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The Great Transformation: From the Welfare State to the Imperial Police State

The Great Transformation: From the Welfare State to the Imperial Police State James Petras –  Introduction: The United States has experienced the biggest political upheaval in its recent history: the transformation of a burgeoning welfare state into a rapidly expanding, … Continue reading

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The Western Welfare State: Its Rise and Demise and the Soviet Bloc

The Western Welfare State: Its Rise and Demise and the Soviet Bloc Introduction: One of the most striking socio-economic features of the past two decades is the reversal of the previous half-century of welfare legislation in Europe and North America. … Continue reading

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Greece: What Can be Done?

Greece: What Can be Done? By Dr. James Petras. Introduction: Greece faces the unenviable choice between accepting the terms of “the Troika” and facing the continuation and deepening of a socio-economic crises, which includes five years of negative growth, over … Continue reading

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The Politics of Language and the Language of Political Regression

The Politics of Language and the Language of Political Regression. By James Petras. – Jamespetras.  Capitalism and its defenders maintain dominance through the ‘material resources’ at their command, especially the state apparatus, and their productive, financial and commercial enterprises, as … Continue reading

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The Bloody Road to Damascus: The Triple Alliance’s War on a Sovereign State

Introduction: There is clear and overwhelming evidence that the uprising to overthrow President Assad of Syria is a violent, power grab led by foreign-supported fighters who have killed and wounded thousands of Syrian soldiers, police and civilians, partisans of the … Continue reading

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The US’ Habitual Lies Continue: Another Cover-Up in The Massacre of “Afghan 17″

By Prof. James Petras – The March 11 Massacre of the 17 Afghan citizens, including at least nine children and four women, raises many fundamental issues about the nature of a colonial war, the practices of a colonial army engaged … Continue reading

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Israel´s Willing Executioners: AIPAC Invades Washington

Israel`s Willing Executioners: AIPAC Invades Washington By James Petras and Robin Eastman Abaya When a country, like the United States, is in decline, it is not because of external competition: Declining competitiveness is only a symptom. It is because of … Continue reading

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