Debunking media frauds and hitherto unchallenged historians.
Prof. Furr debunks the myths of Stalinism because the capitalist world has cynically used the demonized image of Stalin as a battering ram against the very idea of socialism.
CAPITALIST SICKNESS
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ERIC SCHECHTER—The USA hasn’t behaved as a “Christian nation.” It is the wealthiest country in the history of the world, but in it many people are poor, homeless, and hungry. You can find one begging on every major street corner. [And the US is the world’s chief purveyor of war, interventions, and regimes that oppose and destroy social justice, the cure for the ills of poverty and inequality.—Ed]
Meanwhile, the rich tell us to trust the market, which they claim is wise. In essence, our present system is worship of the market.
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ERIC ZUESSE—So, in France, politicians who are unfavorable toward NATO and other weapons-marketing organizations will probably need to rely more on regular, run-of-the-mill donors, than on billionaires or their generally war-profiteering corporations. In other words, any such candidate will need to have considerable left-wing populist appeal, in order to compete effectively against the better-financed contenders, who are more military-contractor-backed.
In any case, the main path to corruption in France seems to be through military procurement. That could turn out to be a major reason why one of France’s perennial Presidential candidates, Marine Le Pen, whose policies would be a threat to military contractors, will again lose.
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THE JOYS AND SORROWS OF BEING A CELEBRITY FAN: JAMES DEAN, JERRY LEE LEWIS AND MICKEY MANTLE
50 minutes readBRUCE LERRO—Unlike movie stars and musicians, it is possible not to be charismatic and be a professional baseball player. Charisma is not a major factor that draws fans to a particular player. In addition, the Frankfurt School theory about celebrities being a form of social control for capitalists definitely has truth in relation to sports. Noam Chomsky famously puzzled over the fact that so many people in the United States were ignorant about politics, social class, and economics. Yet these same people could make very sophisticated comments about their favorite teams’ strategies and tactics, in addition to knowing the player’s batting average, runs batted in and homeruns. Sports is definitely a diversion.
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The President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, asserted that there is a whole movement against Pedro Castillo, President of Peru, whom he recognized as a leader from the grassroots.
“The Government of Peru is going through a difficult situation,” said the Mexican President when he revealed that the Secretary of Finance, Rogelio Ramírez de la Obrador, traveled to said country to support “in whatever way we can” the Latin American territory that is going through a political crisis due to the impeachment plan against Pres. Pedro Castillo.
According to López Obrador, right-wing opposition groups have orchestrated a whole movement in which “conservatism, supported even by Vargas Llosa, something irrational” prevails.