As a talking point for debate it might be productive. The problem arises from the government of the United Kingdom ‘adopting’ IHRA’s definition of antisemitism in a quasi-official manner.
“Trump’s election... confirms that the dark and haunting possibilities of authoritarianism are upon us, and have made way for a more extreme and totalitarian form of late capitalism.” Extended interview.
How did political satire shows sap the power of laughter under Trump and are these shows a form of laughtivism?
The airstrikes were justified. But Trump’s policymaking is dangerously unpredictable.
Señalando claramente prioridades, Trump pidió un aumento de $ 52.000 millones en los gastos de defensa. Pero los EE.UU. ya gastan casi tanto como los siguientes 14 países juntos. English
A tale of woe explaining just how high this particular bar is. Español
The Trump administration may well end up being no worse for humanity at large than the administrations that have preceded it. Español
La administración Trump podría muy bien terminar siendo no mucho peor para la humanidad en general que las administraciones que le han precedido.English
There are moments of truth in which, due to some sort of blip in the functioning of the oligarchic system that governs our present world, we glimpse another humane populism.
In a clear signal of priorities, Trump called for an increase in defence spending to $52 billion, the US already spending nearly as much as the next 14 countries combined. Español
Today’s autocrats are displaying a growing audacity in their willingness to pursuing dissenters everywhere, blatantly disregarding national boundaries in the process.
Current responses seem to normalise terrorism – cementing it into the everyday reality of daily life, in the same way that we accept poverty, homelessness or inequality. The way things are.
