of a Fascist Feather: Why Israel Is Aiding Colombia’s Crackdown on Protesters
Tag: Healthcare
Why capitalism now needs ‘lockdowns’ (social enclosure/segregation) and ‘medical’ tyranny
Because capitalism is working towards its own abolition by replacing commodity-producing labour with automated machines, capital’s profitability is increasingly dependent on low wages, high unemployment, public debt, state purchases, the centralisation of wealth, and — frankly — depopulation.
Why capitalism now needs ‘lockdowns’ (social enclosure/segregation) and ‘medical’ tyranny
China beats USA by following Western classical economics!
COLOMBIA: Abolish the State, Constitute the Assemblies! We are still on strike and we have proposals”
-via Trochando Sin Fronteras
Communities and organizations of the Middle East of Colombia announced that they continue on strike and that they have proposals.
Abolish the State, Constitute the Assemblies ! We are still on strike and we have proposals”
Class Struggle Built the Welfare State!
By Asbjørn Wahl
The welfare state wasn’t created by enlightened dialogue or “sensible” moderate politics. It was a concession won by workers against bosses through decades of struggle.
Class Struggle Built the Welfare State!
Vaccine Passports are Poised to Serve Private Sector Interests
Vaccination credentialing may satisfy the interests of virtually limitless stakeholders, because vaccine credentials are predicated on creating a specific and verifiable identity across space and time.
Vaccine Passports are Poised to Serve Private Sector Interests
Vaccine Passports in a Failed State
Vaccine Passports in a Failed State
“People who ordinarily support human rights are willing to give the private sector and the state more power over their lives.”
The 4 Industry Sectors as Evil as the Military-Industrial Complex – We Should Have Listened to Ike
Perfidy Meets Putty – Congressional Democrats Betray Voters, by Ralph Nader
Dandelion Salad by Ralph Nader The Nader Page, Mar. 12, 2021 March 16, 2021
Do you remember the promises made by the Democratic Party’s presidential and Congressional candidates on universal health insurance? You can forget their pledges and somber convictions now that your votes put the Democrats in charge of the House and the Senate. The Democrats’ leaders are abandoning their promises and retreating into a cowardly corporatist future.
Perfidy Meets Putty – Congressional Democrats Betray Voters, by Ralph Nader
Vijay Prashad Warns Biden Is “Doubling Down” on Trump’s Anti-China Cold War Policy
Beijing has accused the U.S. of perpetuating a Cold War mentality as President Joe Biden and senior administration officials shore up alliances in the Pacific region to counter China’s growing influence and increasingly describe the country as a geopolitical threat. Vijay Prashad, director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, says the “bellicose” tone out of Washington is not because the U.S. sees China as a military threat, but because China threatens U.S. dominance in the scientific, technological and diplomatic spheres. “It’s very chilling what the U.S. government is doing in ramping up this cold war,” says Prashad.
Vijay Prashad Warns Biden Is “Doubling Down” on Trump’s Anti-China Cold War Policy
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