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Palestinian Pundit (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009
" SYNOPSIS : These extraordinary times --unprecedented in modern history-- are marked by a worldwide depression and regional wars involving all the major imperial powers. This book exposes the roots of the crisis in the unsustainability of the United States' military-driven empire building based on a volatile speculative economy, and influenced by Zionist policy makers committed to the colonialist...
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Nasir Khan blog (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
The electoral victory of center left regimes in at least three Latin American countries, and the search for a new ideological identity to justify their rule, led ideologues and the incumbent presidents to embrace the notion that they represent a new 21st century version of socialism (21cs). The James Petras website , October 10, 2009 Prominent writers, academics and regime spokespeople...
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FreeThoughtManifesto (Free subscription) | 24/10/2009
By Prof. James Petras and Prof. Henry Veltmeyer October 17, 2009 Courtesy Of Global Research Introduction The unimpeded growth of Euro-American capitalism following the collapse of Soviet and European communism, the conversion of China and Indochina to state capitalism, and the rise of US backed, free market military dictatorships in Latin America give new impetus to Western empire building,...
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FreeThoughtManifesto (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
“Global Imbalances” versus Internal Inequalities Causes, consequences and appropriate economic policies By Prof. James Petras October 15, 2009 Courtesy Of Global Research Introduction The deep and ongoing crises of leading capitalist countries, especially the United States , has provoked a debate over the causes, consequences and appropriate policies to remedy it. The debate...
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Nasir Khan blog (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009
“Global Imbalances” versus Internal Inequalities: Understanding the World Economy By sudhan By James Petras, Axis of Logic , Oct 14, 2009 The deep and ongoing crises of leading capitalist countries, especially the United States, has provoked a debate over the causes, consequences and appropriate policies to remedy it. The debate has revealed a deep division over the causes...
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Palestinian Pundit (Free subscription) | 17/10/2009
James Petras and Henry Veltmeyer 10.16.2009 "..... Conclusion Our historical survey demonstrates that single factors such as implantation of neo-liberal changes and deepening globalization in and of themselves do not lead to the growth of massive, radical social movements : witness the period of 1980 – 1990. Nor do low commodity prices a weak social safety net and declining...
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Palestinian Pundit (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009
The deep and ongoing crises of leading capitalist countries, especially the United States, has provoked a debate over the causes, consequences and appropriate policies to remedy it. By James Petras "The debate has revealed a deep division over the causes and remedies, with Anglo-Franco American (AFA) politicians, columnists and economists on one side and their Asian-German (AG) counterparts...
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Palestinian Pundit (Free subscription) | 13/10/2009
By James Petras "The electoral victory of center left regimes in at least three Latin American countries, and the search for a new ideological identity to justify their rule, led ideologues and the incumbent presidents to embrace the notion that they represent a new 21st century version of socialism (21cs). Prominent writers, academics and regime spokespeople celebrated a totally...
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Sri Lanka Guardian (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
By James Petras(October 13, Washington Sri Lanka Guardian) The electoral victory of center left regimes in at least three Latin American countries, and the search for a new ideological identity to justify their rule, led ideologues and the incumbent presidents to embrace the notion that they represent a new 21st century version of socialism (21cs). Prominent writers, academics and regime...
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FreeThoughtManifesto (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
... May 17 article titled 'Obama's Animal Farm: Bigger, Bloodier Wars Equal Peace and Justice" , James Petras called him a ‘notorious psychopath’ in describing him this way: “ ‘His rise through the ranks was ‘marked by his central role in directing special operations teams engaged in extrajudicial assassinations, systematic torture, bombing of civilian...
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FreeThoughtManifesto (Free subscription) | 29/09/2009
By James Petras* Wednesday, Sep 23, 2009 Courtesy Of Axis Of Logic Introduction Throughout the world there is an upsurge of regional, ‘sub- national’ movements whose demands range from greater ‘autonomy’ to complete independence. Many analysts have commented on the apparent paradox of increasing global integration of economies and the increasing fragmentation of...
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Renegade Eye (Free subscription) | 29/09/2009
... revolutionary movement. And yet you have so-called left wingers, so-called Marxists, like James Petras, who have just made a very small error: they’re not capable of seeing the difference between revolution and counterrevolution. Lenin explained the four conditions for a revolution. We’ve mentioned them before but we’ll mention them again. The first condition is...
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Nasir Khan blog (Free subscription) | 26/09/2009
Prof. James Petras, Global Research , Sep 26, 2009 Throughout the world there is an upsurge of regional, ‘sub- national’ movements whose demands range from greater ‘autonomy’ to complete independence. Many analysts have commented on the apparent paradox of increasing global integration of economies and the increasing fragmentation of nation-states. A deeper look...
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News Dissector Blog (Free subscription) | 29/09/2009
The Bush regime has left Obama with broad latitude for executive intervention, both domestically and in countries with which the US isn’t at war. Using that power, Team Obama’s new overseas strategy seems to be rollback, which, according to researcher James Petras, means reversing any gains made by opposition governments and movements during the Bush years. Rollback, explains Petras,...
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Venezuela News And Views (Free subscription) | 24/09/2009
A brief scan of the news this morning reveals that there is a summit between South America and Africa to be held in Margarita. Qaddafi is one of the guest stars among miscellaneous authoritarian trash. Need we go further in our comment? However what is fascinating is the interpretation by the Venezuelan news agency, ABN, of an interview they gave to James Petras (certainly not a reference...
