Public debt makes the state go round
bank of England.jpg As the general election approaches, the major parties argue over how to deal with the budget deficit. Wine and Cheese examine the global financial system and ask whether debt is a...
View ArticleWhy anti-national?
6a00d83451b73069e200e553d058398833-800wi.jpg Why is nationalism so effective and so persistent? What is the basis for the continual appeal of nationalism in its many forms? Wine and Cheese tackle the...
View ArticleSome remarks on homophobia and homosexuality
Gay Pride Demonstration in Adelaide1_11326005_tcm11-17815.jpgJunge Linke analyse the question of homosexuality. 1 There is no biological determination for being homo-, bi- or heterosexual. All...
View ArticleProud to be ... So what?
identity.jpg Junge Linke on identity politics, and the emancipation of oppressed groups under capitalism. Identity is the forced community of individualsread more
View Article"You mean they actually vote for the lizards?" - Junge Linke
leaders_1617267c.jpg Junge Linke on elections, democracy and the state under capitalism. … “Oh yes ”, said Ford with a shrug, “of course”. “But”, said Arthur, going for the big one again, “why?”...
View ArticlePrivate property, exclusion and the state - Junge Linke
private property.jpg Junge Linke on the interdependence of private property, capitalism and the state Any reasonable analysis of capitalist societies must include a critique of private property in the...
View ArticleEducation is a duty - Junge Linke
education is a dduty.jpg In the wake of the wave of student protests and occupations over the increase in tuition fees, cuts to education funding and abolition of EMA, Junge Linke look at the role of...
View ArticleJobs, Growth, Justice: an alternative that isn’t - Junge Linke
March.jpg With its economy in recession, the British government plans to cut a sizeable chunk of its subject’s means of living. In protest, British unions have united under the slogan of ‘Jobs, Growth,...
View ArticleWikileaks: The state persecutes its idealists - Junge Linke
assange.jpg Junge Linke discuss Wikileaks. 1. The premise of the WikiLeaks project is that the exposure of governmental and corporate secrets is the critique of those parties. The project and its...
View ArticleHistorical materialism - An anti-revolutionary theory of revolution
lenin.jpg Junge Linke criticises the Marxist-Leninist concept of Historical Materialism. Historical materialism is an essential feature not only of the Marxism of the traditional workers movement but...
View Article“If we have rice, we can have everything”: a critique of Khmer Rouge...
skulls_khmer_rouge.jpg Junge Linke on the Khmer Rouge's reign of terror in Cambodia, and its origins. 1. The Khmer Rouge have become synonymous with the terror of ‘communism’. read more
View ArticleIslamism – Consequence of, heir to and rival of frustrated Arab nationalism
OARTIST_P2.jpg_full_380.jpg Wine and Cheese on the origins and meaning of Islamism. 1. Islam has a bad press in the free West: followers of Islam still live in the Middle Ages, one hears, and Islamic...
View ArticleGentrification - the economy of the land and the role of politics
Wine and Cheese on the politics and economics of land and housing. 1. The Economy of the LandWho displaces whom and why?read more
View ArticleBenefit envy without benefit - Junge Linke
benefits.jpg Junge Linke discuss the government's mobilisation of benefits envy as part of its assault on living standards. The government is undertaking a massive impoverishment programme, part of...
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