US to exploit Kyrgyz prison crackdown?
…base. Bill Weinberg I think the exploitation is pretty mutual You don’t think the US exploits the human rights issue to wrest concessions from Central Asian despots? You don’t think…
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SQUAT CALABRIA
by Bill Weinberg, The Brooklyn Rail The abandoned Hotel Centrale in downtown Cosenza, Italy, is a relic of ghastly 1970s-style retro-futuristic architecture, starkly at odds with the stately if decrepit…
“Peak Oil Day” dodges political roots of crisis
…even scarier problem of limits to growth. Bill Weinberg How about a little clarity? If you think I’m an “Alex Jones fan,” you are way off base. And nothing I…
Tiananmen Square revisionism —again
Bill Weinberg Mao’s grand-daughter worth more than $815 million Another one to file under “Mao would shit.” From AFP, May 9: The appearance of a grand-daughter of Mao Zedong, founding…
Congress and the Libya war: Orwellian logic on both sides
WW4 Report Weinberg speaks on Libya and the Arab Spring, pt. 1 WW4 Report Weinberg speaks on Libya and the Arab Spring, pt. 2 WW4 Report Weinberg speaks on Libya…
ONLY LEFT RADICALISM CAN STOP FASCISM
…31, 2006 See also: AMERICAN ‘LEFT’ ABETS TRUMP-PUTIN AXIS by Bill Weinberg, Muftah CounterVortex, February 2017 CLIMATE CHANGE AND CREATIVE REVOLT Fires in Canada, Drought in India Inspire Fight for…
Israel: Will “Hilltop Youth” co-opt rent protests?
…future Palestinian state. But I think the Nazi comparison is extreme, and the right-wing group you cite to be a tiny minority amongst the participants. Bill Weinberg But not invalid…
Taiwan Strait in the Trump world order
Bill Weinberg Trump treats Taiwan as bargaining chip Trump just upped the ante in his cynical game with Beijing, explicitly posing the “one China” policy as a bargaining chip to…
Egypt: revolution redux or military rule?
Bill Weinberg Was it a coup? Mona Eltahawy says no. Bill Weinberg Reuters’ garbled analysis of Egypt & Syria A Reuters analysis of July 7, “Syria’s Islamists disenchanted with democracy…
Podcast: Libertarian Socialism—not an oxymoron
In Episode 20 of the CounterVortex podcast, Bill Weinberg discusses the forgotten legacy of libertarian socialism—considered by many today a contradiction in terms. While the word “socialism” is suddenly viewed…
Iraq: insurgents hit oil refinery?
Bill Weinberg Iraq: more sectarian terror From AP, Dec. 12: Three car bombs exploded in quick succession in the market district of a southern Iraqi city Wednesday, killing at least…
Archaeology wars rage on at Temple Mount
…Bill Weinberg Jerusalem: strong showing for Ramadan These restrictions constitute another ritual humiliation imposed on the Palestinians which will ultimately be profoundly counter-productive to the aim of Israeli “security.” From…