Europe
Russia’s Achilles Heel - Reflections from St. Petersburg
For three days this month, June 16-18, I had the opportunity to participate as a panelist in the annual St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in Russia. I’ve been in Russia many times since the Ukraine US-backed coup...
Brexit: A Different Democracy, A Different Future
The historic Brexit vote marks a victory of the working people over the capitalist elites who have used the European Union as a means of extending their exploitation of them to the limits, and which now, along with its imperial...
Is There a Difference Between a Democracy and a Western-style Democracy?
Democracy has got to be the most overworked and under-defined word in the English language these days - in fact, in any language, given that memes spread across the planet faster than the speed of light. The more ruthless and...
