You also have to get beyond that to dismantle the system of production for profit rather than production for use. That means dismantling at least large parts of market systems.

The attack on unions has been far more extreme here [in U.S], and it has been much more successful.

The Bible is one of the most genocidal books in history.

I wouldn't say that the efforts of academics to critique the media's messages are "half-hearted." As far as I am aware, the efforts scarcely exist: very few even pay attention to the question.

There are many terrorist states in the world, but the United States is unusual in that it is officially committed to international terrorism.

The most important issues to address are the truly existential threats we face: climate change and nuclear war. On the former, the Republican leadership, in splendid isolation from the world, is almost unanimously dedicated to destroying the chances for decent survival; strong words, but no exaggeration. There is a great deal that can be done at the local and state level to counter their malign project.

Up until the First World War, when people turned anti-German, Germany had been described by American political scientists as the model of democracy.