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We are running out of time. And maybe it's too late already ... by system failure Capitalism apologists frequently use a very common argument (to the point that it has become a cliche) to defend the capitalist system. They often support - in the context of a pseudo-rational dominant perception - that financial crises is a kind of a natural phenomenon and that capitalism will always survive, no matter what. Yet, today there are signs showing that we are probably living in a unique moment in history. For the first time, there is a constant and bizarre atmosphere of uncertainty, inside which, only one certainty manages to survive: that another major crisis is about to come. The only question is "when". Indeed, in the past, capitalism was always finding ways to escape dead ends and contradictions, through its ability to transform itself and mutate. Yet, after major financial crises, a big war was necessary to restart that process. However, the last mutation o

The Greek journalist Aris Chatzistefanou, creator of impressively revealing documentaries such as Catastroika , Debtocracy , FASCISM INC and This is not a coup , reports from Caracas-Venezuela about the oncoming elections, while filming his new documentary about Venezuela called ‘Make the Economy Scream '. globinfo freexchange Ignacio Ramonet, former editor-in-chief of Le Monde diplomatique, explained during the filming of Make the economy scream , that the continuous elections was one of the features of what Hugo Chavez called "Socialism of the 21st century". The most paradox thing lately, is that the opponents of the so-called Bolivarian Revolution in Caracas are trying to prove that what happens in Venezuela is the purest type of Socialism and that the result of the elections in May, 20, will be a product of a rigged process. Every phrase coming from their mouths actually echoes Donald Trump's statement that " the proble

Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder who provided the world’s people with the truth about US war crimes in the Middle East and many of Washington’s coups and regime-change intrigues around the globe, is in escalating danger. Moves are afoot to force Assange out of Ecuador’s London embassy, where he sought political asylum close to six years ago and has been forced to live as an effective prisoner. If he is taken into custody by British authorities, he faces being handed over to the US government, which has long sought to place him on trial on espionage charges that potentially carry the death sentence. The British newspaper, the Guardian, originally published some of WikiLeaks’ devastating exposures in 2010. It then turned viciously against him, along with other international news outlets. Now, it has instigated a foul campaign, clearly acting in league with various intelligence agencies, to justify Ecuador reneging on Assange’s asylum. The fresh offen

"The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum." – Noam Chomsky By Manmeet Sahni Part 1 Humanitarian crisis, starvation, migration, repressive government, economic crisis, sanctions, resistance, Communist Party, Chavez, hyperinflation, crackdown on corruption, election fraud: just some of the keywords used by the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, Reuters and the Miami Herald to describe Venezuela as it heads to the polls on May 20 to select its next president. While some of these words might give a glimpse into the current situation in Venezuela, Western media's hyper-sensationalism of the nation's domestic affairs falls far short of addressing the realities on the ground. On a recent episode of Last Week Tonight, host John Oliver – a British comedian – attempted to shed light on the ongoing crisis by weaving some random anecd

Αποστολή Βενεζουέλα Άρης Χατζηστεφάνου «Δεν θυμάμαι ποτέ στη ζωή μου τόσο ήρεμη προεκλογική περίοδο», μου είπε ο Ανχελ, καθώς περνούσαμε ανάμεσα στα τεράστια φρεσκοβαμμένα γκράφιτι με την εικόνα του Νικολάς Μαδούρο στα προάστια του Καράκας. Η ζωή του Ανχελ, όπως και εκατοντάδων χιλιάδων νέων στη Βενεζουέλα, έχει ίσως τις περισσότερες εκλογικές αναμετρήσεις από οποιονδήποτε άλλο κάτοικο του πλανήτη. Από τα 23 του χρόνια έχει περάσει τα 19 με κυβερνήσεις του Τσάβες και του Μαδούρο και σ’ αυτά θυμάται τους γονείς του να καλούνται 25 φορές στις κάλπες για να αναδείξουν τον πρόεδρο, βουλευτές ή τοπικούς άρχοντες. Οπως μας εξηγούσε ο πρώην διευθυντής της Monde Diplomatique, Ιγνάσιο Ραμονέ, στα γυρίσματα του ντοκιμαντέρ Make the economy scream, η διαρκής προσφυγή στις κάλπες ήταν ένα από τα χαρακτηριστικά σε αυτό που ο Τσάβες αποκαλούσε «Σοσιαλισμό του 21ου αιώνα». Το παράδοξο των ημερών είναι πως όλοι οι αντίπαλοι της λεγόμενης μπολιβαριανής επανάστασης