Capitalism eats itself: King Erysichthon was cursed with an insatiable hunger by goddess Demeter, until he consumed everything he had and ate himself. Sound familiar? As well as cutting climate change incentives to save the planet, Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill is now cannibalising his own MAGA supporters in red states in order to give the super-rich even more tax cuts.
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The western elite’s war on the entire Enlightenment. As late-stage capitalism breaks down, it increasingly deforms language. We see an elite state power protecting itself through mass manipulation every day, in every news report, in every mainstream analysis.
Whoever owns language rules the world: Marx vs postmodernism Read More »
Iran gets whacked in the next leg of America’s 21st century war on China. The absence of nuclear weapons means nothing to the cosplaying President Trump whose foray into a direct war with a powerful nation may result in severe blowback and start another of America’s forever wars.
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With soft power ripping off its velvet glove and ruling the cultural sphere with an iron fist, the BBC is doggedly determined to keep China’s image in the dark. The white saviours are back. This week’s BBC Radio 4 serialisation of the newly published book, Daughters of the Bamboo Grove, bludgeons the audience’s perception of the rising superpower into shape by placing it in a dark past.
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Anna Chen – 1 June 2025, Trump Trump thumbs up or down for China? A frustrated Trump, seething from Taco insults and his incompetence on show, steps up scapegoating China. New game on – let’s kick over China’s sandcastles in The Twilight Zone. In the past few days Trump and his minions have raged at
Emperor Trump in the Twilight Zone’s gladiator arena Read More »
Trump goes slap-happy again with tariffs now that the markets enjoyed a temporary bear bounce and his mates need it dropped again to reload at the next bottom. 50% on the EU and 25% on Apple iPhones will do it.
Trump tariffs inflicted again on EU and Apple Read More »
