By Claudio Katz Katz is an economist, researcher at the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) in Argentina, professor at the University of Buenos Aires and member of Economists of the Left (EDI). His website (for articles in Spanish) is: Claudio Katz. Translation: John Catalinotto Trump returned recharged — but not empowered. He signs…
Home » Revolutionary Theory and Practice » An essential view of the Communist Manifesto At a time when a regime 100% based on billionaires and representing their capitalist interests is challenging all movements for human rights in the United States, it is essential to examine the role of the class struggle in human history. Now,…
A decision by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found that Chad Wolf, the acting head of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and his deputy, Ken Cuccinelli are ineligible to serve in their respective roles, throwing the most powerful U.S. law enforcement entity into chaos at a time when it is reaping the whirlwind…
To the dismay of many Americans, Congress and the Senate adjourned until September, meaning that any coronavirus relief package is still, at least, many weeks away. As a result, a growing number of Americans are calling for a general strike, the topic trending on social media this weekend. The Senate will not return until September…
There has been much euphoria over the Michigan primary win on Tuesday that sets up Palestinian American Rashida Tlaib to become the first Muslim woman to enter Congress if, as widely expected, she wins the general election in November. “As the child of immigrants and an Arab, Tlaib is acutely aware of the issues that impact our…
It finally happened, even after Defense Secretary Jim Mattis urged Congress not to bar Turkey from purchasing the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter, arguing in a letter sent to lawmakers as they deliberated the move that such a drastic action would trigger an international “supply chain disruption” that would push costs for the already exorbitant $100 million aircraft higher.…
The U.S. Congress has power over two very important things: money and information. It can, in theory, and practice, end a war by refusing to fund it. It can — and has — compelled the leading architects of American foreign policy — CIA directors, national security advisors, secretaries of defense — to answer for their…
That should’ve happened so fast that Congress couldn’t step in. These were the words of Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen at February’s prestigious Munich Security Conference, in a panel discussion on whether President Obama should have used military force against the Syrian government in 2013. The senator’s comments succinctly capture the “don’t ask us” mantra that the current…
By Claudio Katz Katz is an economist, researcher at the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) in Argentina, professor at the University of Buenos Aires and member of Economists of the Left (EDI). His website (for articles in Spanish) is: Claudio Katz. Translation: John Catalinotto Trump returned recharged — but not empowered. He signs…
Home » Revolutionary Theory and Practice » An essential view of the Communist Manifesto At a time when a regime 100% based on billionaires and representing their capitalist interests is challenging all movements for human rights in the United States, it is essential to examine the role of the class struggle in human history. Now,…
Por Claudio Katz Economista, investigador del CONICET, profesor de la Universidad de Buenos Aires, miembro del EDI. Su página web es: www.lahaine.org/katz Claudio Katz Trump volvió recargado, pero no empoderado. Firma un decreto tras otro y eleva el tono de sus bravuconadas, luego del pomposo espectáculo de su coronación. Con esa hiper actividad disfraza la…
On February 20, French President Emmanuel Macron presented his vision of the conflict with Russia based on an inverted map of Ukraine: We are the good guys, they are the bad guys. February 12 French President Emmanuel Macron immediately reacted to the announcement of the US-Russia talks in Riyadh. He convened a meeting of his…
