Cockshott on Excess Deaths in Ukraine under Capitalism

The following post was made by Paul Cockshott on his Facebook page which I’ve reprinted here: “Left is the plot from Trump’s presidents report on the iniquities of socialism. Shows that there was a famine in the the Ukraine in the 1930s which for one year raised the death rate there. Right is a plot…

Could the End be Nigh for Donald Trump?

The presidency of Donald J. Trump has been the rockiest one in history. His national leadership was born out of controversy questioning whether or not he actually won the election. All of his campaign promises have failed to materialise in the face of the reality of actually running a country. His bombast and petty behaviour…

Capitalist Competition: Obamacare vs. Trumpcare

One of the primary campaign promises of Donald Trump was to repeal Obamacare and replace it with something “better”. In his view, Obama “is a total failure.” Of course, Trump gave few details as to why it was supposedly a failure. This is not to say that there aren’t rightful criticisms to make of Obamacare.…

Was Carl Popper Right about Karl Marx? (in Bengali)

কার্ল পপার মার্কস সম্পর্কে সঠিক মূল্যায়ন করেছেন ? হ্যা বা না – আমি কার্ল পপারের কিছু লিখা পড়েছি বিধায় তাঁর কাজ সম্পর্কে কিছু ধারনা হয়েছে। মার্ক্সের যারা সমালোচনা করেছেন তাদের মধ্যে কার্ল পপার অন্যতম। তাঁর কর্ম বিশ্লেষণ করলে এটা বলতেই হয় যে পপার সাহেব মার্কসের তত্ত্ব এর একজন সমজদার মানুষ। তিনি যতেস্ট পরিমানে কিছু ভালো…

Who Do The Democrats Truly Work For?

Any member of the Democratic Party will tell you that the party is “progressive”, or that they’re “pro worker”. Of course to any class conscience worker this known to be a fabricated lie. The Democratic Party will always preach non-revolutionary class struggle but will always fall short of their promises, either that or be replaced…

US House of Reps Motions Obama To Aid Fascist Ukraine

Yesterday the United States House of Representatives made a tremendous step for US imperialism. A bi-partisan bill was passed with 348 members of the House voting in favor of sending weapons and other aid to the fascists in Ukraine. The bill asked for President Obama to “provide Ukraine with lethal defensive weapon systems”, so the…

Russia Is Pushing Back, My Thoughts

Caleb Maupin has written an article for New Eastern Outlook that takes a dive into the ongoing hostilities between the US and Russia. His post can be seen here. Since he and I are friends I’d like to add some thoughts of my own to his work here. Here’s my thoughts: You’re right energy resources…

Tim Preuss Doesn’t Notice (The Lack of Facts)

I was sent a blog by a friend on Facebook where this libertarian makes the same irrational claim, the freer the market the freer the people. Since it’s now easy for me to debunk such arguments I decided to go ahead and make a reply to it showing the logical gaps in his statements and…