Author Archives: Michael Wehle

Here’s a part of my speech in the EU parliament yesterday. Full speech available on Facebook: https://t.co/2RPgK9ESgZ #climatestrike #fridaysforfuture #schoolstrike4climate pic.twitter.com/Vv6E1Aci3C — Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) April 17, 2019

Hedges: The arrest of Julian Assange eviscerates all pretense of the rule of law and the rights of a free press. The illegalities embraced by the Ecuadorian, British and U.S. governments, in the seizure of Assange, are ominous. They presage … Continue reading →

The irony here is that neoliberal distaste for planning is but declaratory and often selective as austerity politics, the redesigning of the international trade architecture and the demands for Structural Adjustment in low- and middle-income countries loudly testify. Both nationally, … Continue reading →

David Forbes: Instead of letting go of the ego, McMindfulness promotes self-aggrandizement; its therapeutic function is to comfort, numb, adjust and accommodate the self within a neoliberal, corporatized, militarized, individualistic society based on private gain.… McMindfulness practices psychologize and medicalize … Continue reading →

Hmmmm, look at the faces. No additional comments. — John Pawson (@StephenPawson33) April 14, 2019

Nancy Pelosi: “By and large whatever orientation they came to Congress with, they know we have to hold the center. We have to go down the mainstream.” 60 Minutes: “You have these wings. @AOC and her group on one side…” … Continue reading →

Es wurde Haschisch geraucht. Andreas Baader war an diesem Abend dabei und lernte Gudrun Ensslin kennen. Es war ihre erste Begegnung. Man überlegte sich, welche Aktion für die nächste Zeit in Angriff genommen werden könnte. Jemand kam auf die Idee, … Continue reading →

Last year in planning my route to Moscow one option was to head straight east from Istanbul, and at the time I thought heck, if I’m going to go around the Black Sea why not go around the Caspian as … Continue reading →