The new translation of Marx, Capital, vol. 1, from @PrincetonUPress, has a social democratic orientation that is fixated on the debates in the US academy and has no interest in the discussions about Marx that take place elsewhere in the world. Marx as the communist vanishes.
Shock therapy absolutely does not work. How many times do these countries have to be bled dry before people get this through their fucking heads.
I feel deeply for the people of Argentina who have and will continue to suffer deeply for this moronic bullshit.
Argentina is the only country in the region with a contracting economy, is approaching unemployment and poverty rates equivalent to the 2001 crisis, and has a month-on-month inflation rate of 8.8% with an annual inflation rate of 289.4%
🚨🇦🇷MILEI SURPASSES EXPECTATIONS WITH STRONG ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE AND NATO PARTNERSHIP PURSUIT
@JMilei continues to defy critics with an economy that has outperformed predictions, pursuing bold national security reforms, including aiming for a NATO global partnership.
Milei's aggressive cuts in public spending, deregulation, and currency stabilization have led to fiscal surpluses and reduced inflation.
Despite previous concerns about his libertarian policies, Milei’s leadership has strengthened Argentina's economic and international standing, while rejecting alliances with blocs like BRICS.
His approach has garnered praise for boosting entrepreneurship and revitalizing the nation's market.
Source: Fox News
Internet Archive Responds to Appellate Opinion in Hachette v. Internet Archive
"We are disappointed in today’s opinion about the Internet Archive’s digital lending of books that are available electronically elsewhere. We are reviewing the court’s opinion and will continue to defend the rights of libraries to own, lend, and preserve books."
-Chris Freeland, director of library services
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yeah new nails dropped but here’s a couple hardcore/metalcore releases from this week i think you should check out
cherub chains - demo
bajo control - libres de drogas
wounded touch - traumatic entanglement
spear - demo 2024
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@pictureplane I’m a private music instructor, every single day I interact with kids and discuss the music they enjoy - I find this to be completely untrue. They are just as inquisitive and hungry as every other generation. I don’t know why you would possibly think this.
JULIAN ASSANGE IS FREE
Julian Assange is free. He left Belmarsh maximum security prison on the morning of 24 June, after having spent 1901 days there. He was granted bail by the High Court in London and was released at Stansted airport during the afternoon, where he boarded a plane and departed the UK.
This is the result of a global campaign that spanned grass-roots organisers, press freedom campaigners, legislators and leaders from across the political spectrum, all the way to the United Nations. This created the space for a long period of negotiations with the US Department of Justice, leading to a deal that has not yet been formally finalised. We will provide more information as soon as possible.
After more than five years in a 2x3 metre cell, isolated 23 hours a day, he will soon reunite with his wife Stella Assange, and their children, who have only known their father from behind bars.
WikiLeaks published groundbreaking stories of government corruption and human rights abuses, holding the powerful accountable for their actions. As editor-in-chief, Julian paid severely for these principles, and for the people's right to know.
As he returns to Australia, we thank all who stood by us, fought for us, and remained utterly committed in the fight for his freedom.
Julian's freedom is our freedom.
[More details to follow]
It is incredible how many times libertarianism & shock therapy economics have failed. I can’t think of any ideology with this kind of failure rate that has had staying power like libertarianism. To believe in this requires monk-like commitment to ignorance.
Police have joined anti-austerity protesters in the province of Misiones, Argentina. Officers are now on strike, and Milei's “libertarian” government has had to send federal agents from the capital to try to keep order.
Misiones is a strategic province bordering both Brazil and Paraguay. The protests began as a teachers’ strike against low pay and inflation. The police then refused orders to repress the population and instead joined them, citing their own low pay as the reason.
A police mutiny is illegal, and if it spreads to other regions, it would be a threat to Milei's power. Numerous Latin American countries have seen a coup result from police mutinies, such as Bolivia in 2019 and Ecuador in 2010.
It is - and I say this without any hyperbole at all - a psychotic belief system, supported only by the clinically insane and those at the top who are insulated and cynical enough to benefit from this kind of vampirism without it eroding their soul entirely.