globalisation

“Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings”

This is not a post about “ Stairway to Heaven”- That doesn't mean we can't listen to the song before we jump into this topic. An 8 minute musical intro. Or listen as you read, whatever!Brief digression: I absolutely hated this song in my younger years- It was so overplayed, I cringed when it came on the radio!So your either listening to this or have listened and are reading attentively?

Re-imagining our collective powers against austerity

The “public” interest has been made synonymous with economic growth and international competitiveness. Police, surveillance and military budgets are, as Nina Power notes, being increased in order to defend the “public” from vague racist threats like ISIS and “terrorism,” but in fact these weapons will be wielded against those of us committed to causing “economic disruptions” to challenge the order of extractive austerity.

FIFA: Israel & That Sudden Resignation? Linked or Not? Russia 2018

In the post from yesterday I stated: " I'm less inclined to believe this has much to do with Israel."Here's why: Palestinians dropped their bid to ban Israel from FIFA days ago!! It was reported May 29th/2015 that the Palestinian delegation withdrew their challenge- So, how could that issue have been a factor in the sudden resignation of Sepp Blatter?  If anything this resolution between Israel and the Palestinians should have bolstered Blatter's presidency, but, it didn't.This fact su