Any political project that involves overcoming the underdevelopment, current dependencies and poverty of the social majorities in Latin America and the Caribbean, also means facing enormous challenges that go beyond any simply reformist project. Juan Diego García It is not enough that a political project aims only to […]
In Focus
In Focus
Fascism
Some things going on at the moment would justify the idea of a return of fascism in many parts of the world. We are facing a considerable decline in the so-called “rule of law”, that is, the abandonment of democratic forms of rule by the wealthy (the “democratic dictatorship of the wealthy classes”) and the establishment in its place of forms of rule that in many ways mirror classic forms of fascism.
Regressive progressive
It’s strange how today’s progressive orthodoxy becomes tomorrow’s outdated fashion. We can see this easily when we look at the past. Steve Latham Yesterday’s beliefs appear to us as the products of their times and their ideologies. But we find it hard to apply this perspective to our […]
Genocide: Driven by religious belief?
This is such a common myth amongst so many people, that it needs to be questioned. There are three main things to note. firstly, that all the world’s worst genocides, both in terms of absolute numbers, and, secondly, in terms of percentages, are the produce of, in Franz von Papen’s […]
Why the rich man finds it hard to pass through the eye of the needle
The first listeners of this story were amazed, and in disbelief. For surely the rich were the most blessed of all? Today’s listeners no less. But why? – – Nigel Pocock – What might the ‘needle’ represent in today’s world? How come a massive camel can pass through ‘more easily’? […]
















