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Dossier no. 50: The military’s return to Brazilian politicsDossier no. 50: The military’s return to Brazilian politicsBrazil is in danger of becoming a country whose political economy is rooted in militarism, diverting precious social wealth to the military and police as it imposes a military ethic onto public life.
Ukraine as the ‘Geopolitical Pivot’: The U.S. Grand Strategy 1991-2022Ukraine as the ‘Geopolitical Pivot’: The U.S. Grand Strategy 1991-2022As we write these notes at the beginning of March 2022, the eight-year limited civil war in Ukraine has turned into a full-scale war. This represents a turning point in the New Cold War and a great human tragedy. By threatening global nuclear holocaust, these events are also now endangering the entire world. To understand the origins of the New Cold War and the onset of the current Russian entry into the Ukrainian civil war, it is necessary to go back to decisions associated with the creation of the New World Order made in Washington when the previous Cold War ended in 1991.
In these days of great tension, peace is a priority: The Ninth Newsletter (2022)In these days of great tension, peace is a priority: The Ninth Newsletter (2022)It is impossible not to be moved by the outrageousness of warfare, the ugliness of aerial bombardment, the gruesome fears of civilians who are trapped between choices that are not their own.
Adorno, Lazarsfeld and the Birth of Public Broadcasting with Josh ShepperdAdorno, Lazarsfeld and the Birth of Public Broadcasting with Josh ShepperdJosh Shepperd joins Money on the Left to discuss the research and activism that hastened the rise of public media in the United States. Assistant Professor of media studies at the University of Colorado-Boulder, Shepperd shows how public-interest broadcasting platforms like NPR and PBS exist in the U.S. today in large part as a consequence of hard-fought battles by committed scholars and advocates throughout the inter- and post-war periods.
America defeats Germany for the third time in a centuryAmerica defeats Germany for the third time in a centuryThe question to ask is what today’s New Cold War is trying to change or “solve.” To answer this question, it helps to ask who initiates the war. There always are two sides—the attacker and the attacked. The attacker intends certain consequences, and the attacked looks for unintended consequences of which they can take advantage. In this case, both sides have their dueling sets of intended consequences and special interests.
