You might think that a history of cultural Marxism would start with Marx, but the poorly coiffed Prussian has almost nothing to do with this tale of insidious infiltration. Instead, the theory took off in the late 1990s due to speeches, essays, and books by William Lind, then with the Free Congress Foundation, and Patrick Buchanan, the firebrand conservative columnist, TV talking head, and sometime presidential candidate. (The idea, though not the name, was hatched earlier, in a 1992 monograph called “The New Dark Age: The Frankfurt School and Political Correctness.” It was written by a disciple of the noted conspiracy theorist Lyndon LaRouche.)

Germany: AfD politicians break off Donbass trip

September 21, 2022December 27, 2023 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Three AFD members of the state parliament have broken off their trip to Russia and occupied areas of Ukraine after sharp criticism, including from their own party. The federal board says that the trip will be processed internally.
AfD politicians break off Donbass trip

The CIA, Universities, and Anti-Communist Marxism

August 8, 2022August 8, 2022 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

On this week’s release of “On the Barricades,” host Maria Cernat speaks to the French-American writer, cultural critic, and activist, Gabriel Rockhill. Gabriel completed his graduate studies under the direction of Jacques Derrida, Luce Irigaray and Alain Badiou, and is now a professor of philosophy at Villanova University. Gabriel’s work in academia led him to a very close understanding of the bourgeois cultural and intellectual apparatus for its fundamental, historical role of bringing leftist thinking in line with the interests of the corporate elites and capitalist order. He wrote an article called “The CIA and the Frankfurt school’s anti-communism,” the content of which is the starting point inspiration for today’s discussion.
The CIA, Universities, and Anti-Communist Marxism

Arms race in the Bundestag

June 4, 2022June 4, 2022 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

by Peter Schwarz, WSWS, Jun 4 2022
It is hard to say what is more repulsive about the level of debate in Germany’s parliament, the Bundestag: the contributions of the speakers or the media coverage
Arms race in the Bundestag