Reflections

“During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act,” George Orwell

ROAR on RT: “take away our homes — expect violence”

by Carlos Delclós on July 20, 2012

ROAR contributor Carlos Delclos appeared on RT to explain why yesterday’s clashes in Madrid are a logical outgrowth of the state’s handling of the crisis.

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Italy in Crisis: Monti and the dictatorship of austerity

by Andrew Marshall on July 15, 2012

Ruling over Rome like a new Caesar, in the words of TIME Magazine, the unelected Mario Monti effectively runs Italy as a modern dictatorship of austerity.

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Italy in Crisis: the rise of ‘Super Mario’ technocracy

by Andrew Marshall on July 14, 2012

Italy remains at the forefront of a growing global power grab: a ‘technocratic revolution’ in which formal democracy is pushed aside for financial interests.

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‘Yo soy minero’: the miners light the way of the struggle

by Jerome Roos on July 13, 2012

While we ‘set ablaze’ social networks, the miners set fire to barricades, lighting the way forward in the struggle against austerity and capitalism.

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EU doom loop: bank bailouts reveal true roots of crisis

by Jerome Roos on June 26, 2012

Not excessive government spending but excessive bank lending lies at the root of the eurozone crisis. Here’s why the bankers, not the people, should pay.

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#YoSoy132: Mexico’s student movement for real democracy

by Leonidas Oikonomakis on June 25, 2012

In a month, #YoSoy132 has developed into the most vibrant and hopeful student movement to have emerged in Mexico since the ’68 youth uprising.

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Losing strength? An alternative vision of Spain’s indignados

by Marta Sánchez on June 23, 2012

A silent revolution emerges from the underground. Far from losing strength, decentralization has allowed 15-M to become ever more dynamic.

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Why SYRIZA will be more powerful without power

by Jerome Roos on June 18, 2012

The pro-bailout right may have won the Greek elections, but as a powerful opposition force, the Left may yet be more subversive than in government.

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For Spain’s rescued bankers, there will be no austerity

by Jerome Roos on June 10, 2012

Now that Spain has become the fourth country to receive an EU bailout, the question arises why its corrupt bankers are getting away unscathed.

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How heavy industry captured European climate policy

by Jerome Roos on June 8, 2012

The EU Emissions Trading Scheme not only provides a multi-billion euro subsidy to polluting industries, but will actually increase total emissions.

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