• The Hegemony of the Dollar
    The Hegemony of the Dollar

    Liberal opinion holds that the international monetary and financial system is a device for promoting the interests of all participating countries by providing a convenient payments arrangement within which trade can be carried on. The reality however is altogether different: the international system is founded upon the hegemony of western imperialism, and in turn sustains this hegemony.

    How Israeli Hooligans Fueled Fascism in the Netherlands
    How Israeli Hooligans Fueled Fascism in the Netherlands

    On November 6 and 7, fascist goons from Maccabi Tel Aviv, an Israeli professional football club, descended on the streets of Amsterdam, chanting proudly about murdered children in Gaza while assaulting local houses, passers-by, and taxi drivers that appeared pro-Palestinian or Arab.

    Einstein’s Socialism
    Einstein’s Socialism

    John Bellamy Foster describes Einstein’s radical political commitments, including his efforts in relation to the founding of Brandeis University, his role in the Henry Wallace campaign, and his seminal essay “Why Socialism?”

    Dossier no. 82: How Neoliberalism Has Wielded ‘Corruption’ to Privatise Life in Africa
    Dossier no. 82: How Neoliberalism Has Wielded ‘Corruption’ to Privatise Life in Africa

    In Africa, the leading forces of capitalism have ruthlessly wielded a neoliberal conception of corruption to undermine states’ sovereignty and open the continent to plunder at the hands of Western multinational corporations.

    Imperialism and Culturalism Complement Each Other
    Imperialism and Culturalism Complement Each Other

    In this republished essay from 1996, Samir Amin gives his view of Samuel Huntington’s theory of “clash of civilizations.” His demonstration of why culturalism and imperialism reinforce each other, and how victims can be led to accept “difference” in place of equality and liberation, is today of potential utility everywhere.

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