Monthly Archives: September 2011

Is Capitalism Preparing to Bury Itself? A Really Ugly Death by MURRAY DOBBIN CounterPunch.org September 31-32, 2011 Where is Henry Ford when you need him? You may remember Henry — the ruthless industrialist who nonetheless refused to be hobbled by … Continue reading →

Wall Street as Gated Community Days 12 and 13 by MISSY BEATTIE CounterPunch.org September 31-32, 2011 My sister Laura and I took the train to Manhattan on Wednesday to participate in the occupation of Wall Street. But Wall Street is … Continue reading →

Distress Migrations:  Indians’ Flight From Agriculture by P. SAINATH CounterPunch.org September 31-32, 2011 Mumbai Is distress migration on a massive scale responsible for one of the most striking findings of Census 2011: that for the first time since 1921, urban … Continue reading →

Obama’s Supervised Shame May the Empire Crumble First by FIDEL CASTRO CounterPunch.org September 31-32, 2011 Not because it was brutal or clumsy or anticipated was there any less indignation about the Yankee judge from the South Florida District denying René … Continue reading →

Tanzania and Illusions of Economic Sovereignty Uhuru Wa Bendera by ROBERT GORDON CounterPunch.org September 31-32, 2011 In 1968, Julius Nyerere, the first President of the emerging Tanzanian state, wrote a series of essays entitled Uhuru na Ujamaa or Freedom and … Continue reading →

The Heart of Resistance Domesticated No More by KATHLEEN PEINE CounterPunch.org September 31-32, 2011 It didn’t take long for Russian Geneticist Dmitry Belyaev to start producing tame, domesticated silver foxes. He simply allowed the less aggressive to breed, and over … Continue reading →

Europe Blinking Red Merkel Prevails, But Eurozone Still Tilting Toward Recession by MIKE WHITNEY CounterPunch.org September 29, 2011 German parliamentarians reaffirmed their commitment to the Euro-project on Thursday by approving an expansion of the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF). The … Continue reading →

Ireland’s Bread and Circuses Time to Choose Your Symbol by HARRY BROWNE CounterPunch.org September 29, 2011 Dublin. Last Monday, the Irish state paid €1.465 billion (about $2 billion) to senior unsecured boldholders in Bank of Ireland, as part of its … Continue reading →

The Latest Crackdown in Iraq Regime Tries to Silence Corruption Whistleblowers by PATRICK COCKBURN CounterPunch.org September 29, 2011 The Iraqi government is seeking to silence critics who accuse it of rampant corruption by removing officials who try to prosecute racketeers … Continue reading →

The History of the Haqqanis by SHAUKAT QADIR CounterPunch.org September 29, 2011 Islamabad. When the US suffers a defeat in Afghanistan, it will need another scapegoat. I stated this nine years ago; I give you one guess which country is … Continue reading →